Visa Unveils New Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform

Visa has introduced a new cyber threat intelligence platform aimed at helping banks detect and respond to emerging digital attacks, while simultaneously advancing agentic commerce trials with more than 30 European issuers.

The company, which blocks around 90 million cyberattacks and 11 million phishing emails each month, is now packaging its internal threat insights for financial institutions through the Visa Threat Intelligence Platform.

The platform is built specifically for the financial sector, giving security and fraud teams clearer visibility into risks tied directly to payments. It delivers intelligence on malware indicators, highlights relevant vulnerabilities, detects brand impersonation attempts, monitors employee-targeted threats, and identifies compromised payment credentials circulating on the dark web.

Mandy Lamb, head of value‑added services at Visa Europe, said the platform is designed to help banks “identify risks earlier and respond with greater precision before they may lead to fraud or financial loss,” adding that combining cyber and payments intelligence will strengthen trust in digital transactions.

In a separate initiative, Visa has completed live agentic commerce transactions with issuers including Barclays, BBVA, HSBC, Klarna and Revolut. Using Visa Intelligent Commerce, AI agents browsed merchant sites, selected products and initiated purchases within consumer‑defined rules. The system connects banks, merchants and AI systems through Visa’s network to ensure secure, authenticated transactions that meet European regulatory standards.

Merchant participation relied on Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol and Agent Directory, enabling retailers to verify AI agents. Issuers used Visa Payment Passkeys to authenticate agent‑initiated purchases. Mathieu Altwegg, head of product and solutions at Visa Europe, said the next phase is scaling the ecosystem with trust built in from the outset.