source: techcrunch ai: visa invests in replit to power agentic payments for developers
level: business
visa has made an undisclosed investment in replit, an ai coding platform. the two companies are exploring how to integrate visa's payment products into replit. this would let developers and the ai agents they build accept payments directly from customers without leaving the platform. visa noted that over 1,000 of its employees already use replit for prototyping and development.
the partnership is looking at using visa's intelligent commerce suite for ai-powered payments and its trusted agent protocol. that protocol lets ai agents securely identify themselves by sharing intent and customer details, so agent-made payments can be verified. all projects are still in an exploratory stage, with no joint products announced yet. the move is part of a wider race to build infrastructure for agentic payments, where ai agents buy and sell on users' behalf. other companies like robinhood and google are also pushing into this space.
replit is also launching self-serve enterprise access, letting companies sign contracts up to $200,000 without talking to sales. this tier includes enterprise compliance, single sign-on, audit logs, and advanced permissions. replit's valuation has soared, hitting $9 billion in march after a $400 million series d, tripling in under six months. ceo amjad masad said churn is very low and net retention can reach 300%, with enterprises often keeping apps on replit once comfortable with the full stack.
why it matters: this signals growing infrastructure for ai agents to handle payments, which could change how developers build and monetize agent-based services.
source: techcrunch ai: visa invests in replit to power agentic payments for developers