Agentic Commerce Infrastructure

Sell to AI agents.
We carry the transaction risk.

MerxCore is the settlement and risk layer sitting between your checkout and the payment network — handling transactions whether they're initiated by a human or an autonomous AI agent using ACP, AP2, Visa TAP, or x402.

Transaction flow — live
ACP AP2 Visa TAP x402
Agent initiator: human / AI Checkout hosted, multi-rail Risk scoring + 3DS Ledger double-entry Payout multi-currency
$385BAGENTIC COMMERCE MARKET POTENTIAL BY 2030 (MORGAN STANLEY)
33%OF US USERS ALREADY USE AN AI AGENT TO SHOP (FORRESTER)
4COMPETING AGENTIC PROTOCOLS ALREADY LIVE
12.6BNETWORK TOKENS ISSUED BY VISA
More than a gateway

A payment isn't just authorization. It's liability.

Card network agentic protocols solve payment transport. MerxCore sits between your checkout and your bank — carrying the operational weight that no network takes on.

01 · CHECKOUT

Customer or agent pays

  • Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay
  • Agentic tokens: ACP, AP2, Visa TAP
  • Stablecoins via x402
  • 3-D Secure built into the flow
02 · MERXCORE

We carry the risk

  • Real-time risk scoring and authorization
  • Chargeback intelligence and dispute handling
  • KYB, AML and regulatory compliance
  • Tax, VAT/GST, multi-currency
03 · PAYOUT

Partner gets paid

  • One feed, one consolidated payout
  • Settlement in the partner's base currency
  • Full ledger and transaction audit trail
  • Zero payment ops on your side
  • Agent receives confirmation the purchased service was settled with the merchant
Hosted Checkout

One checkout. Human or agent — the same flow.

Checkout recognizes who's initiating the transaction and adapts the authorization flow accordingly — no extra integration required on the partner's side.

  • 01
    One integration, every method Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and stablecoins in the same hosted checkout — no separate deployments.
  • 02
    Initiator recognition Checkout tells a human payment apart from an AI agent (ACP/AP2/TAP token) and shows the matching authorization flow.
  • 03
    Zero PCI DSS scope for the partner Card data never touches the partner's servers — captured exclusively by MerxCore's hosted checkout.
  • 04
    3-D Secure applied intelligently Issuer authentication switched on dynamically based on risk level, not on every single transaction.
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Positioning

MerxCore vs. the payment network layer

Card networks and big tech are building transport rails for AI agents. MerxCore handles everything that happens before and after authorization.

Layer Card networks / Big Tech MerxCore — Agentic Commerce Infrastructure
Function Authorization and transport of agent payments Full responsibility for settlement, tax, FX, compliance, risk, disputes
Legal liability Network / token issuer MerxCore (as the settlement entity of record on the transaction)
KYC / KYB Agent and consumer verification Merchant and ultimate beneficial owner verification
Chargeback / disputes None or limited (especially in stablecoin / x402) Full handling: ledger, rolling reserve, dispute process
Multi-rail Usually one protocol per provider Aggregation: cards, open banking, stablecoins, ACP/AP2/x402
High-risk vertical fit Limited appetite (iGaming, telehealth) Native support via EMI / principal infrastructure
Four pillars

MerxCore as your Purchasing Agent

A decision layer that assesses risk, picks the optimal payment path, and reacts before a problem becomes a chargeback — whether checkout is initiated by a human or an AI agent.

01

Reducing transaction risk

Real-time risk scoring combining 3-D Secure, device, and merchant-history signals — with automatic MID, limit, and rolling-reserve matching.

02

Optimizing chargeback ratio

Early dispute alerts (Visa RDR, Mastercard Ethoca), automatic cause classification, and evidence preparation — keeping ratios below VAMP/ECP network thresholds.

03

Improving checkout and conversion

Dynamic selection of payment method and authorization flow based on transaction context, device, and initiator — minimal friction, full security.

04

AI-agent readiness

Native support for agentic tokens (ACP, AP2, Visa TAP) and x402 stablecoins as additional payment methods in your existing hosted checkout.

Settlement fundamentals

Tax and multi-currency — without them, agentic commerce doesn't work

The ability to safely process an AI agent's transaction only matters if there's a solid tax and currency foundation underneath it.

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Tax and fiscal compliance

  • VAT/GST calculated, collected, and remitted at the point of sale
  • Automatic rate by buyer location — including B2B/B2C rules
  • Locally compliant invoices and audit-ready documentation
  • Centralized reporting and filings (OSS/IOSS in the EU)
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Multi-currency

  • Payment in the buyer's local currency, settlement in the partner's base currency
  • Multi-currency ledger for transactions, refunds, and chargebacks
  • Local payment methods matched to the buyer's market
  • FX risk hedging at the settlement level
Verticals

Built for risk, not despite it

High sensitivity to fraud and regulation makes a natural proving ground for MerxCore's agentic layer.

iGaming

Verification without friction

Real-time risk scoring tells an AI agent acting for a verified player apart from an attempt to bypass limits or age verification — while staying fully compliant with local licensing requirements.

Digital Health / Telehealth

Multi-provider marketplace

Safely accepting payments initiated by AI booking assistants, while preserving the provider's full KYB path and compliance with sensitive-data requirements.

Roadmap

Rollout in four phases

Phases can be deployed independently and tailored to a specific partner's priorities.

01

Foundation

Risk-scoring for the authorization engine, limit rules, enriching 3-D Secure/AVS/CVV data with behavioral signals.

→ Lower fraud rate
02

Chargeback Intelligence

Automatic dispute classification, pre-dispute alerts (RDR/Ethoca), automated evidence responses.

→ Chargeback ratio below VAMP/ECP thresholds
03

Adaptive checkout

Dynamic selection of payment method and UX depending on the device or agent initiating the transaction.

→ Higher conversion rate
04

Agent-Ready Rails

Integration of ACP (Shared Payment Token), AP2, Visa TAP, and x402 as additional methods in hosted checkout.

→ Ready with no integration change
FAQ

Questions partners ask

How is MerxCore different from a regular payment gateway? +
A gateway just passes the payment along. MerxCore takes on full operational responsibility: settlement, risk, chargebacks, compliance, and tax — whether the transaction is initiated by a human or an AI agent.
Which agentic protocols are supported? +
ACP (OpenAI + Stripe), AP2 (Google), Visa Trusted Agent Protocol, and x402 (stablecoins, governed by the Linux Foundation) — as additional payment methods in the same hosted checkout, with no integration change on the partner's side.
Do you support high-risk verticals? +
Yes. iGaming and digital health / telehealth are natively supported verticals thanks to existing EMI infrastructure and principal membership — every partner goes through full KYB verification.
Who's responsible for disputes and chargebacks? +
MerxCore. Early dispute alerts, automatic cause classification, and evidence preparation run in the background — the partner sees the full history, but the operational weight sits with us.
How is tax handled on transactions? +
MerxCore calculates, collects, and remits VAT/GST at the point of sale, issues locally compliant invoices, and runs centralized reporting (OSS/IOSS in the EU) — regardless of the buyer's jurisdiction.
How does transaction settlement work? +
For every transaction, MerxCore completes the purchase in the merchant's store, then settles transactions collectively based on a sales document.
Ready for AI agents?

Let's talk about your checkout.

Book a call and see how MerxCore's infrastructure maps onto your current payment stack.