Visa has introduced its 'Visa Agentic Ready' global initiative in Hong Kong, focusing initially on preparing card issuers. According to Foresight News, the program offers a comprehensive testing process for issuers, integrating tokenization technology, identity verification, risk management, and authorization mechanisms to explore reliable agent-based payments across various applications. The 'Visa Agentic Ready' initiative is now officially available in Hong Kong and several Asia-Pacific markets, including Australia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.