Arcade and Lithic Partner to Launch AI Shopping Agents with Secure Payments

Arcade.dev, a unified agent action platform, and Lithic, a card processing platform, have announced a partnership to develop the world’s first AI e-commerce application capable of making secure, authenticated payments. The collaboration aims to create shopping agents that can search, compare products, and complete purchases in a single streamlined process.

Key Innovations

The partnership introduces "just-in-time auth" for agentic payments, ensuring agents only access payment permissions when needed. At checkout, the system generates a single-use credit card tied to the merchant and cart price, enhancing security. This technology will be open-source, allowing developers to build their own AI agents with these capabilities.

Industry Impact

"The shift to AI-native commerce will be a multi-trillion dollar transformation," said Lithic CEO Bo Jiang. "Payments have not existed within the AI ecosystem until now." The partnership addresses one of the last major hurdles in AI-powered commerce: enabling agents to securely complete transactions.

Arcade CEO Alex Salazar emphasized, "Security is the foundation of any reliable agent capable of taking real action." The platform provides the authentication and authorization layer needed for agents to transact securely across merchants.

About the Companies

Arcade: The first agent action platform with enterprise-grade authorization, enabling AI to take secure, real-world actions. Learn more at www.arcade.dev.
Lithic: A card issuing technology company focused on high-growth businesses. Visit www.lithic.com for more information.

Lithic and Arcade Partnership