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Ballerine Introduces Trusted Agentic Commerce Governance Platform

Ballerine, recognized as an AI-centric risk and compliance platform tailored to enhance the operations of financial institutions, fintech companies, and marketplaces, has recently launched its groundbreaking Trusted Agentic Commerce Governance Platform. This innovative real-time solution is specifically designed to assist payment service providers (PSPs) and payment facilitators (PayFacs) in effectively preparing merchants for the rapidly evolving landscape of agent-driven commerce.

As artificial intelligence continues to transform the way consumers discover and purchase products, merchants encounter a unique set of operational and policy challenges. In an environment where visibility and conversion are increasingly dictated by compatibility with AI agents, it is crucial for merchants to have clear policies, accurate inventory signals, and reliable fulfillment processes. Without meeting these emerging standards, merchants risk exclusion from new agent-driven pathways, irrespective of their product quality.

Ballerine's latest offering empowers PSPs to deliver agentic commerce readiness and governance effortlessly, eliminating the need for cumbersome merchant-by-merchant compliance and risk management operations. By packaging this platform as a value-added service, PSPs can expedite their merchants’ adaptation to agent-driven commerce while ensuring uniform governance across their client portfolios.

Noam Izhaki, CEO and Co-founder of Ballerine, emphasized the significance of this shift, stating, "Agent-driven commerce is not just a new checkout flow. It represents a new operating model for merchants. As agents become more central to commerce, it’s vital that PSPs have the capabilities to ensure their merchants maintain compliance with market demands. Our platform equips them with the necessary tools to oversee, trust, and control the entire process."

The Governance Platform not only instills trust and regulatory compliance throughout the merchant lifecycle but also evaluates eligibility, enforces policies, and maintains continuous monitoring of inventory and behavior as product catalogs evolve. Each transaction mediated by agents generates structured, audit-ready documentation, enhancing transparency, accountability, and explainability.

Moreover, the platform's architecture is fully agent and platform-agnostic, allowing it to prepare merchants with tailored readiness profiles while promoting continuous governance. This ensures compliance, operational control, and scalable trust as new agentic commerce practices emerge.

Cihat Fitzgerald, Chief Risk Officer at Ballerine, noted, "The shift to agentic commerce alters accountability in subtle yet crucial ways. There still remains a strong necessity for clear answers concerning disputes, policy breaches, and customer complaints. Ballerine converts merchant standards and policies into workflows that are continuously monitored, fostering transparency and accountability without hindering innovation."

About Ballerine

Ballerine stands at the forefront of AI-driven risk and compliance solutions, aimed at empowering financial institutions and payment service providers to make rapid, informed risk decisions. Transitioning away from static checks and disjointed tools, Ballerine integrates business data, fraud signals, and compliance workflows into an adaptable, consistently operating infrastructure. This approach enables businesses to onboard merchants rapidly, manage risks dynamically, and uphold audit-ready oversight as the commerce landscape continues to change.

Furthermore, Ballerine's merchant monitoring solution has received certification under the Mastercard Merchant Monitoring Service Provider (MMSP) program, facilitating participants to achieve significant savings in select Mastercard fee assessments.