First test of AI-based payments in Hungary completed; OTP and SimplePay respond
The first test of an AI-driven payment system in Hungary has reportedly been completed successfully. At the TechShow X event, Visa, Wolt, OTP Bank, Decathlon and SimplePay each presented their answer to the question of who gets into an AI shopper's choice set.
Who is affected and how
- banking professional
- Hungarian banks and payment providers must decide how to handle purchases made by AI agents.
- fintech company
- For SimplePay and merchants, the acceptance conditions for agent-based payments will soon become relevant.
- retail customer
- Handing purchases over to an AI agent may bring new verification and consent steps into payment processes.
Sources
- First test completed successfully: artificial intelligence will bring the payment system of the future to Hungaryportfolio.hu · Oct 5, 2026 · magyar
- K&H and Mastercard: A digital payment future with artificial intelligenceazkomgec.hu · Oct 5, 2026 · magyar
- When AI does the shopping: who gets into the choice, and who stays close to the customer?fintechzone.hu · Oct 6, 2026 · magyar
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