American Express debuts agentic commerce developer kit

American Express (AXP) is introducing an agentic commerce developer kit and announcing Amex Agent Purchase Protection, “an industry-first commitment to extend its backing to Card Member purchases made by registered AI agents across its network,” the company said. “AI agents are beginning to reshape how people discover products and services, plan travel and dining, and make purchases,” said Luke Gebb, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Innovation at American Express. “As these capabilities evolve, Card Members and Merchants will expect the same level of trust and security that they always relied on from American Express. The ACE Developer Kit enables this in AI-powered commerce.”