AI agents and payments
Agentic commerce payments on rails that already authorize and settle
Agentic commerce is a purchase an AI agent starts on someone's behalf. The agent finds the item and initiates the transaction; RapidCents authenticates, authorizes and settles it, producing the same payment record a terminal or checkout does. An agent does not approve its own payment. For businesses in Canada, confirm which capabilities are available on your merchant account.
- MCP server and REST payments API
- Authorization and settlement unchanged
- Same records as every other channel

- PCI DSS Level 1
- SOC 2 Type II
- Canadian support
- Interchange-plus available
- All major cards: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, UnionPay, Diners Club & Interac Debit
Who it's for
Software teams adding an assistant
You are putting an agent in front of a checkout, a booking or a renewal, and it needs to take the payment without a second system holding the card.
Merchants asked about AI checkout
Customers or partners are asking whether an agent can buy from you. This is the honest answer about what works today and what does not.
Platforms with their own agents
You already call the RapidCents API. The MCP server is the same surface, described so a model can use it without you writing an adapter per assistant.
Core capabilities
RapidCents MCP Server
An agent that speaks the Model Context Protocol reaches the same payment operations a developer would call directly, without a bespoke adapter per assistant.
The same payments API
Agents do not get a side door. They use the REST API that terminals, checkout and your own software use, so there is one set of behaviours to reason about and one place a payment can come from.
Signed webhooks
Outcomes arrive as signed events rather than something an agent has to poll for or assert. The signature is what lets your system trust that the result came from RapidCents and not from the agent.
Tokenized credentials
Card data is replaced by a token held in the RapidCents vault. A token is the control surface: it can be constrained, and it can be revoked without touching the underlying card.
Idempotent requests
An agent that retries — because a model timed out, or a step ran twice — must not create a second charge. Idempotency keys make a repeated request return the original result instead of a duplicate payment.
A sandbox with documented test cards
Agent behaviour is worth rehearsing before it touches real money, including the declines and timeouts, because those are the paths an autonomous caller reaches most often.
One settlement trail
An agent-initiated payment appears in the merchant dashboard beside terminal and online sales, refunds the same way, and reconciles into the same deposit.
How it works
Decide which operations an agent is allowed to reach, and which stay with a person.
Connect the agent through the RapidCents MCP Server, or call the payments API directly if you are building the agent yourself.
Issue the agent a scoped, tokenized credential rather than a card number, so what it can do is bounded and revocable.
Rehearse in sandbox with documented test cards, including declines, timeouts and a repeated request that must not double-charge.
Go live and watch the same dashboard: agent-initiated payments settle and reconcile alongside every other channel.
Dashboard and reporting
Transactions, deposits and exceptions visible in the RapidCents merchant dashboard.
Try it, edit values and click buttons
Merchant dashboard
- Today
- $4,218
- Deposits
- $12,482
- Disputes
- 2 open
- In-person
- $842
- Online
- $1,104
- Virtual terminal
- $392
Demonstration data only
Integrations
Merchant dashboard
Every transaction, deposit and exception lands in one dashboard.
APIs and webhooks
Connect the product to your own software with REST APIs and signed webhooks.
Partner connectors
Certified connectors for common POS, ERP and commerce platforms.
Security
PCI DSS Level 1
Processing runs on PCI DSS Level 1 audited infrastructure.
Tokenization
Card data is replaced with tokens, keeping raw credentials out of your systems.
Role-based access
Permissions and audit trails control who can see and do what.
Implementation
Discovery
A Canadian specialist reviews how your business gets paid today.
Configuration
Accounts, users and settings are prepared before you go live.
Testing
Run test transactions and confirm reporting before cutover.
Launch and support
Go live with training materials and post-launch support.
Pricing
Transparent pricing
Pricing depends on volume, card mix and configuration. Fee Check compares your current statement before you commit to anything.
Cards, currencies and settlement in Canada
What a RapidCents account in Canada accepts, the currencies it settles in, and when the money arrives.
Cards and methods accepted
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, UnionPay and Diners Club cards from any country, plus Interac Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay and EFT/PAD bank payments, on one merchant account.
137+ currencies, settled in CAD or USD
Process in CAD, USD, EUR and 137+ currencies, and deposit payouts directly into your Canadian CAD bank account or your Canadian USD bank account, so USD sales are not converted twice.
Next-business-day funding and reconciliation
Batches close nightly and deposits arrive the next business day, based on cut-off times and eligibility, with deposit-level reporting in one RapidCents dashboard.
Questions about Agentic Commerce
What is agentic commerce?
Agentic commerce is a purchase an AI agent starts on a person's behalf: the agent finds the item, chooses it and initiates the transaction, while the payment system authenticates, authorizes and settles it. The division is the important part. The agent forms intent; it does not approve the charge.
Can an AI agent authorize its own payment on RapidCents?
No. An agent presents a credential a person granted it, and RapidCents performs authentication, authorization and settlement exactly as it does for a terminal or a checkout. There is no path where an agent approves its own charge, and any vendor claiming otherwise is describing their own terms rather than an industry rule.
Does RapidCents have an MCP server?
Yes. An agent that speaks the Model Context Protocol connects through the RapidCents MCP Server and reaches the same payment operations a developer calls through the REST API, so there is no separate adapter to write for each assistant.
What stops an agent from charging twice?
Idempotency keys. A request carries a key, and repeating that key returns the original result instead of a second payment. That matters more with an agent than with a person, because a model that times out mid-step will retry on its own.
How does my system know an agent's payment really succeeded?
From a signed event, not from the agent. Outcomes arrive as signed webhook events rather than something the agent reports or your system polls for, and the signature is what shows the result came from RapidCents. The payment then appears in the dashboard beside terminal and online sales.
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