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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Wallet, enabling ‘dot’ agents to make purchases

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In Short: OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, a payment feature that lets its AI agents, called dots, make purchases on behalf of users without accessing their actual card details.

Introducing ChatGPT Wallet. Chris Messina

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, a payment feature that lets its AI agents, called dots, make purchases on behalf of users without accessing their actual card details. The wallet is available exclusively to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the United States who are 18 or older.

According to OpenAI, ChatGPT Wallet is the first wallet that allows agents to pay without access to users’ actual card details and requires a security check for every purchase. It also preserves existing card rewards and protections for eligible disputes.

The payment is charged to the user's selected card without ChatGPT Wallet sharing their actual card details with the business or agent. Instead, the wallet generates a payment token that includes a scoped card number, security code, and expiration date.

OpenAI built ChatGPT Wallet in partnership with American Express, Mastercard, and Visa, ensuring that businesses can accept payments made by AI agents without requiring significant changes to their infrastructure.

OpenAI emphasized that payments are secure, card information isn’t shared with the agents or merchants, and users are in control of purchases. The company said it was setting a new bar for secure payments by agents.

OpenAI also published a Commerce Partner Playbook with tools and practical guidance to help businesses support customers using agents. The wallet is currently limited to users aged 18 or older with a U.S.-issued card.

OpenAI said that while Dots will assist in the purchase process, users will review the items, be apprised of the total, select the card to use, and approve the purchase with a security check such as Face ID or a fingerprint scan.

OpenAI noted that it is addressing the problem of e-commerce and financial service companies blocking AI agents from using their platforms. The wallet substitutes a payment token for a user’s credit card details and lets its Dot make purchases.

OpenAI said it expects users to be able to delegate purchases entirely to their agent by setting clear parameters, such as spending limits, purchase categories, or time periods, and pre-approving those purchases with enhanced safeguards that build on today’s protections, including biometric checks and clear records of authorization.

This report adds details about the security measures and partnerships involved in the launch of ChatGPT Wallet, as well as OpenAI's plans for future enhancements to the feature. The sources have not established the timeline for expanding the wallet to non-U.S. Users or to younger subscribers.

Background

What's confirmed

• OpenAI says ChatGPT Wallet is the “first wallet that lets agents pay without access to users’ actual card details and that requires a security check for every purchase, while also preserving existing card rewards and protections for eligible disputes.” To start, ChatGPT Wallet is only available to ChatGPT Pro subscribers who are 18 or older in the United States.
• Now your dot can securely complete purchases on your behalf—with your approval.
• Each approval creates a clear record of the purchase the user authorized the agent to make.
• The payment is charged to their selected card without ChatGPT Wallet sharing their actual card details with the business or agent.
• By enabling AI agents to complete transactions securely, OpenAI is positioning itself as a key player in the evolving landscape of AI-driven commerce.
• The wallet is available exclusively to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the United States and was developed in collaboration with major payment networks American Express, Mastercard, and Visa.
• Instead of sharing actual card information with merchants, the wallet generates a payment token that includes a scoped card number, security code, and expiration date.
• OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Wallet, a new payment feature designed to enable its AI agents, referred to as "dots," to make secure purchases on behalf of users.
• The company built ChatGPT Wallet in partnership with American Express, Mastercard and Visa, and it allows cardholders to maintain their existing credit card rewards and protections.
• AI firm OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, which would enable its AI agents to make payments on behalf of users.
• OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, a payment service that allows artificial intelligence agents to make purchases on behalf of users without directly accessing their credit card details.
• ChatGPT Wallet starts with US Pro subscribers and was built with Amex, Mastercard and Visa.

What's still developing

• You can read more about ChatGPT Wallet and how it works here.
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