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Evervault launches Browser Tokens, enabling secure agentic payments

Evervault’s new Browser Tokens secure AI-driven purchases, allowing automated agents to shop without exposing sensitive credit card data.

AI agents are starting to shop for your customers, and this tool makes those transactions safer. Evervault has launched 'Browser Tokens,' a security layer that allows AI bots and automated browsers to complete purchases without ever seeing the customer's actual credit card numbers or passwords. For retailers, this technology addresses a major hurdle in 'agentic commerce'—the growing trend of consumers using AI to find and buy products on their behalf. When a customer authorizes an AI to buy a product from your store, this system swaps sensitive data for a secure token. The AI uses the token to check out, but your payment processor still receives the necessary funds. This reduces the risk of massive data breaches originating from AI platforms. It also ensures that as more shoppers use automated assistants to hunt for deals or manage recurring purchases, your checkout process remains compatible and secure. This is a back-end upgrade that helps future-proof your store for a world where humans aren't the only ones clicking the 'buy' button.

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