Written questions

Payments: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 25987 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with international counterparts on standards for agent-initiated payments, including through the G20 cross-border payments roadmap.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 4 Sep 2026

Payments are a fundamental component of a thriving financial sector, and the Government wants the UK to be at the forefront of the safe development of agentic payments. The Government’s National Payments Vision is for a trusted, world-leading payments eco...