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title: "Agentic token, defined | Agent Ready Checkout"
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# Agentic token, defined | Agent Ready Checkout

> Agentic token: A network token issued for a specific registered agent, carrying controls and making each agent transaction traceable.

Source: https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/agentic-token
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Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Glossary

# Agentic token

In short

Agentic token: A network token issued for a specific registered agent, carrying controls and making each agent transaction traceable. Agentic token appears in 3 sourced facts on this site, the first in Mastercard Agent Pay. Example: Mastercard describes agentic tokens as dynamic, cryptographically secure credentials. After Agentic token the glossary lists Dynamic Token Verification Code.

## Definition

A network token issued for a specific registered agent, carrying controls and making each agent transaction traceable.

## Example

Mastercard describes agentic tokens as dynamic, cryptographically secure credentials. [mastercard.com](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2025/agentic-commerce-framework.html), read 4 Nov 2026.

## Where it appears in the sourced facts

-   Verified agents can submit a Dynamic Token Verification Code, an agentic token formatted for standard card fields, through existing checkout forms. [mastercard.com](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2025/agentic-commerce-framework.html), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Mastercard Agent Pay](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/mastercard-agent-pay).
-   Agent Checkouts picks the network agentic token rail first (VIC for Visa, Agent Pay for Mastercard) and falls back to the encrypted card. [docs.crossmint.com](https://docs.crossmint.com/agents/cards/rails-and-pci.md), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Crossmint](https://agentreadycheckout.com/processors/crossmint).
-   PayOS and Mastercard completed a live agentic payment using a Mastercard Agentic Token, reported 29 Sep 2025 (PYMNTS). [pymnts.com](https://www.pymnts.com/?p=3081368), read 4 Nov 2026. In [PayOS](https://agentreadycheckout.com/processors/payos).

## Nearby terms

-   [Dynamic Token Verification Code](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/dynamic-token-verification-code)
-   [Probability score (agent)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/probability-score-agent)
-   [Mastercard Agent Pay](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/mastercard-agent-pay)
-   [All terms](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary)

## Sources

1.  [Mastercard Agent Pay Acceptance Framework](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2025/agentic-commerce-framework.html), read 4 Nov 2026
2.  [docs.crossmint.com/agents/cards/rails-and-pci.md](https://docs.crossmint.com/agents/cards/rails-and-pci.md), read 4 Nov 2026
3.  [pymnts.com/](https://www.pymnts.com/?p=3081368), read 4 Nov 2026

Last reviewed 4 Nov 2026

## Edition

Matrix edition of 4 Nov 2026.

Reviewed 4 Nov 2026, [3 sources](#sources-h).

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