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# Verifiable Intent, defined | Agent Ready Checkout

> Verifiable Intent: An open SD-JWT credential format, draft v0.1, chaining credential provider, user and agent and binding purchase constraints.

Source: https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/verifiable-intent
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Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Glossary

# Verifiable Intent

In short

Verifiable Intent: An open SD-JWT credential format, draft v0.1, chaining credential provider, user and agent and binding purchase constraints. Verifiable Intent appears in 9 sourced facts on this site, the first in Agent Payments Protocol (AP2). Example: Mastercard and Google published it on 5 Mar 2026. After Verifiable Intent the glossary lists SD-JWT.

## Definition

An open SD-JWT credential format, draft v0.1, chaining credential provider, user and agent and binding purchase constraints.

## Example

Mastercard and Google published it on 5 Mar 2026. [mastercard.com](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2026/verifiable-intent.html), read 4 Nov 2026.

## Where it appears in the sourced facts

-   The FIDO Alliance formed an Agentic Authentication Technical Working Group and a Payments Technical Working Group on 28 Apr 2026, building on Google's AP2 and Mastercard's Verifiable Intent contributions. [fidoalliance.org](https://fidoalliance.org/fido-alliance-to-develop-standards-for-trusted-ai-agent-interactions/), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/ap2).
-   AP4M names four capabilities: credentialing (with Verifiable Intent), permissioning (programmatic rules and spend limits), transacting and settling. [mastercard.com](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/june/mastercard-launches-agent-pay-for-machines.html), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/agent-pay-for-machines).
-   Mastercard announced Verifiable Intent on 5 Mar 2026 as an open trust layer co-developed with Google, aligned with AP2 and UCP and designed to be protocol agnostic. [mastercard.com](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2026/verifiable-intent.html), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Verifiable Intent (VI)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/verifiable-intent).
-   Mastercard contributed Verifiable Intent to the FIDO Alliance Payments Technical Working Group on 28 Apr 2026. [fidoalliance.org](https://fidoalliance.org/fido-alliance-to-develop-standards-for-trusted-ai-agent-interactions/), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Verifiable Intent (VI)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/verifiable-intent).
-   AP4M credentials agents "with Verifiable Intent" (10 Jun 2026). [mastercard.com](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/june/mastercard-launches-agent-pay-for-machines.html), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Verifiable Intent (VI)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/verifiable-intent).

## Nearby terms

-   [SD-JWT](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/sd-jwt)
-   [x402](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/x402)
-   [Agent Purchase Protection](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary/agent-purchase-protection)
-   [All terms](https://agentreadycheckout.com/glossary)

## Sources

1.  [mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2026/verifiable-intent.html](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2026/verifiable-intent.html), read 4 Nov 2026
2.  [FIDO Alliance to develop standards for trusted AI agent interactions](https://fidoalliance.org/fido-alliance-to-develop-standards-for-trusted-ai-agent-interactions/), read 4 Nov 2026
3.  [Mastercard launches Agent Pay for Machines](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/june/mastercard-launches-agent-pay-for-machines.html), 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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