Retailer profile
Walmart
In short
Retailer that sold via ChatGPT Instant Checkout, built a UCP experience in Gemini, runs the Sparky assistant, and in Oct 2026 announced Agent Profiles, an MCP Agent Gateway beta and terms for AI agents. Announced but not yet live: UCP. Walmart announced an OpenAI partnership starting with customers shopping Walmart through ChatGPT using Instant Checkout.
Fact sheet
- Type
- Retailer
- Operator
- Walmart Inc.
- Homepage
- corporate.walmart.com
- Matrix reach
- 0 live, 0 pilot, 1 announced, 0 not supported, 11 with no statement found
The column in full: every protocol
| Protocol | Status | Note | Source and read date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| UCP | announced | Walmart and Google announced a Walmart-built Gemini shopping experience using UCP on 11 Jan 2026; no Walmart or Google page found says it is live | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| AP2 | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Visa TAP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Visa IC | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Mastercard Agent Pay | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Agent Pay for Machines | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Amex ACE | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| x402 | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| MPP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Link for agents | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Verifiable Intent | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | corporate.walmart.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| 0 live or pilot of 12 |
Sourced facts
- Walmart announced an OpenAI partnership starting with customers shopping Walmart through ChatGPT using Instant Checkout. corporate.walmart.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- Walmart and Google announced a Walmart-built shopping experience accessible in Gemini using the Universal Commerce Protocol, launching first in the US. corporate.walmart.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- Walmart announced Agent Profiles (launching within a month) so customers authorise each agent with its own profile, approval per purchase or a spending limit such as $50, $100 or $200. corporate.walmart.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- Walmart is building the Walmart Agent Gateway using MCP, starting as a beta for companies and developers. corporate.walmart.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- Walmart terms for AI agents: customers approve agent purchases by default, agents never receive payment-card data or change payment methods, and agents that break the terms will be blocked. corporate.walmart.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- The Paypers reported Walmart dropped OpenAI Instant Checkout in favour of deploying Sparky inside AI platforms. thepaypers.com, read 4 Nov 2026.Trade press
In the vendors section
- Walmart, retailer profile
Sources
- corporate.walmart.com, read 4 Nov 2026
- corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10/14/walmart-partners-with-openai-to-create-ai-first-shopping-experiences, read 4 Nov 2026
- corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/01/11/walmart-and-google-turn-ai-discovery-into-effortless-shopping-experiences, read 4 Nov 2026
- corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/10/Making-It-Possible-for-Agents-to-Shop-on-Behalf-of-Customers, read 4 Nov 2026
- thepaypers.com/payments/news/walmart-drops-openai-checkout-and-deploys-sparky-on-ai-platforms, read 4 Nov 2026
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