OpenAI rebuilt AI shopping from scratch with ChatGPT Wallet

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, which lets AI agents pay on behalf of users, after scrapping its earlier Instant Checkout feature for being insufficiently flexible. At launch it is US-only through Dots, requires a ChatGPT Pro subscription and an eligible US bank card, and uses payment tokens from American Express, Mastercard and Visa so neither the agent nor the store sees real card details. OpenAI also released a Commerce Partner Playbook to help merchants adjust firewalls and work with payment providers so agent-driven purchases go through.