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Karen Serfaty

Co-founder & CEO, Agentcard

Search every verified Karen Serfaty interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Karen Serfaty, co-founder and CEO of Agentcard, appeared on the TVPN program on September 10, 2026, to discuss her company's approach to AI agent payments. She stated that Agentcard does not issue a new card for AI agents, but instead enables agents to safely use a consumer's existing credit card, such as a Chase card, to preserve benefits like points and dispute protections. She noted that consumers generally prefer using their real cards for these reasons. Serfaty also addressed the company's strategy regarding merchant readiness, arguing that Agentcard cannot wait for merchants to adapt. She said that a new generation of consumer apps building agentic purchasing capabilities needs the payment infrastructure now, and that while partnerships are important, the company must solve the immediate problem while simultaneously engaging merchants and payment service providers.

Recent appearances

  • YC Demo Day, Spoon = Bent (Again), Boring Company Raises, Apple Duo 2 Predictions

    September 10, 2026 · 📺 TBPN

    00:01:47 The Future of AI 00:10:57 AI Safety Takes Over the Timeline 00:12:48 Spoon = Bent (Again) 00:17:54 iPhone Duo Reactions 00:24:17 Garry Tan discusses Y Combinator’s growing focus on hard tech and how AI enables small teams to build ambitious hardware, software, defense, and gaming companies with fewer resources. The Y Combinator CEO predicts AI-native startups will outcompete established firms through agentic workflows while emphasizing practical cybersecurity solutions over speculative AI-safety debates. 00:43:56 Om Buddhdev, co-founder and CEO of Olam Labs, discusses building realist…

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  • Stop giving Claude your real credit card — Karen Serfaty, AgentCard | MCP Night

    May 27, 2026 · 📺 WorkOS

    It's not safe to share your credit card with your agent. Karen Serfaty, CEO and co-founder of AgentCard, walks through a debit card built for AI agents — one-time cards your agent can spend, that destroy themselves after a single use. 0:00 Intro — AgentCard is a debit card for agents 0:22 Why buying things with Claude is unsafe today 1:21 Create a one-time card in Claude with MCP 3:14 How one-time cards stay safe after exposure 3:34 Buy an OpenAI subscription with the agent 6:03 Try AgentCard and build crazy things Filmed live at MCP Night. Karen demos the AgentCard MCP server end-to-end ins…

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