Allowance

ActiveAI-native

The spend control layer for AI agents

What it does

Allowance lets AI agents make purchases on a user’s behalf without ever exposing your real card number. Users approve purchases directly from their iPhone with customizable controls like spending limits, merchant restrictions, and expiration windows. Once approved, Allowance generates scoped, one-time payment credentials designed specifically for that transaction. This enables AI agents to safely complete tasks like shopping, ordering food, booking reservations, or purchasing tickets while keeping humans in control of every payment.

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Allowance — Agent Wallet for Safe AI Payments

Allowance is an AI payments company backed by Y Combinator. Founded by Dasmer Singh, Allowance gives AI agents safe, limited spending power without sharing your credit card.

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