Mastercard Testing AI Agents That Shop on Behalf of Consumers

Mastercard is reportedly piloting AI agents that can make purchases autonomously, moving agentic commerce from concept to payment rails.

Mastercard is testing AI agents that can shop and make purchases on behalf of consumers, as noted in a daily AI roundup from @TraffAlex. The pilot reportedly integrates agentic AI directly into Mastercard's payment infrastructure, allowing AI systems to authorize and complete transactions without real-time human confirmation for each purchase.

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