Mastercard (NYSE:MA) on Wednesday announced a broad slate of initiatives designed to accelerate the future of AI-enabled payments, introducing developer tools, consulting services, and partnerships with major technology and financial players to support the rise of agentic commerce, transactions executed by intelligent digital agents.
At the center of the rollout is Mastercard Agent Pay, a program scheduled to launch for all U.S. cardholders ahead of the holiday season, with global expansion to follow.
