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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Vicky Shaw

Santander and Mastercard complete live payment executed by AI agent

Santander said it sees AI ‘as a transformative force in the evolution of payments’ (Laura Lean/PA) - (PA Archive)

Mastercard and Santander have collaborated to make a live payment executed by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent, as technology develops that could make it easier for automated payments to become part of everyday shopping habits.

The firms said the payment marks a significant milestone in the use of AI systems capable of initiating and completing transactions on behalf of customers.

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