Mastercard Begins Rolling Out AI Agent Payments Service With Coinbase, Base
Mastercard is beginning to open up a system that allows AI agents to autonomously purchase digital services using blockchain technology and stablecoins, marking another step toward a future in which software can conduct financial transactions without direct human involvement. Mastercard Opens Up Agentic Payments The payments giant announced Tuesday that it completed end-to-end pilots of […]
Mastercard announced it has completed end-to-end pilots of an agentic payments system that lets AI agents autonomously buy digital services using blockchain technology and stablecoins, with Coinbase and its Base network involved. The rollout signals growing institutional adoption of stablecoin rails and onchain settlement by a major payments network. Traders would view this as incremental validation for crypto payment infrastructure and Base ecosystem activity, though it is a pilot-stage development rather than a direct price catalyst.
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