Mastercard Agent Pay

Mastercard's agentic payments program, announced in 2025, that lets registered AI agents pay with agent-specific tokens tied to verified user intent.

By Brandon MinaCEO, BrandPilot AIUpdated November 2026

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Mastercard Agent Pay is Mastercard's agentic payments program, announced in 2025, that lets registered AI agents make payments using agent-specific tokens. Each token is tied to verified user intent, so merchants and issuers can confirm a purchase was authorized by the cardholder. It aims to make agent-initiated commerce secure and traceable.