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Mastercard enforces authority over agentic AI with spending limits
By Callum Williams•October 21, 2026
The brief
Mastercard is extending its Agent Pay service to enable AI agents to pay for digital services through the Mastercard network. Announced at Cloudflare Connect yesterday (20 October), Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines uses the x402 open protocol to let agents purchase digital services on behalf of the user or business. …
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