Mastercard Bets Shoppers Will Trust AI Agents One Purchase at a Time – PYMNTS.com

Mastercard is positioning itself to capitalize on consumer adoption of AI agents for shopping transactions, betting that buyers will gradually trust automated AI systems to handle purchases on their behalf. The payment processor’s strategy involves building confidence through incremental, single-transaction interactions rather than requiring consumers to immediately cede complete purchasing authority to AI systems. This approach reflects the industry’s broader effort to integrate AI agents into the payments ecosystem while managing consumer hesitation about automation in financial decisions.

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