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Mastercard opens early access to AI agent payments following pilots with Coinbase, Base and Cloudflare
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Mastercard is giving developers early access to Agent Pay for Machines following end-to-end pilots with Cloudflare, Ant International, BVNK, AIsa, Base, and Coinbase.
Key facts
- Mastercard is giving developers early access to Agent Pay for Machines following end-to-end pilots with Cloudflare, Ant International, BVNK, AIsa, Base, and Coinbase
- When a merchant requested payment, it returned an HTTP 402 response
- During a demonstration at Cloudflare Connect, marketing agency Hype gave an AI agent a sample assignment to prepare a campaign for a protein bar launch
- Now AI agents need a way to pay for them," Mastercard said shared with The Block
Summary
Mastercard first announced Agent Pay for Machines in June, including support for spending controls and card, bank account, and stablecoin payments. During a demonstration at Cloudflare Connect, marketing agency Hype gave an AI agent a sample assignment to prepare a campaign for a protein bar launch. The agent used the Coinbase-incubated x402 protocol to pay for the services. When a merchant requested payment, it returned an HTTP 402 response.