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The card network's Wallet Pay is designed to make apps interoperable and available on its merchant network. It's the latest of several moves from Mastercard and Visa that aim to attract banks and merchants into the digital wallet market.

Visa and Mastercard have released products designed to manage AI agent risk, and are also working with Ant International on a shared know-your-agent protocol.

The digital asset and card-issuing firms are supplying the guts to enable transactions for cards and digital wallets, betting that Mastercard's ties to both firms will be attractive to banks, consumers and merchants.

The stablecoin technology firm and about two dozen companies have joined to standardize authorization and other risk management for agentic commerce.

The card network closed on a $1.8 billion deal to acquire a company that connects digital currencies and traditional money, a key bridge as more non-crypto natives embrace digital assets.

Banks, fintechs and card networks are vying for a share of revenue from the new form of artificial intelligence. Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach contends his firm has the tools in place and a product pipeline to take advantage.

Much of the recent growth of the universal e-checkout system Click to Pay is taking place outside the U.S. Payment experts say there are steps banks can take to boost usage.

The card network may sell a London-based processing subsidiary, reportedly amid government pressure on U.S. payments domination in local markets.

As political pushback builds, Visa and Mastercard say they're folding the energy impacts of data centers into existing environmental policy.

The card network's recent partnerships attempt to build demand for new forms of artificial intelligence while feeding "value added" revenue — a nonpayment fee metric that investors watch closely.

Within hours of a judge's approval of an interchange settlement, merchant lobbyists were crying foul over the latest attempt to end a two decade legal fight, making references to "next steps," while analysts predicted an appeal.

The card networks are pouring funds into on-site development of emerging payment innovation amid rival efforts to dilute U.S. influence.

The payments network made a series of six staffing shuffles targeting the upper echelons of its organization as part of an effort to simplify global management while bolstering top-tier talent.

Even after the passage of federal legislation governing stablecoins, the card network is covering its bases as it pursues more digital asset products.

The card network, which reported earnings on Thursday, reports some early impacts on travel payments, and has set up a site to help customers with questions about changes in consumer and business spending habits.

The credit card giant's BVNK acquisition wasn't a bet on crypto hype. It was a hedge against irrelevance. It suggests that the companies that defined the last era of finance are now preparing for a very different future.

Emerging forms of artificial intelligence are moving so fast, traditional IT training isn't an easy fit. New research from American Banker shows how banks are handling training.

Visa has deployed advanced artificial intelligence to help solve payment disputes and expedite corporate bill pay; while Mastercard adds Hong Kong to its global agentic commerce network.

Recurring payments for stuff like streaming content can get lost in the shuffle, creating an opportunity for the big card brands.

The Minneapolis-based bank will issue the cards, and Mastercard will act as the network provider. American Express formerly ran the e-commerce giant's business credit card programs.