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Mastercard opens early access to AI agent payments after Coinbase, Base pilots

Mastercard opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines following pilots with Coinbase, Base, Cloudflare and other partners, according to The Block. Decrypt reports that at Cloudflare Connect the company demoed an AI agent running a sample ad campaign across nine payments to two merchants on a single approved budget.

Why “Unverified”

2 independent sources (The Block, Decrypt), but no primary confirmation

2 independent source groups across 2 posts · evidence score 82/100. How labels work

What the sources claim

Mastercard opened early access to its Agent Pay for Machines product after pilots with Coinbase, Base, Cloudflare and other partners.

“Mastercard opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines after pilots with Coinbase, Base, Cloudflare, and other partners.”
The Block
At Cloudflare Connect, Mastercard demoed an AI agent running a sample ad campaign across nine payments to two merchants on a single approved budget.

“the company demoed an AI agent running a sample ad campaign across nine payments to two merchants on a single approved budget”
Decrypt

Sources

The Block newswire 2026-10-20 16:00 UTC
Mastercard opens early access to AI agent payments following pilots with Coinbase, Base and Cloudflare
Decrypt newswire 2026-10-20 16:01 UTC
Mastercard Opens Up AI Agent Payments With Early Access and Live Demo

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