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Mastercard CFO: Stablecoins and Value-Added Services Drive Growth, AI Agent Commerce Becomes New Battleground
New CFO Ling Hai outlines capital allocation strategy focused on frontline sales, targeted acquisitions, and infrastructure expansion as Mastercard positions itself as a B2B technology provider.
TRM Labs: Real Demand for x402 Agent Payments Below 10%
On-chain analysis of the x402 protocol estimates that fewer than 10% of AI agent payment transactions reflect genuine commercial demand, even as infrastructure investment in agentic payments accelerates.
MetaComp Launches AI Agent Governance Framework for Regulated Financial Services
The Singapore-based fintech says its framework provides auditable authorization and compliance controls when agents initiate payments and trades, though clients and a launch date remain undisclosed.
IIFAA Forms Trusted Agent Identity Working Group, with Over 50 Institutions Joining Ecosystem Effort
The alliance aims to establish a unified framework for mutual trust in AI agent payments and identity verification, though technical specifications and timelines remain undisclosed.
S&P Global Survey: US Consumers Remain Cautious on Stablecoins and AI Agent Payments
Infrastructure for AI-agent stablecoin payments is being laid rapidly by Stripe, Coinbase and others, but a new S&P Global survey suggests end-user trust is lagging far behind.
Kimi, BAI and Nature Select Discuss Agent Commerce: AI Payment Growth Comes from Silicon-Based Life
At a recent discussion on the new business of AI agents, representatives from Kimi, BAI (Bertelsmann Asia Investments) and Nature Select explored payment scenarios for AI agents, arguing that the incremental growth in AI payments will come not from traditional human users' credit cards or traffic monetization, but from "silicon-based life"—machine-to-machine transactions initiated by AI agents themselves.
Alipay to Launch AI Wallet Agent
Alipay is developing a wallet agent for AI-agent scenarios, allowing users to make payments and transfers via natural-language commands. The move signals that agentic payments are moving from protocol frameworks into mainstream wallet products.
Ant Group Launches APASS to Build Trust and Payment Infrastructure for AI Agents
Ant Group unveils APASS, a trust infrastructure for AI agents, aiming to enable identity verification, authorization, and payment settlement in real-world commercial scenarios.
Solana Builds Settlement Stack for Machine Payments, Processes 15 Million Transactions
Solana's settlement stack, designed for high-frequency micropayments initiated by AI agents and automated programs, has quietly processed roughly 15 million machine-to-machine transactions on the mainnet.
Ant International's AMP Protocol Onboards First 17 Global Payment Institutions
Ant International's agent payment protocol AMP has connected its first batch of 17 global payment institutions, bringing AI-agent-initiated transactions onto existing mobile payment rails.
Visa and Mastercard Join Ant International on a KYA Interoperability Framework as Agent Identity Standards Begin to Converge
Three payment networks each have their own agent protocols, and now they say they are moving toward common principles. Trusted access for agent payments is shifting from walled gardens to cross-network mutual recognition.
Cardano Integrates x402 Payment Protocol, ADA Jumps 8% in a Day
Cardano becomes the latest Layer 1 to adopt Coinbase's HTTP 402-based standard, targeting native payments for AI agents and machine-to-machine transactions.