Coinbase joins Mastercard pilot for AI agent payments

The story so far: Mastercard AI agent payments pilot

Mastercard opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines, an AI agent payment system built on the x402 protocol, with Coinbase providing wallets and Base handling on-chain settlement. Mastercard is now adopting an x402-based agent payment method using USDC, settled on Base.

1. 20 Oct 202616:06 UTC

   Mastercard opens early access to Agent Pay for Machines

   Mastercard has opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines, an AI agent payment system built on the x402 protocol, and demonstrated a live transaction at Cloudflare Connect. Coinbase provides wallets, Base handles on-chain settlement and BVNK supports fiat or stablecoin payments.

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2. 20 Oct 202616:17 UTC

   Coinbase joins Mastercard pilot for AI agent payments

   Coinbase has taken part in a pilot of Mastercard's 'Agent Pay for Machines' service, which lets AI agents buy goods and services within a budget a user approves. The test used Coinbase's x402 protocol, with the Coinbase Developer Platform providing wallets and Base settling payments onchain.

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3. 23 Oct 202621:08 UTC

   Mastercard adopts x402 for USDC agent payments settled on Base

   Mastercard is adopting an agent payment method that uses x402 and USDC, with settlement on the Base network, according to Base.

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