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Mastercard AI agent payments pilot

Story timeline · 3 updates, 20 Oct to 23 Oct 2026

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.

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  1. 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. 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. 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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