News, 30 Sep 2026
Mastercard adds trust and intelligence services to Agent Pay, working with Skyfire and Cloudflare
In short
Mastercard expanded Agent Pay with services that give issuers and merchants context on AI-initiated transactions. The first, a probability score that a transaction was AI-initiated, is rolling out for testing in the US. The matrix entry to read next for this 30 Sep 2026 item is Mastercard Agent Pay on Skyfire, which is announced as of 4 Nov 2026.
What was reported
Mastercard expanded Agent Pay with services that give issuers and merchants context on AI-initiated transactions. The first, a probability score that a transaction was AI-initiated, is rolling out for testing in the US. Mastercard is working with Skyfire's Know Your Agent technology to help recognize trusted agents.
Where it sits in the matrix
- Skyfire: 0 live, 0 pilot, 3 announced and 0 not supported in the matrix.
Other items from September 2026
Sources
- Mastercard trust and intelligence services, read 4 Nov 2026
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