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Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines

Agent Payments & Commerce↑ Rising Signal

Mastercard's open protocol for agent-to-merchant and agent-to-agent payments.

69MoatRank™

About

Launched June 10, 2026, it credentials agents on-chain (Polygon, Solana, Base) and supports cards, ACH, and stablecoins via a Credential → Permission → Transact → Settle architecture.

MoatRank™ Breakdown

Total Score69 / 100
Structural Integrity15/20
Behavioral Coherence13/20
Governance Maturity12/20
Adoption Legitimacy14/20
Composability Index15/20

Observation Timeline

Jun 10, 2026

Launched with 31 named partners

Partners incl. Coinbase, Adyen, Stripe, Cloudflare, Solana Foundation, Polygon, Aave Labs. "Verifiable Intent" contributed to FIDO.

Certification

↑ Rising Signal

Issued: Jun 25, 2026

Strongest distribution in the category via Mastercard's network; days old, no adoption data yet.

Project Info

CategoryAgent Payments & Commerce
Statusactive
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