Why Mastercard’s UAE launch marks the beginning of a structural shift in payments, governance, and market competition. A New Economic Actor Enters the Payments System The introduction of Mastercard’s Agent Pay in the UAE represents more than a milestone in payments innovation — it may be the first real example of autonomous machine actors participating […]

Agentic Commerce is transforming how transactions are initiated and completed—by intelligent agents, not just humans. This in-depth guide explores how AI, autonomous systems, and programmable payments are reshaping the future of commerce and payment processing, and what businesses need to do to stay ahead.