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Your Agent Paid 50 Cents for a 5 Cent API Call
Ishween Kaur demoed six x402 payment abuses on AI Engineer, from 5 cent listings settling at 50 cents to Bazaar spoofs and prompt injection that turned 5 cents into 55 cents.
Mastercard Wants Your AI Agents to Pay Each Other
Mastercard demoed Agent Pay for Machines at Cloudflare Connect, pitching budget-aware payments where AI agents transact only within approved permissions.
Meredith Whitney on Banks, Buybacks, and Fintech
Meredith Whitney discusses Visa's fintech role, banks' hesitant M&A strategies post-2008, and JP Morgan's potential for major fintech deals.
Open USD: A New Stablecoin for Global Scale
A new stablecoin, Open USD, backed by Visa, Mastercard, and Google, aims to tackle high transaction costs and governance issues for global business. It offers zero-fee minting and shared reserve earnings.
Worldline, ING, Mastercard Pilot Agentic Payments
Worldline, ING, and Mastercard achieve a live, end-to-end European agentic payment, paving the way for AI-driven financial transactions.
Mastercard Buys BVNK, Eyes Agentic Commerce
Mastercard acquires stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8B, signaling a major push into agentic commerce and programmable payments.
Dynamic Yield Employee's Shelter Outrage
A Dynamic Yield employee's alleged physical obstruction of civilians seeking shelter during an Iranian missile alert has sparked outrage and condemnation.
AI Angst Divides Markets, Asia Sees Opportunity
The 'AI Scare Trade' is causing a US equities retreat, while Asian markets find unexpected winners in the tech sector amid tariff policy shifts.
Ripple raises $500M to advance enterprise crypto solutions
The blueprint for secure AI agent payments is here
