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Mastercard Sees Agentic Commerce Growth Despite Travel Headwinds

April 30, 2026
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Mastercard and Stripe Help Wizard Personalize Agentic Shopping 
Partnerships // April 30, 2026

Wizard, the native AI shopping platform co-founded by Jet.com’s Marc Lore, has launched a partnership with Mastercard and Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Mastercard and Wells Fargo Target the Friction Slowing B2B Cards
B2B Payments // April 30, 2026

For decades, B2B payments have been treated as back‑office plumbing—necessary, unglamorous and largely unchanged. Invoices pile up, checks linger and reconciliation remains stubbornly manual. The result isn’t just inefficiency; it’s an experience that quietly drags on both buyers and suppliers, with little upside for anyone....

Google and Mastercard Contribute Agentic Commerce Standards to FIDO Alliance
artificial intelligence // April 28, 2026

The FIDO Alliance plans to develop standards for artificial intelligence (AI) agentic interactions and commerce that will define trusted mechanisms for how agents authenticate, act and transact on behalf of users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retailers Object to $200 Billion Visa-Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement 
Credit Cards // April 28, 2026

Retail groups are reportedly fighting a proposed $200 billion antitrust settlement against Visa and Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Mastercard and Wells Fargo Target the Friction Slowing B2B Cards

April 30, 2026
For decades, B2B payments have been treated as back‑office plumbing—necessary, unglamorous and largely unchanged. Invoices pile up, checks linger and reconciliation remains stubbornly manual. The result isn’t just inefficiency; it’s an experience that quietly drags on both buyers and suppliers, with little upside for anyone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this […]

Mastercard Sees Trust and Rail Convergence Shaping Commercial Payments

April 10, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Mastercard’s Raj Seshadri Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Virtual Cards Bring Flexibility to SMB Payments Stuck in the Past

March 31, 2026
Business payments are poised for modernization as the entrenched position of cash and checks will be whittled down by digital, flexibility methods of small business payments. Get the Full Story...

Fragmented Payments Data Is Giving Fraudsters the Upper Hand

March 26, 2026
Watch more: Virtual Roundtable With Trulioo’s Kiran Kumar and Mastercard’s Kurt Weiss Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Mastercard and Stripe Help Wizard Personalize Agentic Shopping 

April 30, 2026
Wizard, the native AI shopping platform co-founded by Jet.com’s Marc Lore, has launched a partnership with Mastercard and Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive […]

Google and Mastercard Contribute Agentic Commerce Standards to FIDO Alliance

April 28, 2026
The FIDO Alliance plans to develop standards for artificial intelligence (AI) agentic interactions and commerce that will define trusted mechanisms for how agents authenticate, act and transact on behalf of users. Get the Full...

Retailers Object to $200 Billion Visa-Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement 

April 28, 2026
Retail groups are reportedly fighting a proposed $200 billion antitrust settlement against Visa and Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

France’s CB Payments Network Aims to Take on Visa/Mastercard in EU

April 19, 2026
French payments network CB reportedly hopes to lead a Europe-based campaign against Visa and Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...