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AI bots may soon be spending your money: Mastercard CEO

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said AI-powered bots may soon be spending money on behalf of consumers, as the company prepares for agentic commerce and rolls out secure 'Agent Pay' to enable such transactions. Miebach also noted that stablecoins will serve specific cross-border use cases rather than replace traditional currency.

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AI bots may soon be spending your money: Mastercard CEO
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Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach to discuss how the global financial network is preparing for agentic commerce and the rollout of secure "Agent Pay"; how Mastercard navigated pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, and why stablecoins will serve specific cross-border use cases rather than replace traditional currency.

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