Mastercard calls one-time virtual cards for AI agents a stopgap it won't support long term
Michael Miebach wants agents to pay with network tokens tied to the shopper's own card, and says a new OpenAI deal includes Agent Pay.
Our takeSingle-use virtual cards can sever an agent's purchase from the shopper's card, issuer and rewards, so tokens that confirm agent authorization keep networks central and, in principle, give merchants a cleaner authorization signal.