Mastercard is a Publicly Owned company headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1966, the company employs approximately 29,680 individuals and reported $32.8B in revenue as of 2025. Mastercard specializes in IT Services and IT Consulting, functioning as a global payment provider.
Mastercard recently entered a deal with Alchemy on September 18, 2026, enabling AI agents to purchase goods on behalf of cardholders. Alchemy's AgentCard now provides AI agents with one-time-use Mastercard credentials for online transactions, as a company executive noted that approximately 132 million consumers currently use AI. This development coincides with the shifting landscape of payments, where AI agents are increasingly influencing purchasing decisions before a customer reaches checkout. Earlier, on September 17, a Mastercard report predicted that over 300 million online shoppers could routinely use AI agents to shop and pay by 2030, suggesting AI could reintroduce haggling to retail. Also on September 17, Mastercard served as a founding validator for Circle's Arc blockchain public mainnet, which launched on September 16 with USDC covering network fees and supported by 11 institutional validators.
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