The world’s two largest payment networks—Visa and Mastercard—just opened the gates for AI agents to transact autonomously on your behalf. This isn’t a pilot. It’s a full-scale rollout of intelligent, agent-integrated payments embedded directly into conversations, apps, and digital assistants. ...

Paying with a credit card has surely become a new standard in recent years, without even counting the pandemic times. But even so, the payments need to be as simple as possible. If you’re a grumpy fellow who rarely smiles, ...