Mastercard Gives AI Agents Ability to Shop Online for You (1)

Mastercard Inc. is working with Microsoft Corp. and other leading artificial-intelligence companies to give AI agents the ability to shop online and make payments on behalf of consumers.

Under the new program, a shopper could prompt an AI agent — Microsoft’s Copilot, for example — to search for a pair of yellow running shoes in a particular size. The agent would then search and offer the customer options, and then be able to make the purchase while also recommending the best way to pay, Mastercard said in a statement Tuesday.

“Mastercard is transforming the way the world pays for the ...