Mastercard Taps Ripple for Autonomous Commerce Push

Mastercard has launched 'Agent Pay for Machines', a new framework that enables AI agents to make autonomous payments under strict rules, permissions, and guardrails. Ripple is one of the launch partners, contributing the XRP Ledger and its regulated stablecoin RLUSD to power the settlement layer.

The framework aims to build trust rails for AI agents to move money safely and compliantly. Ripple's role is to provide fast, programmable settlement options that work alongside traditional banking rails.

This partnership puts Ripple in the middle of the conversation about the future of autonomous commerce, an area where enterprises will need serious blockchain infrastructure.