GoKawiilMastercard CEO Michael Miebach details ecosystem push into agentic commerce
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach discussed how the company is expanding into agentic commerce, where AI agents conduct transactions on behalf of consumers, as part of a broader strategy of building partnerships across the payments ecosystem. The remarks appeared in Fast Company's Modern CEO newsletter, written by Stephanie Mehta, which focuses on leadership approaches drawn from conversations with executives.
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Agentic commerce represents an emerging frontier where AI systems initiate purchases rather than humans directly, which could require payment networks to rethink authentication, fraud prevention and partnership structures. Mastercard's emphasis on collaboration suggests the company sees ecosystem-building, rather than going it alone, as key to capturing this new transaction layer before rivals do.
- Mastercard is positioning itself around agentic commerce, where AI agents make purchases
- CEO Michael Miebach frames the strategy around collaboration and ecosystem partnerships
- The discussion was featured in Fast Company's Modern CEO leadership newsletter
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-11-09
Published there as: “How Mastercard’s Michael Miebach learned to love collaboration”
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