AI Agents Make Card Purchases With New Mastercard–Lobster.cash Integration

Source: The Block

Mastercard and Crossmint's Lobster.cash announced that they are working together so consumers will soon be free to safely authorize AI agents to make purchases using their existing payment cards. 

"Mastercard cardholders using OpenClaw will be able to authorize AI agents to make purchases on their behalf, with every transaction governed by issuer controls, authenticated through Mastercard’s network, and cryptographically linked to the user's explicit intent," the companies said in a statement. 

As AI systems are increasingly used for more than chat, payments companies are investing in new tools that will enable agents to safely execute transactions. Last year, Visa introduced its Trusted Agent Protocol, a framework for AI-driven commerce. The new Mastercard integration will initially launch through early access before becoming more widely available on OpenClaw.