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Agentic AI set to redefine global B2B payments: Mastercard and Sunrate

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29 Jul, 2026
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Warwick Ponder
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29 Jul, 2026
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With the RBA watching closely at developments in AI commerce, a joint white paper by Mastercard and Sunrate argues AI agents will move beyond automation to independently manage complex cross-border payment workflows, with governance and trust emerging as the critical challenges.
Agentic AI set to redefine global B2B payments: Mastercard and Sunrate
Mastercard’s Anouska Ladds & Sunrate CEO Paul Meng. Background generated by AI.

With the RBA watching closely at developments in AI commerce, a joint white paper by Mastercard and Sunrate argues AI agents will move beyond automation to independently manage complex cross-border payment workflows, with governance and trust emerging as the critical challenges.

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