Mastercard and Lobster.cash said that Mastercard cardholders using OpenClaw will be able to authorize AI agents to make purchases on their behalf through a new integration. The announcement says each transaction will remain under issuer controls and run through Mastercardās network.
BIG NEWS: Your AI agents will soon be able to pay with your existing @Mastercard via lobstercash.
Your card. Your agents. Your rules.
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The update affects users trying to move AI agents from recommendations to actual checkout. In practical terms, it gives agents a way to execute card purchases while keeping user authorization at the center of the flow, with the payment action tied to the consumerās explicit intent.
For now, the main point to watch is how quickly this authorization model moves into broader agent commerce. The announcement frames Lobster.cash as the layer connecting consumer-approved AI actions to Mastercardās payment rails, a notable step for card-based agent transactions.
Source: Crossmint on X.
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