Mastercard Conducts First Live Agentic Transaction in the Japanese Market

Mastercard announced the completion of its first live production environment agentic transaction in the Japanese market. Conducted using Mastercard cards from Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos and other issuers, this marks a key milestone toward realizing reliable AI-driven commerce. In this use case, an AI agent booked a ride to Ginza via the global transportation provider ELife. The transaction was executed by Evonet's AI agent "Agenzo" and secured using tokenized credentials authenticated by Mastercard Payment Passkeys, ensuring robust identity verification and data protection. Mastercard plans to expand these secure agentic transactions to various sectors, including transportation, travel, and retail.