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Stories: Payment infrastructure

Two small machines connected by a payment cable beside a budget dial.

Agent payments · Jun 11

Mastercard Proposes Controls for Payments Made by Software Agents

Mastercard's machine-payment offering adds credentials, spending permissions and settlement.

Model bank buildings connected by a direct payment rail.

Payment infrastructure · Mar 4

Kraken Financial Gets a Limited Fed Account: What the Approval Covers

Kraken's banking subsidiary gains a one-year limited account, with institutional payments planned.