Mastercard News - March 2026

Mastercard's $1.8B Stablecoin Bet Rattles Investors — Is the Price Tag Too High for a Startup With $40M in Revenue?

Shares of Mastercard tumbled -3.35% to $489.62 on Wednesday, more than triple the S&P 500's 1.16% decline, after the payments giant announced its largest-ever...

Mastercard and Santander Complete Europe's First AI Agent Payment in Regulated Banking

Mastercard and Banco Santander completed Europe’s first live, end-to-end payment initiated by an artificial intelligence agent. This transaction represents the...