Mastercard is positioning itself for ‘agentic commerce' as the payment-technology world evolves
Mastercard stock MA gained after reporting stronger-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday, with higher revenue, earnings and payment volumes driven by continued strength in its payment network and value-added services business. The payments giant posted adjusted earnings of $5.04 per share, beating analysts' consensus estimate of $4.77.
While Mastercard reported another quarter of double-digit revenue growth Thursday (July 30), executives devoted much of their second-quarter earnings discussion to explaining why agentic artificial intelligence could strengthen the economics of the card network. AI may change where commerce begins, but Mastercard said it won't change what makes payments work.
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Every time a Mastercard gets tapped, the network has less than a tenth of a second to judge how likely the purchase is to be fraudulent. It made that call across 175 billion transactions last year.
Mastercard giant posts second-quarter earnings that comfortably top expectations, fueled by growth in its payments network.
Mastercard's sales rose in the second quarter, driven by growth in its payment network.