Mastercard report: one in ten online shoppers could buy and pay through AI agents by 2030
A Mastercard report published on 8 September says that by 2030 more than one in ten online shoppers could regularly use AI agents to shop. In the survey of 26,000 respondents, trust still stops somewhere along the stages of buying.
Who is affected and how
- fintech company
- For product planning, it is a capacity estimate that nearly one in ten consumers may pay through an agent.
- banking professional
- Banks need to prepare for agent-initiated card transactions and for handling customer authorisation.
- retail customer
- Using a shopping assistant and handing over payment authority are separate decision steps.
Sources
- AI Agents Could Shop and Pay for One in 10 Consumers by 2030, Mastercard Saysbbj - budapest business journal · Sep 8, 2026
- AI Agents Could Shop and Pay for One in 10 Consumers by 2030, Mastercard Says - Budapest Business Journalbbj.hu · Sep 8, 2026
- According to Mastercard, by 2030 one in ten people may regularly shop and pay using AI agents - DigitalHungarydigitalhungary.hu · Sep 8, 2026 · magyar
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- A surprising finding: teenagers now trust this technology more than their own parents? - Pénzcentrumpenzcentrum.hu · Sep 8, 2026 · magyar
- The day is coming when AI shops for us - Piac&Profitpiacesprofit.hu · Sep 11, 2026 · magyar
- Mastercard: 49 per cent of parents use AI for product search at least monthlyfintechzone.hu · Sep 11, 2026 · magyar
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