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XRP Ledger Takes AI Payments to the Next Level Through Mastercard's Verifiable Intent
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Fusion42 · 26 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
XRP Ledger integrates Mastercard's Verifiable Intent standard to enable AI agents to make payments with cryptographic authorization, spending limits, and pre-settlement risk checks. The system routes transactions through Trustline's risk engine before on-chain settlement, adding enterprise-grade security to autonomous commerce.
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If you're building AI agent commerce or autonomous spending systems, your customers now have a regulatory path: Mastercard's framework sitting on an open ledger means you can ship enterprise deals without custom legal fights over who approved what. The hard part—proving authorization to a risk engine before money moves—is now infrastructure, not your problem.
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