Join us in New York on September 29-October 1 for our next Payments Boot Camp and Advanced Payments workshop!

A leading payments industry news source for more than 17 years. Glenbrook curates the news and keeps you abreast of the important daily headlines in payments. 

Search Payments News

June 24, 2026

On the web

Mastercard and Privatbank Complete Ukraine’s First Payment Executed by an AI Agent

Mastercard

"Mastercard and PrivatBank have completed Ukraine’s first agentic transaction, through Mastercard Agent Pay. Mastercard’s agentic framework process brings AI agents into the payment flow as visible, governed participants – ensuring that every transaction is secure, transparent, and trusted. The milestone confirms PrivatBank’s technical and operational readiness to support emerging AI-driven transaction models."

Take us with you

Payments on Fire is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, and other podcast apps and services. Or just say, “Alexa, play Payments on Fire podcast.”

Payments News

Stay on top of the rapidly evolving payments world with Glenbrook’s free curated news feed, delivered daily to your inbox.

Payments Views

Read our commentary and opinion blog written by members of the Glenbrook team on payments industry topics, large and small.

Glenbrook’s live and on-demand workshops help you understand and apply the innovations shaping the payments industry. Register today or schedule a custom workshop for your team.