Merge joins Mastercard's Start Path program for agentic commerce infrastructure
shensi · x · 2026-09-18
- Integration startup Merge has joined Mastercard's Start Path Agentic Commerce & Services program.
- Founder argues agentic commerce lacks basic infrastructure: agents that can move money and touch business systems still require hand-built custom integrations everywhere.
- Merge's pitch: one connection covering business systems, agent tools, and AI models instead of wiring each integration individually.
- Signals that Mastercard is actively backing the agentic commerce infrastructure thesis.
Related event: Merge Joins Mastercard's Agentic Commerce Accelerator Program(3 posts)→
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