# Ed McLaughlin (slim)

> Ed McLaughlin is president and Chief Technology Officer at Mastercard. Mastercard Agent Pay on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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President and Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard.

Ed McLaughlin is Mastercard's president and chief technology officer, overseeing its payments network, enterprise platforms, infrastructure and information security.

## What Ed builds

- [Mastercard Agent Pay](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mastercard-agent-pay.md), graded E, 43/100, in Agent checkout protocols. Agent Pay is Mastercard's programme for AI agents paying by card. Registered agents identify themselves with Web Bot Auth signatures and pay with scoped agentic tokens. Agent Pay for Machines, announced in June 2026, extends it to machine payments. President and Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Jorn Lambert](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jorn-lambert/), Chief Product Officer, Mastercard
- [Michael Miebach](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-miebach/), Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard

## Questions

### Who is Ed McLaughlin?

Ed McLaughlin is Mastercard's president and chief technology officer, overseeing its payments network, enterprise platforms, infrastructure and information security.

### What does Mastercard make?

Anchor Terminal lists Mastercard Agent Pay from Mastercard.

### How are Ed's tools graded?

Mastercard Agent Pay is graded E, 43 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.mastercard.com/ie/en/news-and-trends/press/executive-bios/jorn-lambert.html
- https://www.mastercard.com/gb/en/news-and-trends/press/2025/april/mastercard-unveils-agent-pay-pioneering-agentic-payments-technology-to-power-commerce-in-the-age-of-ai.html
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorn-lambert-4b01323/
- https://x.com/JornLambert
- https://developer.mastercard.com/support

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