# Michael Miebach

> Michael Miebach is chief Executive Officer at Mastercard. Mastercard Agent Pay on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard.

Michael Miebach is Mastercard's chief executive and a member of its board. He joined Mastercard in 2010 and helped move the company from a consumer card business towards real-time payments, open banking, digital identity and other services. He also sits on the board of IBM.

## What Michael 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. Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Ed McLaughlin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ed-mclaughlin/), President and Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard
- [Jorn Lambert](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jorn-lambert/), Chief Product Officer, Mastercard

## Questions

### Who is Michael Miebach?

Michael Miebach is Mastercard's chief executive and a member of its board. He joined Mastercard in 2010 and helped move the company from a consumer card business towards real-time payments, open banking, digital identity and other services. He also sits on the board of IBM.

### What does Mastercard make?

Anchor Terminal lists Mastercard Agent Pay from Mastercard. 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.

### How are Michael'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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