Mastercard brings AI powered Agent Pay in UAE, first launch outside US November 19, 2025 at 01:32AM

Mastercard has launched its AI-powered Agent Pay in the UAE, marking its first international rollout outside the US. Developed in partnership with Majid Al Futtaim and fintech Dataiera, Agent Pay allows AI agents to search, discover, and complete transactions on behalf of users, enabling seamless, secure, and autonomous payments—ushering a new era of agentic commerce in the UAE’s digital economy.

France activist says will not be silenced after brother's murder November 18, 2025 at 10:55PM

French anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci Wednesday vowed to continue denouncing the scourge of narcotics crime, even after his younger brother was killed in the southern city of Marseille. Kessaci, 22, is a well-known campaigner in the port city struggling with drug crime, and last week's killing has been seen as a warning over his activism, which he threw himself into after his half-brother was murdered in a drug-trafficking feud in 2020.