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Mastercard launches AI-powered benefits assistant

·Source: Finextra

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Executive Summary

Card benefits are a powerful way to build engagement and loyalty, but much of their value can go unused if people don’t know what they have or how to use them.

Analysis

Card benefits are a powerful way to build engagement and loyalty, but much of their value can go unused if people don’t know what they have or how to use them.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Oct 21, 2026.

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