Puja Samuel

Digital Assets GTM & Ecosystems @Mastercard | Stablecoins · Tokenization · Payments infrastructure | Former @jpmorgan, @DCGco, @NYLVentures, @CitiVentures

[Mastercard @Mastercard]

Partners:
@0xPolygonEco, @aave, @Adyen, @Alchemy, @Anchorage, @Ant_Intl, @basistheory, @BVNKFinance, @catena_labs, @Checkout, @Cloudflare, @coinbase, @CoinflowLabs, @crossmint, @getpayos, @GlobalPayInc, @Lovable, @moonpay, @Nevermined_ai, @okx, @raincards, @Ripple, @stripe, @t54ai, @tempo, @trySkyfire, @turnkeyhq, @utila_io

[Mastercard @Mastercard]

As AI agents begin to act, payments move into the background — at machine speed and massive scale.

Today we’re introducing Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines — bringing structure, governance, and trust to this new class of payments.

Launching with 30+ partners to bring this to life from day one.

This isn’t just more payments. It’s a new operating model for commerce.

👉 Learn more: https://t.co/TeS6Lj8jLO

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

→ Networks extending us into new rails
→ Founders building agent-native commerce
→ Wallets + platforms that need risk, identity, settlement at scale
If you’re building any of this, let’s talk!

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

Mastercard just put AI agents on 150M+ merchants. That’s the start, not the finish.
Next-gen payments = programmable money, self-custody, non-human initiators. Stablecoin rails, agentic commerce, tokenized assets, machine-to-machine. At #Consensus2026 looking for:

[Mastercard @Mastercard]

Your digital wallet just learned how to speak IRL. 🤝
The @MetaMask Card is the bridge between your crypto and your everyday life.

[Empire 🟪 @theempirepod]

JPMorgan is going onchain.

@TyLobban, Head of Digital Assets @ Onyx, joins us to reveal JP Morgan's crypto strategy.

- What is Onyx?
- Project Guardian
- Institutional adoption
- Onchain payments and settlement

Full episode links ↓

[Lens @LC]

We're thrilled to join this 4-week innovation sprint powered by @encodeclub with Onyx by @jpmorgan as premier sponsor.

Hackathon bounties for Lens devs:
🥇Best App - 2.5k USDC
🥈Runner-up App - 1.5k USDC
🏆Best Integrations - 500 USDC (x2)

Get involved: https://t.co/maUflPngCV

[Cultural Leadership Fund @a16zclf]

.@thecryptotutors’ Crypto For The Culture, a virtual, free crypto diversity conference, is taking place November 3 from at 8:45 am to 5 pm PT.

Sign up: https://t.co/47YPESn9gN

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

Happy Diwali 🪔

[DCG @DCGco]

Great to see our PortCos @bittensor_ @DuneAnalytics @NFTbank_ai @ProtegoTrust and @gnosisSafe featured in this round up of most promising crypto startups of 2022. See the full list of industry movers below! https://t.co/cc5Di5nnvY

[Tim Khoury @tkhoury]

We at @DCGCo are thrilled announce our seed investment in @spaceandtime! They are on a mission to build a decentralized database architecture that is future-proof and ready for enterprise adoption. Let’s dive in 👇

[Halborn @HalbornSecurity]

Announcing our 🚀$90M Series A🚀led by @SummitPartners with participation from @DCGco @CastleIslandVC @thirdprimevc @BHdigitalassets @skyvisioncap @FenwickWest!

https://t.co/vKgPj1GpfA

[DCG @DCGco]

Proud to back @HalbornSecurity on its mission to continually up the game in blockchain security. Read more about the team leading the charge! Congrats 👏

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

@kendall__mc 😎

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

Chanel taps Unilever executive as new CEO https://t.co/miQRB8Cxgo

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

Governor Cuomo Announces Eight New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites at MTA Stations https://t.co/DsZGqOAukN

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

JPM is launching a new team focused on private markets....https://t.co/LFe0t9aNbC

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

#leadership #finance https://t.co/vZCUPPeTZJ

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human? | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian https://t.co/Vyl0QGv9Dh

[Puja Samuel @PujaSamuel]

Silicon Valley v Wall Street – The IPO is being reinvented https://t.co/9ra4aYEO35