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Google's new open protocol secures AI agent transactions - and 60 companies already support it
The Agent Payments Protocol aims to help consumers and businesses finally trust AI-enabled payments.
AP2 supports various payment types, including credit cards, stablecoins, and real-time bank transfers, which serve as a single standard that agents and merchants can rely on for all transactions. In delegated tasks, where a human isn't present, the human signs a detailed Intent Mandate upfront, with the specific rules of the engagement, such as price limits, which pre-authorize the agent to generate a Cart Mandate when the conditions are met. The AP2 launched with 60 organizations, including Accenture, Adobe, American Express, Coinbase, Confluent, Mastercard, Okta, PayPal, Salesforce, 1Password, and many more.
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