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Google launches protocol for AI agent-led payments

Nurdianah Md Nur
Nurdianah Md Nur • 3 min read
Google launches protocol for AI agent-led payments
Supported by more than 60 global and Southeast Asian ecosystem players, the new protocol aims to create a trusted standard for AI assistants to transact. Photo: Pexels
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Google unveiled a new standard for payments made by artificial intelligence (AI) agents, enlisting more than 60 financial and technology companies globally to help shape the system.

The Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) is designed to let AI assistants buy goods or book services on behalf of users, while assuring merchants and banks that the transactions are properly authorised.

Partners include Ant International, Adyen, American Express, Coinbase, Mastercard, PayPal, and Trip.com, as well as Southeast Asia’s ecosystem players such as Shopee, Lazada, Razer, Garena, Airwallex, Fiuu and Zalora.

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