> **Agent Payments Protocol (AP2): Lightspark’s Vision for the Future of AI Payments**
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> Recently, Google announced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open protocol developed in collaboration with leading payments and technology companies to initiate and transact agent-led payments across various platforms, securely. At Lightspark, we’re proud to be among the more than 60 organizations collaborating on this groundbreaking initiative that will reshape how AI agents interact with payment systems.
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> Having worked on payments at Google before joining Lightspark, I’ve seen firsthand how open and verified protocols can unlock powerful network effects. Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) represents a significant advancement in how AI agents can securely transact on behalf of users, marking an important step toward a future where trusted AI agents transact seamlessly on our behalf.
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> **[...read more at lightspark.com](https://www.lightspark.com/news/insights/agent-payments-protocol)**

0xbitcoiner

Way hotter🔥Any idea if anyone's using that protocol?

We did this at TabConf '23 except with lightning and broadcasting API details on nostr @cmd

cascdr

Today, Google announced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open protocol developed with leading payments and technology companies to securely initiate and transact agent-led payments across platforms. The protocol can be used as an extension of the 

 (A2A) protocol and Model Context Protocol (MCP). In concert with industry rules and standards, it establishes a payment-agnostic framework for users, merchants, and payments providers to transact with confidence across all types of payment methods.

We’re collaborating with a diverse group of more than 60 organizations to help shape the future of agentic payments, including Adyen, American Express, Ant International, Coinbase, Etsy, Forter, Intuit, JCB, Mastercard, Mysten Labs, Paypal, Revolut, Salesforce, ServiceNow, UnionPay International, Worldpay, and more.

> *September 16, 2025*
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> Today, Google announced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open protocol developed with leading payments and technology companies to securely initiate and transact agent-led payments across platforms. The protocol can be used as an extension of the [Agent2Agent](https://stacker.news/items/939043) (A2A) protocol and Model Context Protocol (MCP). In concert with industry rules and standards, it establishes a payment-agnostic framework for users, merchants, and payments providers to transact with confidence across all types of payment methods.
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> We’re collaborating with a diverse group of more than 60 organizations to help shape the future of agentic payments, including Adyen, American Express, Ant International, Coinbase, Etsy, Forter, Intuit, JCB, Mastercard, Mysten Labs, Paypal, Revolut, Salesforce, ServiceNow, UnionPay International, Worldpay, and more.
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> **[...read more at cloud.google.com](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/announcing-agents-to-payments-ap2-protocol)**