Agent payments / commerce
Agent payments / commerce covers the protocols and payment systems that let agents pay for things.
In brief
Agent payments / commerce, in brief.
What it isAgent payments / commerce covers the protocols and payment systems that let agents pay for things.
Where it sitsOne of 5 categories in the Agent identity, payments and monetisation layer. Agent identity, payments and monetisation covers how an agent proves who it is and acts on someone's behalf, how agents pay and get paid, and how AI products meter usage and bill for it.
What we track32 products, including Adyen (agentic commerce support), Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments (x402, Coinbase CDP, Stripe Privy connectors) and ATXP (agent transaction protocol).
The products
32 products in Agent payments / commerce.
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Questions
Agent payments / commerce, answered.
What is Agent payments / commerce in AI infrastructure?Agent payments / commerce covers the protocols and payment systems that let agents pay for things.
Which layer of AI infrastructure is Agent payments / commerce in?Agent payments / commerce is in the Agent identity, payments and monetisation layer. Agent identity, payments and monetisation covers how an agent proves who it is and acts on someone's behalf, how agents pay and get paid, and how AI products meter usage and bill for it.
Which products are in Agent payments / commerce?We track 32 products in Agent payments / commerce, including Adyen (agentic commerce support), Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments (x402, Coinbase CDP, Stripe Privy connectors), ATXP (agent transaction protocol), Basis Theory (tokenization for agentic commerce), Catena Labs and Circle (USDC, programmable wallets). The full list is on this page.
Agent identity, payments and monetisation