According to @DeepLearningAI, Google launched Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open standard that lets LLM-based agents initiate, authorize, and settle online purchases via credit cards, bank transfers, digital wallets, and cryptocurrency, secured by cryptographically signed mandates that track transactions from intent to payment (source: @DeepLearningAI). According to @DeepLearningAI, AP2 also interoperates with Google’s A2A and Anthropic’s MCP, aligning AI agent workflows with multi-rail checkout flows that explicitly include cryptocurrency support (source: @DeepLearningAI).

According to @lightspark, CPO Alberto Martin published an analysis of Google’s new Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), emphasizing that open standards are critical to the future of AI-driven commerce. Source: Lightspark tweet https://twitter.com/lightspark/status/1971303143297384897 @lightspark directs readers to a detailed write-up on AP2, signaling that a major platform owner is shaping agent-to-merchant payment flows that could influence how automated agents transact across ecosystems. Source: Lightspark insights https://www.lightspark.com/news/insights/agent-payments-protocol For traders, the immediate takeaway is narrative exposure to AI payments infrastructure and interoperability, while no token, blockchain integration, or deployment timelines are disclosed in the announcement. Source: Lightspark tweet https://twitter.com/lightspark/status/1971303143297384897