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Description
Google has introduced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), a collaborative open protocol developed with over 60 diverse companies in payments, fintech, and technology, including Mastercard, PayPal, Adyen, Coinbase, and Etsy, aimed at facilitating secure transactions led by agents across various platforms. This new protocol builds upon previous open standards such as Agent2Agent (A2A) and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to ensure that when an AI agent processes a payment on behalf of a user, it adheres to three essential criteria: authorization, to confirm that the user has explicitly consented to the specific transaction; authenticity, to verify that the purchase intended by the agent aligns with the user's actual intent; and accountability, to maintain transparent audit trails and assign responsibility in the event of any errors or fraudulent activities. In order to uphold these standards, the protocol incorporates mandates, which are cryptographically signed digital contracts that are supported by verifiable credentials, ensuring a high level of security and trust in agent-led transactions. The implementation of AP2 represents a significant advancement in the realm of digital payments, aiming to enhance user confidence in automated financial interactions.
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Prefect Horizon serves as a managed AI infrastructure platform within the extensive Prefect product ecosystem, enabling teams to deploy, govern, and manage Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and AI agents on an enterprise level with essential production-ready capabilities like managed hosting, authentication, access control, observability, and governance of tools. By leveraging the FastMCP framework, it transforms MCP from merely a protocol into a comprehensive platform featuring four integrated core components: Deploy, which facilitates the rapid hosting and scaling of MCP servers through CI/CD and monitoring; Registry, which acts as a centralized repository for first-party, third-party, and curated MCP endpoints; Gateway, which provides role-based access control, authentication, and audit logs to ensure secure and governed access to tools; and Agents, which offer user-friendly interfaces that can be deployed in Horizon, Slack, or accessible via MCP, allowing business users to engage with context-aware AI without requiring technical expertise in MCP. This multifaceted approach ensures that organizations can effectively harness AI capabilities while maintaining robust governance and security protocols.
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Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Salesforce
Accenture Billing & Payments Engine
Airwallex
BVNK
Checkout.com
Coinbase Cloud
Deloitte Compliance Suite
Forter
GitHub
Integrations
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Salesforce
Accenture Billing & Payments Engine
Airwallex
BVNK
Checkout.com
Coinbase Cloud
Deloitte Compliance Suite
Forter
GitHub
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Founded
1998
Country
United States
Website
cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/announcing-agents-to-payments-ap2-protocol
Vendor Details
Company Name
Prefect
Founded
2018
Country
United States
Website
www.prefect.io/horizon