Agentic Payments in Practice: AP2 Protocol and Mastercard's Agent Pay

Описание: 🚀 How will AI agents handle your payments WITHOUT you clicking "Buy"? Mastercard Principal Engineer Madvesh walks us through agentic payments live — from Google's A2P Protocol to Mastercard's Agent Pay — with a real demo of how it all works.

The future of commerce is shifting from "click to buy" to agent-driven transactions. In this deep dive, we explore what that means for consumers, merchants, and the entire fintech ecosystem.

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🔍 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS VIDEO:

• What agentic payments are and why every major player (Google, Mastercard, PayPal, Stripe) is racing to build them
• How Google's A2P (Agent-to-Pay) Protocol creates an open, interoperable standard for AI-driven transactions
• Mastercard's Agent Pay system — how it works under the hood
• The concept of "human not present" transactions and how authorization & spending limits keep you in control
• Why online stores and physical retail aren't going away — only the buying pattern changes
• Live demo of a personal AI agent executing payment workflows with user intent, cart mandate, and authorization flows

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Welcome + Why Agentic Payments Matter
00:24 - Meet the Mastercard Engineer Behind the Work
02:05 - The Agent Pay Race: Stripe, PayPal, Google AP2
03:02 - The Future: “Click to Buy” Will Disappear
04:09 - Will Stores & Websites Vanish? (Spoiler: No)
06:14 - Career Path: Web Dev → Supply Chain → AI Systems
09:32 - AP2 Explained: Intent → Cart → Payment (3 Layers)
11:28 - Demo: Book a NYC Trip Under $700 (End-to-End)
13:49 - Demo: Local vs Online Buying (Golf Membership)
15:38 - Demo: Auto-Reorder Office Supplies From Inventory
16:51 - Set Guardrails: Auto-Approve Limits + Spend Controls
18:02 - Q&A: How Does the Agent Choose Merchants?
19:20 - Demo: Smart Gifting + Auto-Shipping to Family
21:47 - Demo: Subscription Rules (Auto-Pay vs Cancel)

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💬 QUESTION FOR YOU:
Would you trust an AI agent to make purchases on your behalf? What spending limit would you set? Drop your thoughts in the comments! 👇

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🏷️ Keywords: agentic payments, Google A2P protocol, Mastercard agent pay, AI payments, agentic commerce, fintech AI, agent-to-pay, autonomous transactions

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