AP2 is a standard that explains how AI agents are allowed to make payments. Kite is the system that actually moves and settles the money. They work together naturally.
AP2 decides what is allowed like user permission rules and safety checks. Kite handles how the payment is carried out including settlement and working across different systems.
At Kite we believe strongly in an agent first future so AP2 fits perfectly with our vision. We plan to support AP2 fully and work closely on integrations examples and tools that help more developers use it easily.
Kite is focused on making AI agents smarter safer and easier to use in daily life. That is why we are excited about Google launching the Agent Payments Protocol AP2. We see it as an important step toward a future where AI can safely handle payments for people businesses and developers. AP2 supports the idea of an economy where trusted AI agents can make transactions at a global level.
What is AP2
AP2 is an open system that lets AI agents pay on behalf of users in a secure way. It is being built with help from many large companies like Adyen American Express Coinbase Mastercard and PayPal.
AP2 works with many payment types such as cards bank transfers and digital money. It gives AI agents a common way to prove they have permission to pay and to show who is responsible for each transaction.
For Kite AP2 fits well with our long term plan and our agent powered app store called Kite AIR. Developers can build apps where AI agents earn money and pay securely. Kite then makes sure those payments actually go through smoothly on our AI focused blockchain. With our added trust and connection layers AP2 can support new kinds of AI driven shopping and business activity.
Why AP2 Is Important
Today most payments need a person to click a button or approve a screen. Soon AI agents will do many of these tasks like booking trips managing subscriptions or ordering items.
Without shared rules this could lead to confusion risk and fraud. AP2 solves this by setting clear and safe rules for how AI agents can make payments. It also connects with crypto and stablecoin payments which helps prepare the internet for AI based commerce. For AI agents to work at scale they need a common payment standard and AP2 provides that.
How AP2 Works
AP2 uses something called mandates which are digital permissions signed by the user.
For quick purchases the user gives an instruction like find me running shoes and then approves the final cart.
For ongoing tasks like buying tickets automatically the user sets rules in advance. The AI agent follows those rules and completes the purchase when the conditions are met.
Kite’s Role
AP2 sets the rules for agent payments. Kite makes those payments happen.
AP2 handles permission safety and compliance. Kite handles execution settlement and working across networks.
Kite fully supports AP2 and sees it as a key part of the agent first future. By working together AP2 and Kite can unlock real world uses like AI shopping business payments and automated services.
With AP2 Kite is excited to help build a future where AI agents can pay safely and independently. If you are building AI payment tools we invite you to build this future with us.
