Ant International Expands Agentic Payments Across 10 Major Asian Wallets

Ant International’s Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP) rollout across 10 major Asian wallets, reaching 1.5 billion user accounts, represents a significant step toward embedding AI agents directly into payment flows. This move, involving key players like Alipay and KakaoPay, could redefine how users interact with digital payments by enabling AI to execute authorized transactions without requiring app switching. The protocol’s ability to halve connection steps and offer merchant protection against agent-led transaction risks addresses critical adoption barriers. The collaboration with Mastercard and Visa on a Know Your Agent interoperability framework, alongside work with the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s BuildFin.ai platform, points to a concerted effort to standardize AI agent identity and risk management. This focus on a common framework is crucial for scaling agentic payments securely across diverse markets. The availability of AMP’s source code on GitHub further encourages broader adoption and integration by financial institutions and AI platforms across Asia.