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Agent payment protocols

One fixed criteria frame. Every populated cell traces to one dated readiness verdict; missing evidence remains explicit.

Data as of
2026-06-28
Definition pinned
2026-07-17
Revision
1
Definition version
v1.0.0
Method
v1.1.0

Fixed matrix

Verdict fields, side by side

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Scope: Agent Payment Protocols · Agentic Commerce & Payments. No average, blend, composite, or estimate is produced.

Comparison of Mastercard Agent Pay (incl. Agent Pay for Machines), Trusted Agent Protocol (TAP), Alipay+ Agentic Mobile Protocol, Visa Intelligent Commerce Connect
Criterion Mastercard Agent Pay (incl. Agent Pay for Machines) mastercard-agent-pay Trusted Agent Protocol (TAP) trusted-agent-protocol-tap Alipay+ Agentic Mobile Protocol alipay-plus-agentic-mobile-protocol Visa Intelligent Commerce Connect visa-intelligent-commerce-connect
Verified readiness verdict.readiness.verified 56 55 51 49
Hype gap verdict.readiness.gap 14 13 4 11
Evidence strength verdict.readiness.strength Strong Critical Strong Critical
Recommended stance verdict.decision.answer Proceed with caution Adopt with guardrails Track; not yet Track; not yet
Latest evidence verdict.evidence_summary.latest_observed_on 2026-06-10 2026-06-25 2026-06-25 2026-06-25

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