Antom, a prominent merchant payment and digitisation services provider under Ant International, has unveiled a groundbreaking agentic payment solution. This innovative system introduces a secure alternative payment method (APM) checkout solution and is among the first to pilot card-based transaction capabilities for AI agents in collaboration with Mastercard and Visa.
The agentic payment solution is designed to meet the growing demand for flexible and reliable payment options in commercial settings. It offers comprehensive payment method coverage, including APMs and credit cards, ensuring seamless transactions through AI-ready payment mandates and enhanced asset management. This system aims to safeguard transaction security whilst providing transparency for users.
Antom’s solution is built on the Model Context Protocol, supporting embedded payment flows via dialogue-based interactions with AI agents. It accommodates both confirmed purchase requests and conditional transactions, such as those within predefined spending limits. The solution is now open-sourced on GitHub, allowing developers to access and implement it.
A key feature of the solution is Antom EasySafePay, the industry’s first streamlined checkout solution for APMs. It simplifies the payment process by allowing users to link digital wallets directly to the checkout page, eliminating the need for redirection to external apps. This integration is supported by Multi-Party Computation (MPC)-based AI risk management and mobile device security systems to prevent fraud and identity misuse.
Antom’s collaboration with Mastercard and Visa in Asia Pacific aims to explore tokenised card-based agentic payments, advancing AI commerce with secure and seamless checkout experiences. This initiative is part of Ant International’s strategy to support AI-driven commerce, enabling developers, financial institutions, and merchants to embrace this technology confidently.
Gary Liu, General Manager of Antom, stated, “Agentic payment is a foundational step in allowing AI agents to generate real value in our everyday life. We look forward to co-building the protocols and frameworks with partners across the financial, tech, and commerce sectors to ensure agentic payments are smooth and reliable.”
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