Ant International Collaborates with Google to Launch Universal Commerce Protocol, AI Agents Enter the Full-Process Shopping Era
Ant International and Google have jointly launched the "Universal Commerce Protocol" (UCP), aiming to address the fragmentation issue in the commercial field of AI agents. The protocol establishes a standardized communication language for AI assistants, consumers, merchants, and payment institutions, promoting the evolution of agents from information retrieval to complex commercial transactions, and facilitating interoperability within the business system.