A-Comm Technologies Establishes Consortium for Open-Source Agentic Commerce Evidence Protocol
A-Comm Technologies has launched the A-Comm Evidence Protocol (AEP) Consortium, an independent governance body designed to manage a new cryptographic evidence standard for agentic commerce. As autonomous AI agents increasingly handle discovery, negotiation, and purchasing, the protocol aims to provide a verifiable audit trail that links user intent to transaction execution, addressing challenges like 'friendly fraud' and attribution disputes. The consortium includes a diverse coalition of founding members from sectors such as digital assets, traditional banking, compliance, and point-of-sale platforms. The AEP is designed to be vendor-neutral and non-competitive, acting as an observational layer that wraps existing payment protocols (including Visa TAP and various stablecoin rails) rather than replacing them. Governance is structured around a consensus-based model where all members hold equal voting power.
Topics: AI Commerce Blockchain Protocol Consortium Formation Payment Infrastructure