Cobo Teams Up with Google AP2, Plans 2026 Demo

• Cobo joins Google's AP2 community
• Protocol will enable autonomous payments via AI agents
• AP2 live demo will take place in February 2026

Cobo, a Singapore-based digital custody solutions company, announced its membership in Google's Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) community—an open payment standard that enables artificial intelligence agents to perform secure and verifiable transactions on behalf of users. This initiative marks a new step in the integration of AI, Web3, and decentralized finance, with a focus on autonomous and traceable payments.

AP2 was developed by Google as an open framework for the autonomous agent economy. The protocol ensures that AI-initiated payments are made with explicit authorization, verifiable intent, and a complete audit trail, making it possible to securely execute financial transactions between machines and humans. The network already brings together more than 60 partners, including Coinbase, MetaMask, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, and other payments and technology giants.

According to the advertisement Cobo intends to leverage its expertise in institutional custody and blockchain infrastructure to develop applications based on AP2. The company plans to present a public demonstration of the system in February 2026, demonstrating how AI agents will be able to manage automated payments and financial tasks on behalf of users.

The proposal includes the development of solutions such as autonomous treasury bots, self-executing DeFi strategies, and on-demand payment systems capable of carrying out transactions with cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

“The combination of Cobo’s secure custody architecture with AP2 can create the foundation for a new generation of auditable autonomous payment systems,”

highlighted the company.

AP2 also has direct applications for the web3 and cryptocurrency sector, enabling micropayments and agent-to-agent transfers through integrated stablecoins such as USDC and USDT, via extensions such as x402, developed in partnership with Coinbase.

Cobo had already been expanding its innovation portfolio before its collaboration with Google. In March 2025, it partnered with Core to launch dual Bitcoin staking solutions in the ecosystem, allowing users to stake BTC and CORE tokens to generate yields. Now, with AP2, the company aims to connect its custody and staking solutions to the next generation of AI-powered smart payments.