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title: "PayOS: processor profile | Agent Ready Checkout"
description: "PayOS: Payments data platform with PayOS Agent Tokens and PayOS Wallet. Matrix status, facts and sources. Every claim has a source and a read date."
canonical: https://agentreadycheckout.com/processors/payos
site: "Agent Ready Checkout"
last_updated: 2026-11-04
section: "Processors"
---

# PayOS: processor profile | Agent Ready Checkout

> PayOS: Payments data platform with PayOS Agent Tokens and PayOS Wallet. Matrix status, facts and sources. Every claim has a source and a read date.

Source: https://agentreadycheckout.com/processors/payos
Site: Agent Ready Checkout
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Processor profile

# PayOS

In short

Payments data platform with PayOS Agent Tokens and PayOS Wallet: passkey-approved, scoped network tokens agents use in place of the card. Announced but not yet live: Mastercard Agent Pay, Agent Pay for Machines. PayOS Agent Tokens: the network issues a credential the agent uses at any website while the card number stays hidden; consent is captured by passkey.

## Fact sheet

Type

Processor

Operator

PayOS

Homepage

[payos.ai](https://payos.ai)

Matrix reach

0 live, 0 pilot, 2 announced, 0 not supported, 10 with no statement found

Published pricing

Pay as you go in prepaid credits (1 credit about 1 US cent). PayOS Agent Tokens listed at 1 credit; add-ons extra; volume pricing on request. [payos.ai](https://payos.ai/pricing), read 4 Nov 2026

## The column in full: every protocol

| Protocol | Status | Note | Source and read date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ACP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| UCP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| AP2 | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Visa TAP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Visa IC | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Mastercard Agent Pay | announced | PYMNTS reported on 29 Sep 2025 that PayOS and Mastercard completed a live payment with a Mastercard Agentic Token; PayOS's own agent-token page does not name Mastercard | pymnts.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Agent Pay for Machines | announced | Named among AP4M initial participants | mastercard.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Amex ACE | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| x402 | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| MPP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Link for agents | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Verifiable Intent | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | payos.ai, 4 Nov 2026 |
|  |
| 0 live or pilot of 12 |  |  |  |

## What PayOS does not do

-   Not a merchant acquirer in the PayOS materials read; it issues agent credentials and data.
-   No Visa Intelligent Commerce, ACP or UCP statement found.

## Sourced facts

-   PayOS describes itself as processor-agnostic and protocol-agnostic, selling payments data for the agentic economy. [payos.ai](https://payos.ai), read 4 Nov 2026.Vendor claim
-   PayOS Agent Tokens: the network issues a credential the agent uses at any website while the card number stays hidden; consent is captured by passkey. [payos.ai](https://payos.ai/agentic-tokens), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   Agent tokens carry spend limits by merchant, amount and time. [payos.ai](https://payos.ai/agentic-tokens), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   PayOS and Mastercard completed a live agentic payment using a Mastercard Agentic Token, reported 29 Sep 2025 (PYMNTS). [pymnts.com](https://www.pymnts.com/?p=3081368), read 4 Nov 2026.Trade press
-   PayOS partnered with Browserbase on 2 Sep 2026 so browser agents can reach any website and pay on it. [payos.ai](https://payos.ai/blog/payos-browserbase-agents-ready-to-pay), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   PayOS made every product, including agentic payments, available through its self-serve portal on 30 Sep 2026. [payos.ai](https://payos.ai/blog), read 4 Nov 2026.
-   PayOS is named among initial participants of Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines. [mastercard.com](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/june/mastercard-launches-agent-pay-for-machines.html), read 4 Nov 2026.

## In the vendors section

-   [PayOS](https://agentreadycheckout.com/vendors/payos), agent-pay builder profile

## Compare and alternatives

-   [Skyfire vs PayOS](https://agentreadycheckout.com/compare/skyfire-vs-payos)
-   [Alternatives to PayOS](https://agentreadycheckout.com/processors/payos/alternatives)

## Sources

1.  [payos.ai](https://payos.ai), read 4 Nov 2026
2.  [payos.ai/agentic-tokens](https://payos.ai/agentic-tokens), read 4 Nov 2026
3.  [pymnts.com/](https://www.pymnts.com/?p=3081368), read 4 Nov 2026
4.  [payos.ai/blog/payos-browserbase-agents-ready-to-pay](https://payos.ai/blog/payos-browserbase-agents-ready-to-pay), read 4 Nov 2026
5.  [payos.ai/blog](https://payos.ai/blog), read 4 Nov 2026
6.  [Mastercard launches Agent Pay for Machines](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/june/mastercard-launches-agent-pay-for-machines.html), read 4 Nov 2026
7.  [payos.ai/pricing](https://payos.ai/pricing), read 4 Nov 2026

Last reviewed 4 Nov 2026

## Edition

Matrix edition of 4 Nov 2026.

Reviewed 4 Nov 2026, [7 sources](#sources-h).

## Method

[How cells, sources and read dates are defined](https://agentreadycheckout.com/method)
