Vendor profile, processor
Braintree (PayPal Enterprise Payments)
In short
Braintree is PayPal's enterprise processing platform, and agent orders reach it through PayPal's Agent Ready service: ChatGPT checkout over ACP, and a Google Pay path over UCP for Google AI Mode and Gemini. Cards and wallets cost 2.89% plus 29 cents in the US, and no separate agent fee is listed.
At a glance
- What it is
- PayPal's enterprise processing platform; the processing path for PayPal Agent Ready's ACP payments in ChatGPT and one of two UCP paths for Google AI Mode and Gemini.
- Type
- Processor
- Operator
- PayPal
- Homepage
- braintreepayments.com
- Matrix column
- 2 live, 0 pilot, 1 announced, 0 not supported, 9 with no statement found
Braintree in the matrix - Last read
What it does for this layer
- Braintree's pricing URL redirects to PayPal's enterprise site, where the service is named PayPal Braintree. braintreepayments.com, read 5 Nov 2026. Observed
- PayPal Braintree's standard US rate for cards and third-party digital wallets is 2.89% + 0.29 USD per transaction. braintreepayments.com, read 5 Nov 2026.
- PayPal says use of PayPal Braintree is subject to eligibility, application and approval by PayPal and acceptance of the Payment Services Agreement. braintreepayments.com, read 5 Nov 2026.
- PayPal Braintree's fee page says transaction fees are not returned for refunded transactions. braintreepayments.com, read 5 Nov 2026.
- PayPal's Agent Ready overview says Braintree merchants can accept payments from AI shopping assistants on ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini without separate integrations for each. developer.paypal.com, read 5 Nov 2026.
- PayPal's Agent Ready overview lists UCP with Braintree as a path that uses a Google Pay payment handler through Braintree. developer.paypal.com, read 5 Nov 2026.
- PayPal said on 28 Oct 2025 that it will manage card payment processing for OpenAI Instant Checkout through the delegated payments API. newsroom.paypal-corp.com, read 5 Nov 2026, dated 28 Oct 2025. Secondary source
Products and plans
| Product | What it is | Price on file |
|---|---|---|
| PayPal Braintree | Enterprise card, wallet and alternative payment processing used by Agent Ready for ACP and UCP orders. | per transaction 2.89% + 0.29 USD (standard US rate for cards and digital wallets) (USD) Standard rate; enterprise pricing may differ. braintreepayments.com, as of 5 Nov 2026 |
Standards
| Standard | Matrix status and cell | Source and read date |
|---|---|---|
| ACP | live 4 Nov 2026 | developer.paypal.com, read 4 Nov 2026 |
| UCP | live 4 Nov 2026 | developer.paypal.com, read 4 Nov 2026 |
| AP2 | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 | |
| Visa TAP | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 | |
| Visa IC | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 | |
| Mastercard Agent Pay | announced 4 Nov 2026 | mastercard.com, read 4 Nov 2026 |
| Agent Pay for Machines | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 | |
| Amex ACE | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 | |
| x402 | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 | |
| MPP | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 | |
| Link for agents | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 | |
| Verifiable Intent | no statement found 4 Nov 2026 |
Checks on this vendor's domains
| Check | Result | Domain read | Dated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ora agent-readiness score (cached) | 38/100 (D) | braintreepayments.com | 23 Sep 2026 | ora.ai |
| robots.txt | HTTP 200, 0 user-agent groups | braintreepayments.com | 4 Nov 2026 | braintreepayments.com |
| llms.txt | HTTP 200 | braintreepayments.com | 4 Nov 2026 | braintreepayments.com |
| UCP profile at /.well-known/ucp.json | HTTP 200 | braintreepayments.com | 4 Nov 2026 | braintreepayments.com |
| Cloudflare isitagentready scan | 27/100 (L1 Basic Web Presence) | braintreepayments.com | 5 Nov 2026 | POST /api/scan on isitagentready.com, documented in llms-full.txt |
| Homepage fetch at build | HTTP 200 | paypal.com | 5 Nov 2026 | braintreepayments.com |
What it does not do
- Braintree does not have a separate agentic product name; agent payments run through PayPal's Agent Ready on a Braintree merchant account.
- Braintree does not charge a separately listed agentic fee on its fee page.
Related pages on this site
- Braintree (PayPal Enterprise Payments), processor profile
- PayPal agentic commerce services, processor profile
- All processors in the vendors section
- All vendors
- The protocol support matrix
Sources
- braintreepayments.com, read 5 Nov 2026
- PayPal Braintree Fees & Pricing | PayPal US, read 5 Nov 2026
- developer.paypal.com/agent-ready/overview, read 5 Nov 2026
- OpenAI and PayPal Team Up to Power Instant Checkout and Agentic Commerce in ChatGPT, read 5 Nov 2026
- mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2025/april/mastercard-unveils-agent-pay-pioneering-agentic-payments-technolog, read 4 Nov 2026
- Ora cached score record for braintreepayments.com, read 5 Nov 2026
- robots.txt of braintreepayments.com, read 4 Nov 2026
- llms.txt of braintreepayments.com, read 4 Nov 2026
- UCP profile path on braintreepayments.com, read 4 Nov 2026
- isitagentready scan service documentation (llms-full.txt), read 5 Nov 2026
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