Autonomous agents need a native way to pay for data and services
x402 provides the payment standard. Canton provides privacy and on-ledger settlement
Together, they create practical infrastructure for agentic commerce
x402 is an open standard that lets software pay directly for access, without an account or manual approval.
On Canton, more than 265,000 of these payments have settled since July.
FTP Tech explains what x402 is, why it fits the Canton Network, and how private payments settle.