Pine Labs launches P3P agentic payments protocol on UPI; Vijay Sales, Gullak pilot autonomous AI transactions

Pine Labs' P3P lets AI agents transact on UPI within preset mandates. Vijay Sales is piloting price-triggered buys; Gullak is live for gold purchases (e.g. Rs 500 at Rs 16,000/gram). Raises open questions on RBI's AFA rules above Rs 15,000, liability allocation, privacy and stablecoin oversight.

— Source publishedFri, 12 Jun, 2026, 14:36 IST·First seen Fri, 12 Jun, 2026, 14:37 IST·Source Medianama

What happened

Pine Labs launched P3P, an agentic payments protocol on UPI letting AI agents transact autonomously within preset mandates. Vijay Sales is piloting it for

Key facts

  • Rs 15,000 AFA threshold
  • Rs 500 gold buy example
  • Rs 16,000 per gram

Why this matters

Scout partnerships or stakes in agentic-payments enablers and compliance wrappers before RBI guidance on AFA, liability, and stablecoin oversight reprices the space.