The world of digital commerce is shifting from human-driven clicks to autonomous execution. Imagine telling your digital assistant, "Find the cheapest flight to Bangalore next Friday, book it, and order my weekly groceries," and watching every transaction complete seamlessly in the background. In India, this futuristic vision is rapidly becoming infrastructure reality. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is developing a monumental standard: the Unified Agent Protocol (UAP) , anchored by a centralized AI-agent registry designed to verify, authorize, and govern autonomous agents executing UPI transactions. Let's dive deep into how NPCI is laying the tracks for the world's most advanced agentic payment ecosystem. 1. What is the Unified Agent Protocol (UAP)? For years, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been the undisputed king of real-time digital payments, relying on human intervention—specifically, entering a 4-digit or 6-digit UPI PIN for eve...