Vodafone and Google Cloud Partner with SF x402 Hackathon for Agent-Native Payments
Vodafone and Google Cloud Partner with SF x402 Hackathon for Agent-Native Payments
🤝 Telecom meets cloud infrastructure
The SF x402 Hackathon has announced two major partnerships to advance payment protocol development.
Vodafone's Pairpoint joins as a partner, bringing enterprise experience to help builders understand how x402 payments can function across different networks and real-world environments.
Google Cloud is also supporting the hackathon, providing infrastructure for developers working on agent-native payment solutions that require reliability and performance at scale.
Both partnerships aim to bridge the gap between payment protocols and practical implementation, focusing on cross-network operability and global infrastructure needs.
x402 at scale depends on reliable, global infrastructure. We’re proud to welcome @GoogleCloud as a partner of the SF x402 Hackathon, supporting builders exploring agent-native payments with reliability and performance at the core!
Payment protocols succeed when they integrate with the real world. Join us in welcoming Pairpoint by @VodafoneGroup as a partner of the SF x402 Hackathon, bringing real-world enterprise perspective to how x402 payments can operate across networks and environments.
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