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March 26, 2026
On the web
Stripe Brings a New Checkout Experience for Facebook
Stripe
"Stripe announced it is helping bring a new checkout experience to Facebook. It enables buyers to purchase products from businesses like Fanatics and Quince in just one click, whether from a business’ website or within the app after clicking on an ad. Businesses can opt into selling via ads in Facebook through a toggle in the Stripe Dashboard, and link their Meta ads account. Once enabled, when a buyer sees an ad on Facebook and taps the “Buy now” button, Meta surfaces a native checkout powered by Stripe."
March 4, 2026
On the web
Affirm And Stripe Link AI Agents To Buy Now Pay Later Growth
Yahoo Finance
"Affirm Holdings has expanded its work with Stripe to support Shared Payment Tokens for buy now, pay later transactions. The update allows AI agents to initiate secure pay over time purchases without sharing full card or account credentials. Affirm is also connecting its services to emerging agent driven commerce platforms that can shop and check out on behalf of users."
Stripe Wants to Turn Your AI Costs Into a Profit Center
TechCrunch
"Stripe released a preview of a new feature that could help AI startups (and other companies) solve the problem of passing through the underlying costs of AI model usage to their customers. Stripe’s feature, however, goes even further than just passing through the costs of the tokens. It allows startups to charge a markup percentage on token usage. So a company can, for instance, charge an automatic 30% above the cost of the tokens that the startup will pay the model maker."
March 3, 2026
On the web
Supporting Additional Payment Methods for Agentic Commerce
Stripe
"Last year, we launched Shared Payment Tokens (SPTs), a payment primitive for agentic commerce that lets agents initiate payments with a customer’s permission and preferred payment method, without exposing the underlying credentials. We’re expanding SPT support to enable broader access to network-led agentic payment capabilities, including Mastercard Agent Pay and Visa Intelligent Commerce, as well as buy now, pay later (BNPL) methods such as Affirm and Klarna. This makes Stripe the first and only provider that supports both agentic network tokens and BNPL tokens in agentic commerce through a single primitive."
Visa and Bridge Expand Collaboration, with Plans to Bring Stablecoin-Linked Cards to Over 100 Countries
Visa
Visa and Bridge, a leading stablecoin infrastructure platform and a Stripe company, announced an expansion of their global card issuance product that they first unveiled in 2025. Bridge enables businesses and fintech developers to offer stablecoin-backed Visa cards. Now, through Bridge’s partnership with Lead Bank, these card transactions can be settled onchain with Visa.
February 18, 2026
On the web
Stripe Integrates Base Blockchain for Seamless AI Agent Payments with x402
CoinCentral
"Stripe has introduced support for the Base blockchain to enable AI agents to make quick and automated payments using USDC. The new x402 payment protocol allows AI agents to perform low-cost transactions without human intervention, streamlining billing processes. Businesses can monitor payments in real time via the Stripe dashboard, webhooks, or API, offering easy transaction tracking. Stripe’s integration with Base ensures fast settlements and low fees, making it suitable for frequent, low-value transactions."
Stripe-Owned Bridge Gains National Bank Trust Charter to Boost Stablecoin Offerings
Decrypt
"Bridge, the stablecoin company that was acquired by Stripe, has been granted conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust banking charter. Upon full approval, the firm would be able to custody digital assets, offer and issue stablecoins, and operate stablecoin reserves. The firm’s conditional approval follows that of other major stablecoin and crypto firms like Circle, Ripple, and Paxos, which received conditional approval from the OCC in December."
February 11, 2026
On the web
Stripe Adds X402 Integration for USDC Agent Payments on Base
The Block
"Stripe has unveiled a preview of machine payments on its platform, integrating the x402 protocol to enable developers to charge AI agents directly using the USDC stablecoin on the Base network. Jeff Weinstein, product lead at Stripe, wrote on X on Tuesday that the deployment would eventually expand to include additional protocols, currencies, and blockchains. The system utilizes the PaymentIntents API to allow businesses to programmatically charge AI agents for API usage, Model Context Protocol calls, and HTTP requests."
January 8, 2026
On the web
Stripe Helps Power a New Shopping Experience in Microsoft Copilot
Stripe
"Stripe announced that it is helping power a new experience called Copilot Checkout. Copilot users in the US will be able to buy products from Etsy businesses and retailers like Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie, all without leaving the chat. When a Copilot conversation naturally leads to a shopping experience, a Stripe-powered checkout may appear natively within the chat. To populate the checkout, Microsoft communicates with Stripe through an integration. Stripe then connects with the seller via the Agentic Commerce Protocol, an open standard for agentic commerce codeveloped by Stripe."
January 7, 2026
On the web
Stripe Users Can Now Pay With Crypto Through New crypto.com Partnership
Yahoo
"Stripe, the software used by millions of businesses to process payments, has just announced a partnership with Crypto.com to facilitate the acceptance of cryptocurrency. The collaboration will also allow Stripe users to purchase crypto with credit or debit cards. The new agreement will allow Stripe merchant customers to check out and pay with their favorite crypto or stablecoin."
December 15, 2025
On the web
Stripe Launches the Agentic Commerce Suite to Help Every Business Thrive in the Ai-Enabled Commerce Era
Stripe
"Stripe introduced the Agentic Commerce Suite, a solution to help businesses get ready to sell through multiple AI agents. Businesses including ecommerce platforms will use Agentic Commerce Suite to capitalize on the new paradigm of agentic commerce. Stripe recently launched the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), an open standard for agentic commerce."
December 11, 2025
On the web
Stripe Expands Crypto Push by Acquiring Valora Team to Boost Stablecoin Payments
TokenPost
"Stripe is accelerating its move into blockchain technology with the acquisition of the team behind Valora, a mobile-first crypto payments app built on the Celo network. Valora founder Jackie Bona announced the news in a Wednesday blog post, explaining that the partnership will help expand access to stablecoins and strengthen global payment infrastructure. According to Bona, joining Stripe became an obvious path forward as both companies share a mission to increase economic accessibility through crypto-powered financial tools."
December 10, 2025
On the web
Stripe Charges 1.5% for Stablecoin Transfers That Cost $0.0002 On-Chain
Crypto News
"Stripe launched stablecoin payment processing with a 1.5% fee for USDC transfers that cost fractions of a cent on-chain, sparking debate over pricing that critics call excessive and defenders justify as infrastructure abstraction."
Stripe-Backed Blockchain Tempo Starts Testnet; Kalshi, Mastercard, UBS Added as Partners
CoinDesk
"Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain backed by Stripe and crypto investment firm Paradigm, has launched its public testnet, a key step in its effort in making stablecoin payments for mainstream use. Tempo has also unveiled a roster of new additions to the network’s partner group, including buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna, predictions market Kalshi, payments giant Mastercard and Swiss global bank UBS. They join a group of earlier design partners such as Deutsche Bank, Visa, Shopify, OpenAI and Nubank."
December 3, 2025
On the web
Stripe to Acquire U.S. Billing Platform Metronome
Silicon Republic
"Stripe announced plans to acquire Metronome, a US-based software developer in the billing and invoice space, for an undisclosed amount. The company enables organisations to create and manage usage-based pricing models, create invoices and integrate other technologies to optimise the billing process."
November 5, 2025
On the web
Stripe and NEC to Provide Face Recognition Payment Service via Stripe Terminal
Yahoo Finance-PR Newswire
"Stripe and NEC Corporation have begun exploring integration of the Stripe Reader S700 payment terminal, compatible with the unified commerce solution Stripe Terminal, with NEC's face recognition payment service. By combining Stripe's payment terminals, payment services, and functions with NEC's face recognition technology, the companies aim to provide secure, simple, and convenient hands-free payments."
October 15, 2025
On the web
Salesforce Announces Support for Agentic Commerce Protocol in Collaboration with Stripe
The Globe and Mail
"Salesforce announced a collaboration with Stripe and OpenAI to build an Instant Checkout integration guided by the new Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP). The new Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), co-developed by Stripe and OpenAI, provides a standardized framework for retailers and brands to interact with consumers through AI agents and facilitate a seamless, instant checkout experience."
October 14, 2025
On the web
Stripe: Introducing Stablecoin Payments for Subscriptions
Stripe
"To better support the 30% of businesses on Stripe with recurring business models—including the majority of AI companies—we’re launching subscription capabilities for stablecoin payments. With this launch, businesses can let customers use their crypto wallets to pay for subscriptions, which then settle directly in fiat; manage fiat and stablecoin subscription payments together in the Stripe Dashboard; integrate stablecoin-based subscriptions with Stripe’s Optimized Checkout Suite and Stripe Billing; extend the benefits of stablecoin-based payments across their entire product suite."
October 7, 2025
On the web
Stripe: Introducing Our Agentic Commerce Solutions
Stripe
"The ACP specification is already powering its first real-world use case: Instant Checkout in ChatGPT. ChatGPT users in the US can now buy from US Etsy sellers—and soon from more than a million Shopify merchants, such as Glossier, Vuori, Spanx, and SKIMS—directly in chat. ACP is just the beginning. Here are some of the additional steps Stripe is taking to build agentic commerce solutions for AI platforms and businesses. To support this shift, Stripe built Shared Payment Tokens (SPT), a new payment primitive for AI commerce. SPTs let agents initiate payments using a buyer’s permission and preferred payment method, without exposing credentials."
September 30, 2025
On the web
Stripe Launches New Products to Drive Stablecoins and Agentic Commerce Into the Mainstream
Stripe
"Stripe announced new products to help businesses take advantage of AI and stablecoins to grow their revenue. The updates were part of Stripe Tour New York, the company’s annual product showcase in NYC, with over 40 new products and features launched. Announcements included Open Issuance, which empowers businesses to launch and manage their own stablecoins with just a few lines of code, and new solutions for agentic commerce, helping businesses and their customers transact via AI tools and agents."
September 29, 2025
Top Post
Stripe Powers Instant Checkout in ChatGPT and Releases Agentic Commerce Protocol Codeveloped With OpenAI
Stripe
"Stripe announced that it is helping OpenAI launch a new commerce experience called Instant Checkout in ChatGPT. Starting today, ChatGPT users in the US can buy goods from US-based Etsy businesses—and, coming soon, over a million Shopify merchants, like Glossier, Vuori, Spanx, and SKIMS—directly in the chat. This milestone in the evolution of AI-enabled commerce is powered by the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), a new, merchant-friendly open standard codeveloped by Stripe and OpenAI."
September 12, 2025
On the web
Stripe to Launch Capital in Australia as It Passes 1 Million Users Across Australia and New Zealand
Stripe
"Stripe announced the upcoming launch of Stripe Capital in Australia. The announcement was made at Stripe Tour Sydney, where the company showcased products leveraging AI and stablecoins, and reported that it's now supporting over one million users across Australia and New Zealand. Stripe Capital will provide eligible small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access to fast, flexible business financing through the Stripe platform, helping them invest in growth and manage cashflow."
September 4, 2025
On the web
Introducing Tempo, the Payments-First Blockchain [Stripe & Paradigm]
Tempo
"Tempo is a payments-first blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm. Tempo is purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe’s experience in global payments and Paradigm’s expertise in crypto. To ensure Tempo serves a broad array of needs, we’re excited to be working with a group of initial design partners, including: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Lead Bank, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more."
September 3, 2025
On the web
Stripe Among First Fintechs to File Opposition to JPMorgan Fees
The Business Times
"Stripe is among the first financial-technology firms to directly and publicly appeal to the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to take immediate action against banks charging for access to their customers’ financial data. Allowing JPMorgan Chase to charge fees while the CFPB considers whether to allow the bank and others in the industry to do so “will cause significant damage to the marketplace and consumers”, Stripe said in comments filed with the agency on Friday (Aug 29) and made public on Tuesday."
August 26, 2025
On the web
The Conversion Paradox: 3DS Trends in Regulated Markets
Stripe
"Last year, we analyzed 3D Secure (3DS) trends in unregulated markets, where we found that US issuers often declined transactions that requested 3DS, viewing the request itself as a fraud signal. Since then we analyzed authentication and conversion data across businesses in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and Japan. Our findings reveal a surprising paradox: even with very high two-factor authentication trigger rates—which traditionally add friction to the checkout flow—France, the UK, and Japan still maintain high conversion rates."
August 18, 2025
On the wires
Payoneer and Stripe Partner to Deliver Enhanced Online Checkout Experience for SMBs from Around the Globe
PR Newswire
"Payoneer announced a strategic partnership with Stripe. The collaboration marks an expansion of Payoneer's Online Checkout offering for cross-border merchants looking to sell direct-to-consumer. Launching in key markets within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region first, including China and Hong Kong, the upgraded Payoneer Checkout capabilities — will empower Businesses to accept a broader range of payments methods via online webstore checkout including Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) options like Affirm and Klarna, and digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay."
August 12, 2025
On the web
Stripe’s Mysterious New Blockchain Could Rival Ethereum
Crypto Economy
"Stripe is discreetly developing a payments-focused blockchain named Tempo in collaboration with the crypto venture firm Paradigm, as indicated by a recently deleted job listing. Tempo is described as a high-performance, payments-focused layer 1 that will run code compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine, which means developers can port existing smart contracts and tooling with minimal friction."
July 21, 2025
On the web
Stripe Acquires Orum to Expand Capabilities in Real-Time Payments and Bank Account Verification
FinTech Magazine
Stripe has announced the acquisition of Orum, a U.S.-based financial technology company specializing in payment orchestration and bank account verification. The acquisition adds new infrastructure to Stripe’s non-card payments strategy. Orum has developed products that facilitate instant transfers and rapid bank authentication. Its platform supports multiple U.S. payment rails including ACH, RTP, and FedNow, enabling businesses to accelerate disbursements and reduce transaction latency.
July 16, 2025
On the web
Stripe’s Bridge-Visa Card Offering Aims to Expand Global Financial Services Reach While Maintaining a Seamless User Experience
Fintech Magazine
"Neetika Bansal, Head of Money as a Service at Stripe, discusses how Stripe is positioning itself at the forefront of the stablecoin revolution with its Bridge-Visa card product, which the company believes represents a significant step forward in marrying traditional financial systems with digital currencies."
July 7, 2025
On the web
Stripe and TrueLayer Partner to Launch Pay by Bank Integration in France and Germany
Truelayer
"Stripe announced the upcoming launch of Pay by Bank in France and Germany. This product builds on the successful partnership between Stripe and TrueLayer in the UK, where Pay by Bank has revolutionised payments for both merchants and customers."