Stripe’s AI Payments Protocol Signals Machine-To-Machine Commerce Era

Stripe's Machine Payments Protocol lets AI agents pay for services directly—Twilio's pay-per-use model makes it a core ...

Visa and Stripe-backed Tempo unveil AI agent payment tools on same day

The Stripe-backed Tempo blockchain launched on mainnet and released a payments protocol for AI agents, while Visa released a tool to simplify AI agent payments.
CoinDesk

Stripe-led payments blockchain Tempo goes live with protocol for AI agents

The Stripe-led blockchain targets fast, low-cost digital payments and a new Machine Payments Protocol that allows AI agents pay autonomously.

Stripe, Visa And Mastercard Race To Build AI Agent Payment Rails

The three biggest names in payments all made major moves on AI agent infrastructure in the same week, signaling a new front in the payments war.
CNBC

Stripe valued at $159 billion after tender offer for employees, shareholders

The 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 list will be revealed Tuesday, May 19th Stripe announced a tender offer for employees and shareholders, valuing the company at $159 billion. Thrive Capital, Coatue ...

AI can now pay on its own as Visa, Stripe roll out new rails

Artificial intelligence is steadily moving beyond automation into economic activity, with new tools now allowing software ...
Lablab.ai

From AI Hackathon to Reality: How Builders Are Using Arc for Agentic Commerce

Learn how builders at the Agentic Commerce on Arc AI hackathon are turning autonomous AI finance into production-ready systems using Arc L1 and Circle infrastructure.