Stripe Sessions 2026 | Keynote

The agentic era has fundamentally transformed the digital economy, positioning autonomous AI agents as primary economic actors capable of building, buying, and selling software. Stripe is re-platforming its infrastructure to support this shift, introducing tools like Stripe Projects for autonomous deployment and the Machine Payments Protocol for machine-to-machine transactions. By integrating stablecoin rails through the Tempo blockchain and digital asset accounts, the platform enables real-time, programmable micropayments that move at machine speed. These innovations, alongside the Platform Growth Studio and Stripe Signals, allow businesses to automate financial policy, optimize revenue, and mitigate risks like token theft. Collaborations with industry leaders such as Meta and Shopify further extend this ecosystem, embedding commerce directly into AI surfaces and social platforms to ensure seamless, policy-driven financial interactions across the global economy.