Summary
At Sessions 2026, Stripe said it was building the economic infrastructure for AI with new agent-focused payment primitives. The company highlighted Link wallets for agents, streaming payments for token-based AI business models, and Radar protections aimed at token theft and trial abuse.
What changed
Stripe announced new agent payment and fraud products, including Link wallets for agents, streaming token payments, and AI-specific fraud protections inside Radar.
Why it matters
This is one of the clearest signs that payments infrastructure is adapting to agents as economic actors rather than just chat interfaces. If token-level metering, delegated purchasing, and anti-abuse controls become standard, Stripe is positioning itself to own the transaction layer for agentic commerce.
Evidence excerpt
Stripe says it introduced agent wallets via Link, streaming payments for token-based AI models, and Radar protections against token theft and free-trial abuse.