Why is Stripe betting that AI agents will buy on your customers’ behalf — and what should your business do now?
On May 16, 2026, Stripe’s John Collison said AI agents will soon do much of your customers’ shopping. Stripe’s agentic commerce push — 288 launches, an agent-ready Link wallet, and an open payments protocol — signals that mid-market businesses must make their catalog, pricing, and checkout readable to software. Here’s what to do in the next 90 days.