Summary: Stripe launches Checkout with agentic commerce

Why It Matters: Stripe is expanding its prebuilt payment tools to support AI-driven shopping and more complex business models like "Merchant of Record" and stablecoin payments.

What Changed:

• Added "Agentic commerce" as a new primary use case for AI-driven transactions.
• Introduced "Managed Payments," a new Merchant of Record solution to handle taxes and compliance for users.
• Added "Crypto" section featuring stablecoin issuing, card infrastructure, and digital wallets.
• Expanded the "Revenue" suite with usage-based billing and automated revenue recognition.
• Updated the Checkout product page to highlight address auto-complete, 1-click Link payments, and adaptive pricing.
• Announced the "Sessions" annual conference for April 29–30 in San Francisco.