Blockchains may need 1B TPS to support AI agent future: Stripe

Blockchains may need 1B TPS to support AI agent future: Stripe

• Financial technology firm Stripe says blockchains may need to process up to 1 billion transactions per second to support the future of artificial intelligence agents • In an annu

FinTech · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words

Stripe co-founder predicts 'torrent' of AI agent commerce powered by stablecoins

• A ’torrent’ of AI agentic commerce running on stablecoins and high-throughput blockchains seems very likely, Stripe’s co-founder said

Stripe considers acquiring some or all of PayPal: Report

Stripe considers acquiring some or all of PayPal: Report

• Stripe considers acquiring some or all of PayPal: Report Bloomberg reports that Stripe is in early acquisition talks with PayPal as the payments giant has battled competition, le

FinTech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 320 words

Stripe Eyes Potential PayPal Acquisition

Stripe considers acquiring PayPal to expand payment services, driving consolidation and market reach. Aligns with industry consolidation trend, positioning Stripe for growth and co

Stripe's Bridge sees stablecoin volume quadruple as utility insulates from 'crypto winter'

Stripe's Bridge sees stablecoin volume quadruple as utility insulates from 'crypto winter'

• Stripe’s Bridge sees stablecoin volume quadruple as utility insulates from ‘crypto winter’ The payments giant says Bridge, its stablecoin arm, saw its transaction volume sky-rock

Stripe-owned stablecoin platform Bridge wins conditional OCC approval for national bank charter

Stripe-owned stablecoin platform Bridge wins conditional OCC approval for national bank charter

• Bridge, Stripe-owned stablecoin platform, gets conditional OCC approval for national trust bank charter. • Approval allows Bridge to offer stablecoin products, custody, issuance,

Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins initial approval of national bank trust charter

Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins initial approval of national bank trust charter

• Stripe’s stablecoin firm Bridge wins initial approval of national bank trust charter The U.S. • banking license would allow Bridge to issue and manage stablecoins under direct fe

Metronome + Stripe: Building the future of billing

Metronome + Stripe: Building the future of billing

• Stripe acquires Metronome, boosting its usage‑based billing capabilities. • New platform supports thousands of SKUs, multidimensional metering for AI infrastructure. • Enables sa

Engineering Blogs · January 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 259 words
Stripe Atlas startups in 2025: Year in review

Stripe Atlas startups in 2025: Year in review

• Stripe Atlas startups in 2025: Year in review 2025 was a breakout year for early-stage startups: founders launched more companies and generated revenue faster than ever. • Delawa

Engineering Blogs · December 18, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 391 words
Businesses grow revenue on Stripe 27 percentage points faster after accepting financing through Stripe Capital

Businesses grow revenue on Stripe 27 percentage points faster after accepting financing through Stripe Capital

• Businesses grow revenue on Stripe 27 percentage points faster after accepting financing through Stripe Capital We hear consistently from our SMB customers that access to financin

Engineering Blogs · December 17, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 375 words
Create new monetization opportunities with Stripe Billing's recent upgrades

Create new monetization opportunities with Stripe Billing's recent upgrades

• Create new monetization opportunities with Stripe Billing’s recent upgrades Atlassian, Figma, Instacart, and fast-growing AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and NVIDIA use S

Engineering Blogs · November 11, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 396 words