Stripe: 300M+ Link consumer accounts can now pay via Claude, ChatGPT agents
patife · x · 2026-09-07
Stripe's Jeff Weinstein confirmed that Link consumer accounts (US first, 300M+ users) can connect to AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT to make payments — no business application required.
Key points:
- Works with credit cards, debit cards, and bank accounts, with more methods coming
- Stripe handles 3DS verification and compliance
- Agents can pay anything across the internet, on or off Stripe merchants
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