Stripe AI chief on agent economy: AI will buy and transact with AI
emilygsands · x · 2026-10-15
Marking 10 years of Stripe Japan, Stripe's Head of Data & AI, Harvard-trained economist Emily Sands, appeared on TBS Bloomberg in Tokyo to unpack the "AI agent economy": AIs won't just buy on behalf of humans—AIs will transact directly with each other, with OpenAI and Anthropic among those relying on Stripe's payment rails. The interview covered trust in AI-powered payments and how AI is changing work.
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