Stripe announced 288 new products and features at its annual Stripe Sessions conference, which is way too many at once! Luckily for you, I'm here to help share the highlights. Some of these items were announced for the first time, while others you've seen me write about in previous editions.
- Streaming Payments – A new AI-native business model combining Metronome and Tempo that allows businesses to get paid the instant value is delivered.
- Checkout Studio – A new way to configure, analyze, and optimize checkout pages with an AI assistant, live transaction replay, A/B testing, and personalized recommendations.
- Stripe Database (preview) – Real-time Stripe data in a managed, hosted, read-only Postgres database, deployable with one click.
- Treasury Rewards – U.S. Treasury balances will now earn Stripe credits that can be applied toward processing fees.
- Free Instant Transfers – U.S. businesses on Stripe can now transfer funds to each other for free, instantly.
- Stripe Card with 2% Cashback – U.S. users can now spend their settled Stripe earnings with a Stripe card powered by Mastercard.
- Stripe Reader T600 – A new countertop terminal device with an 8-inch screen that can run custom apps for loyalty and upsells.
- Agentic Commerce Suite – Sellers can now upload product catalogs and manage agent access directly from the Stripe Dashboard, and platforms can make their connected accounts agent-ready through a single integration.
- Meta Partnership – Native checkout inside ads on Facebook so discovery and purchase happen in one flow.
- Google Partnership – Customers will soon be able to buy products in AI Mode and the Gemini app via the Universal Commerce Protocol.
- Link Agent Wallet – Users can grant agents permission to pay via Link with spending approvals and full purchase visibility.
- Issuing for Agents – Businesses and agentic platforms can programmatically issue single-use virtual cards so agents can make autonomous purchases.
- Stripe Console (preview) – An agentic execution environment built into the Dashboard that lets customers ask business questions in plain language for structured diagnoses, or assign tasks it carries out with confirmation.
- Bot Abuse Prevention (preview) – Designed to distinguish legitimate AI agents from fraudulent actors.
For the full list of 288 announcements, including detailed roadmap items through Q1 2027, check out Stripe's full Sessions 2026 recap.