Stripe introduces Link, a consumer digital wallet that lets autonomous AI agents pay on users’ behalf

Stripe introduced Link, a consumer digital wallet available on web, iOS, and Android that connects payment methods including cards, banks, crypto wallets, and buy now/pay later services, while also letting users integrate autonomous AI agents like OpenClaw to make payments on their behalf. Users grant agents access via an OAuth flow, after which agents can create spend requests that users review and approve through mobile or web notifications, with the agent receiving a one-time-use card or a Shared Payment Token rather than the user's actual payment credentials, and Stripe says it will eventually let users set spending limits or allow agents to act without approval. The wallet, which was announced at Stripe's annual Sessions conference, is built on Stripe's new Issuing for agents product and also offers subscription tracking, payment method updates, and 90 days of purchase protection from select merchants.