Stripe Link shows 38x growth in agentic purchases

The author argues that the core problem in agentic commerce is not intent or technology, but a broken economic model where merchants bear all the risk and costs while third-party agents give away demand for free. Examining recent data from Stripe, Visa, and major tech platforms, the analysis concludes that long-term alignment will favor card networks and commercial constructs that establish clear rules, manage risk, and properly price incremental value. Open article →