Stripe is rebuilding its entire stack on Claude.
Agent-native checkout reframes payments infrastructure from a human action to delegated commercial intent.
Strategy, markets, and the companies building the new stack.
Every story in this section must answer three things: what changed, who pays, and which second-order effect matters next.
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Agent-native checkout reframes payments infrastructure from a human action to delegated commercial intent.
The reason Mastercard spins out the agent stack is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
A full dossier on Visa and the agent stack: numbers, names, and the timeline that matters.
The reason Block spins out the agent stack is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
Twelve months of buyer data on Shopify and the agent stack. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
The short version: Stripe spins out the agent stack, and the second-order effects begin this quarter.
Twelve months of buyer data on Klarna and the agent stack. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
What changed when Plaid absorbs the agent stack, in under five minutes.
A structural read on why Workday absorbing the agent stack — and what the next twelve months reprice.
The reason Salesforce absorbs the agent stack is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
Twelve months of buyer data on Deloitte and the agent stack. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
The reason Accenture absorbs the agent stack is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
The short version: Bain absorbs the agent stack, and the second-order effects begin this quarter.
Twelve months of buyer data on BCG and the agent stack. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
What changed when McKinsey absorbs the agent stack, in under five minutes.
A briefing on what Goldman Sachs just did to the agent stack — and who pays for it.
A structural read on why JPMorgan absorbing the agent stack — and what the next twelve months reprice.
Three months of source-level work on Mastercard and the agent stack, distilled into a buyer-ready brief.
Twelve months of buyer data on Visa and the agent stack. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
Field notes from teams who have already lived through Block absorbing the agent stack.
A structural read on why Adyen absorbing the agent stack — and what the next twelve months reprice.
A structural read on why Stripe absorbing the agent stack — and what the next twelve months reprice.
A briefing on what Klarna just did to the agent stack — and who pays for it.
A full dossier on Plaid and the agent stack: numbers, names, and the timeline that matters.
Field notes from teams who have already lived through Workday pivoting to the agent stack.
A structural read on why ServiceNow pivoting to the agent stack — and what the next twelve months reprice.
The short version: Salesforce pivots to the agent stack, and the second-order effects begin this quarter.
Three months of source-level work on Accenture and the agent stack, distilled into a buyer-ready brief.
Twelve months of buyer data on Bain and the agent stack. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
A full dossier on McKinsey and the agent stack: numbers, names, and the timeline that matters.
A full dossier on JPMorgan and the agent stack: numbers, names, and the timeline that matters.
The complete file on Mastercard pivoting to the agent stack — every line sourced, every claim numbered.
What changed when Visa pivots to the agent stack, in under five minutes.
Twelve months of buyer data on Block and the agent stack. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
The short version: Adyen pivots to the agent stack, and the second-order effects begin this quarter.
Twelve months of buyer data on Shopify and the agent stack. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
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