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Stripe

Financial infrastructure and payments platform

stripe.com

Headquarters: South San Francisco, United States
Founded year: 2010
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 5,000–20,000
Industry: Financial Technology (Fintech)

Last updated October 13

Latest news about Stripe

In short: Stripe acquired OpenRouter for $7.5B, expanded AI agent payments and stablecoins, and reported 41% revenue growth in H1 2026.

Company announcements

October 13 Stripe

Stripe enables recurring job automation in Workflows

New schedule triggers replace cron servers to run automatic checks like past-due subscription notifications at specified local times.

September 30 Stripe

Stripe agrees to acquire Parafin to expand credit access for small businesses on platforms

The acquisition strengthens Stripe's platform support. The transaction is expected to close in the coming months pending regulatory clearances.

September 24 Stripe

Stripe enhances Link for AI agents with new features

The update includes incremental authorization, financial insights for recommendations, and purchase protection to support agentic commerce.

August 19 Stripe

Stripe acquires OpenRouter to optimize AI token routing

The acquisition strengthens Stripe’s position in the artificial intelligence sector by enabling better routing and consumption tracking for developers building generative applications.

Media coverage

October 12 Crypto Briefing

Stripe, Mastercard and Circle agree to pay up to $3.3 billion for stablecoin operators

Stripe, Mastercard and Circle are buying stablecoin operators Bridge, BVNK and Tazapay in deals worth a combined $3.3 billion.

October 6 FreightWaves

Stripe uses FedEx data to help small businesses access financing

The partnership combines shipping metrics with financial data to streamline loan approvals and expand payment options for SMBs.

October 5 CoinCentral

Stripe Bets Big on Stablecoins With Global Card Expansion

Stripe plans to expand stablecoin cards to 100+ countries by year-end as monthly spending triples to $1.2 billion.

October 4 The Fintech Times

Stripe's OpenRouter Deal Signals AI-Driven Hybrid Payment Routing

A $7bn-plus acquisition of AI gateway OpenRouter positions Stripe to route transactions intelligently across fiat and stablecoin rails.

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