Financial technology leader Stripe has announced significant progress in its 2025 annual report. Despite a notable decline in Bitcoin prices, the volume of stablecoin payments nearly doubled to $400 billion, with over 60% of transactions occurring in the business-to-business (B2B) sector. Stripe’s acquisition of the stablecoin platform Bridge has driven transaction volumes to more than quadruple. Viewing stablecoins as a key driver of future currency flows, the company is focusing on further acquisitions and expanding acceptance through its new Tempo platform.
Additionally, Stripe has marked 2025 as the beginning of real-world experiments and advancements in agentic commerce—AI-powered trading. In collaboration with OpenAI, Stripe is developing an open standard called the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), designed to establish a shared technical language between AI platforms and merchants. This aims to enable seamless programmatic commerce flows and instant checkout capabilities. The Agentic Commerce Suite introduced by Stripe is regarded as foundational infrastructure with potential impacts for future generations, emphasizing the importance of universal interoperability and open design.
These developments highlight not only the growing adoption of stablecoins in financial technology but also a significant step toward streamlining and accelerating commerce through artificial intelligence. Going forward, these initiatives are expected to enhance transparency and speed in financial transactions while potentially increasing competition in the market.
Source: binance
