Stripe says AI agents could eliminate traditional online checkout pages

Stripe technology and business head Will Gaybrick said checkout pages could disappear as AI agents increasingly make purchases on behalf of users, a shift he described as part of the move toward “agentic commerce.” The idea is that people and software agents may soon buy directly from product pages or through automated systems, rather than moving through a separate checkout flow. Stripe’s comments matter because they point to a possible redesign of online shopping and payment systems, with merchants adapting to a world where buying happens inside AI-driven interfaces instead of traditional web forms.