Payments News and Analysis

3 verified stories covering Payments, product updates and industry developments.

Acquisitions 2026-08-20

Stripe to Acquire OpenRouter for Over $7 Billion

Stripe is buying AI model router OpenRouter in a deal reported at more than $7 billion, folding model selection into payment settlement just three months after a $1.3 billion valuation.

#OpenRouter #AI infrastructure #Payments

Mastercard 2026-06-13

Mastercard lets AI agents pay other machines

Mastercard lets AI agents pay other machines.

#AI agents #Payments #Stablecoins

AI agents 2026-06-11

Visa plugs payments into ChatGPT agents

Visa and OpenAI plan to let AI agents shop and pay through tokenized Visa credentials under user-set limits and approval rules.

#OpenAI #Payments