Stripe Launches Machine Payments Protocol (MPP): The Era of AI Agents Making Autonomous Payments Begins
On March 18, 2026, Stripe, a leading global payment infrastructure company, officially announced the launch of the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) on the X platform. This is an open standard co-authored by Stripe and Tempo, aimed at providing programmatic payment solutions for internet-native AI agents (Agents), supporting various scenarios such as microtransactions, pay-per-use, and recurring payments.