Stripe Link data shows agentic transactions increased by 38x and volume of payments by 20x in September, with retail leading in both, and a ~$100 average spend (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)

Alex Konrad / Upstarts Media: Stripe Link data shows agentic transactions increased by 38x and volume of payments by 20x in September, with retail leading in both, and a ~$100 average spend  —  Every time a new AI assistant tool launches, seemingly every week, it announces it's handling checkout and payments through Stripe's tool, Link.