people · May 16, 2026
John Collison Discusses Agentic Commerce on Odd Lots Podcast
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John Collison, Stripe co-founder and President, discussed agentic commerce on the Odd Lots podcast with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal on May 16, 2026. The conversation covered how AI agents will reshape the internet economy and whether ads or scrolling will persist when bots handle shopping. Collison addressed the shift from human-driven to agent-driven transactions in the payments space. Stripe's focus on infrastructure for AI agents builds on prior statements about needing blockchains supporting over one billion transactions per second.