Strategic Bets -- AI Agents, Stablecoins, and the Next Decade of Payments

Stripe's CEO Patrick Collison has identified two "gale-force tailwinds" reshaping commerce: AI and stablecoins. This module breaks down Stripe's biggest strategic moves in 2025-2026 -- the $1.1 billion Bridge acquisition, the Agentic Commerce Protocol with OpenAI, and the world's first AI foundation model for payments -- and shows candidates how to demonstrate strategic awareness in their interviews.