[The Information] According to The Information, as AI assistants such as Instinct and Meta Platforms' Muse gradually gain traction in shopping scenarios, Stripe has taken a leading position in how AI agents complete payments, which is making the credit card giants uneasy. According to people close to the credit card companies, Stripe in many cases supports AI agent shopping through one-time virtual cards, which could weaken the card networks' control over the shopping and payment process. Mastercard and Visa have developed their own agentic shopping payment technology, which will use customers' existing cards and give the card companies a clearer view of who is buying what, but the approach is still at an early stage.