Stripe lets AI agents transfer money via Treasury and adds approvals
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Stripe's MCP server has a new capability: AI agents can transfer money to others via Stripe Treasury. Previously, the server already supported agents in creating checkout pages, generating financial reports, automatically issuing refunds, and adjusting prices. Stripe has also added approval rules. In live mode, when an agent initiates a refund or payout, Stripe requires human confirmation before funds leave the account; this confirmation applies only to some write operations and still applies even if the client has disabled the permission prompt before tool calls. Unapproved requests automatically expire after 14 days. Stripe gives an example: a refund bot can be set to automatically approve amounts under $50 and require sign-off from a customer support team member for amounts above $500, and by default no single entity (human or agent) can approve its own request.
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Stripe's MCP server lets AI agents build checkout pages, run financial reports, automate refunds or price adjustments, and now send money to others via Stripe Treasury. Agents can connect on your behalf via OAuth with human confirmation required for sensitive live-mode actions, or get their own identity through agent-tagged API keys governed by Approval rules that require designated reviewers for sensitive actions. Approval requests can be reviewed in the Dashboard, expire after 14 days if unapproved, and agents can listen for outcomes via webhook events such as v2.core.approval_request.approved.
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