{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"65089","rtpr_id":"nBw7LVD7wa","ticker":"ZIP","exchange":"ASX","all_tickers":["ZIP"],"title":"Zip US Expands Partnership with Stripe to Bring Flexible Payments to Agentic Commerce Through Shared Payment Tokens","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-06-16T13:00:01.108Z","article_body":"Zip US Expands Partnership with Stripe to Bring Flexible Payments to Agentic\nCommerce Through Shared Payment Tokens\n\nEnabling merchants and customers to participate in the next generation of\nAI-powered checkout experiences\n\nZip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP), the digital financial services company offering\ninnovative, people-centered products for everyday Americans, today announced\nthat Zip US will support Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.stripe.com%2Fagentic-commerce%2Fconcepts%2Fshared-payment-tokens&esheet=54554024&newsitemid=20260616176830&lan=en-US&anchor=Shared+Payment+Tokens&index=1&md5=83d141fa470523261b3633816571d4bc)\n(SPTs), extending its flexible payment solutions into emerging AI-powered\ncommerce and payments experiences.\n\nAs AI agents increasingly assist consumers with everyday purchases, checkout\nis expected to be redefined. Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens is the primitive\nenabling this shift, allowing AI agents to initiate transactions on a\ncustomer’s behalf using their preferred payment method, without exposing\nsensitive payment credentials.\n\nAI-driven transactions have traditionally relied on card-on-file payments,\nlimiting the availability of alternative payment methods – a gap this\ntechnology aims to address. By supporting Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens,\nZip will help ensure flexible payment options remain available in the next\ngeneration of checkout experiences.\n\n“At Zip, we believe even as technology evolves, trust should remain with the\ncustomer,” said Rory Herriman, U.S. Chief Technology and Operating Officer\nof Zip US. “Agentic AI has the potential to make shopping more seamless, but\nit also raises an important question of who is really in control? Our role is\nto ensure the answer is always the customer. By supporting Stripe’s Shared\nPayment Tokens, we’re bringing flexible payment options into these new\nexperiences in a way that preserves choice, transparency, and confidence at\nevery step.”\n\n“Our Shared Payment Tokens will soon support Zip, enabling AI agents to\noffer flexible payment options to buyers at checkout. By bringing Zip to\nagentic transactions, we are helping businesses lift conversion while giving\nbuyers more options in how they pay,” said Kevin Miller, Head of payments at\nStripe.\n\nThis marks the next phase of Zip’s partnership with Stripe, focused on\ndelivering flexible, transparent, and secure payment experiences at scale. As\ncommerce evolves, Zip remains committed to expanding access and meeting\ncustomers wherever they are in their financial journey.\n\nAbout Zip\n\nZip Co Limited (ACN 139 546 428) (ASX: ZIP) is a digital financial services\ncompany, offering innovative and people-centered products. Operating in two\ncore markets — Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and the United States (US),\nZip offers access to point-of-sale credit and digital payment services,\nconnecting millions of customers with its global network of tens of thousands\nof merchants.\n\nFounded in Australia in 2013, Zip provides flexible and transparent payment\noptions, helping customers to take control of their financial future and\nhelping merchants to grow their businesses.\n\nFor more information, visit: www.zip.co\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zip.co&esheet=54554024&newsitemid=20260616176830&lan=en-US&anchor=www.zip.co&index=2&md5=9833662b31432b46119fccc442014c3d)\n\nAbout Stripe\n\nStripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the\ninternet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public\ncompanies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses\nonline. Stripe has dual headquarters in San Francisco and Dublin, as well as\noffices in London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, and other locations around the\nworld.\n\nEligibility criteria apply. Loans through Zip are originated by WebBank.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616176830/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616176830/en/)\n\nzip@moxiegrouppr.com (mailto:zip@moxiegrouppr.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw7LVD7wa","title":"Zip US Expands Partnership with Stripe to Bring Flexible Payments to Agentic Commerce Through Shared Payment Tokens","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ZIP","created":"2026-06-16T13:00:01.108Z","tickers":["ZIP"],"exchange":"ASX","article_body":"Zip US Expands Partnership with Stripe to Bring Flexible Payments to Agentic\nCommerce Through Shared Payment Tokens\n\nEnabling merchants and customers to participate in the next generation of\nAI-powered checkout experiences\n\nZip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP), the digital financial services company offering\ninnovative, people-centered products for everyday Americans, today announced\nthat Zip US will support Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.stripe.com%2Fagentic-commerce%2Fconcepts%2Fshared-payment-tokens&esheet=54554024&newsitemid=20260616176830&lan=en-US&anchor=Shared+Payment+Tokens&index=1&md5=83d141fa470523261b3633816571d4bc)\n(SPTs), extending its flexible payment solutions into emerging AI-powered\ncommerce and payments experiences.\n\nAs AI agents increasingly assist consumers with everyday purchases, checkout\nis expected to be redefined. Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens is the primitive\nenabling this shift, allowing AI agents to initiate transactions on a\ncustomer’s behalf using their preferred payment method, without exposing\nsensitive payment credentials.\n\nAI-driven transactions have traditionally relied on card-on-file payments,\nlimiting the availability of alternative payment methods – a gap this\ntechnology aims to address. By supporting Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens,\nZip will help ensure flexible payment options remain available in the next\ngeneration of checkout experiences.\n\n“At Zip, we believe even as technology evolves, trust should remain with the\ncustomer,” said Rory Herriman, U.S. Chief Technology and Operating Officer\nof Zip US. “Agentic AI has the potential to make shopping more seamless, but\nit also raises an important question of who is really in control? Our role is\nto ensure the answer is always the customer. By supporting Stripe’s Shared\nPayment Tokens, we’re bringing flexible payment options into these new\nexperiences in a way that preserves choice, transparency, and confidence at\nevery step.”\n\n“Our Shared Payment Tokens will soon support Zip, enabling AI agents to\noffer flexible payment options to buyers at checkout. By bringing Zip to\nagentic transactions, we are helping businesses lift conversion while giving\nbuyers more options in how they pay,” said Kevin Miller, Head of payments at\nStripe.\n\nThis marks the next phase of Zip’s partnership with Stripe, focused on\ndelivering flexible, transparent, and secure payment experiences at scale. As\ncommerce evolves, Zip remains committed to expanding access and meeting\ncustomers wherever they are in their financial journey.\n\nAbout Zip\n\nZip Co Limited (ACN 139 546 428) (ASX: ZIP) is a digital financial services\ncompany, offering innovative and people-centered products. Operating in two\ncore markets — Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and the United States (US),\nZip offers access to point-of-sale credit and digital payment services,\nconnecting millions of customers with its global network of tens of thousands\nof merchants.\n\nFounded in Australia in 2013, Zip provides flexible and transparent payment\noptions, helping customers to take control of their financial future and\nhelping merchants to grow their businesses.\n\nFor more information, visit: www.zip.co\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zip.co&esheet=54554024&newsitemid=20260616176830&lan=en-US&anchor=www.zip.co&index=2&md5=9833662b31432b46119fccc442014c3d)\n\nAbout Stripe\n\nStripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the\ninternet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public\ncompanies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses\nonline. Stripe has dual headquarters in San Francisco and Dublin, as well as\noffices in London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, and other locations around the\nworld.\n\nEligibility criteria apply. Loans through Zip are originated by WebBank.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616176830/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616176830/en/)\n\nzip@moxiegrouppr.com (mailto:zip@moxiegrouppr.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-16T13:00:01.235064728Z","server_sent_at_ms":1781614801235},"received_at":"2026-06-16T13:00:01.305Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616176830/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"54509","press_release_id":"65089","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Consumer Finance","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"Zip US expanded its partnership with Stripe to support Shared Payment Tokens, integrating its flexible payment options into emerging AI-driven checkout experiences.\n\nThis integration allows AI agents to initiate transactions using Zip’s services without exposing sensitive customer credentials, addressing a limitation in current automated purchasing workflows.\n\nExecutives highlighted that the move aims to preserve customer choice and trust as commerce evolves toward agentic AI interactions.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Strategic AI integration with Stripe partners Zip for agentic commerce."},"keyFigures":null,"quotedText":"Our Shared Payment Tokens will soon support Zip, enabling AI agents to offer flexible payment options to buyers at checkout.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Rory Herriman","role":"U.S. Chief Technology and Operating Officer of Zip US"},{"name":"Kevin Miller","role":"Head of payments at Stripe"}],"products":["Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens"],"companies":[{"name":"Zip Co Limited","ticker":"ZIP"},{"name":"Stripe","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"WebBank","relationship":"loan originator"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Strategic integration with Stripe to support emerging AI-driven commerce flows positions Zip for future growth, but the announcement lacks immediate financial metrics or quantifiable revenue impact."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"ZIP"},"globalImportance":25,"audienceRelevance":30,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"Mid-cap","eventGravity":"Partnership","sectorWeight":"Fintech","trendAlignment":"Agentic AI"}},"event_type":"partnership","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":2,"narrative":"Zip US expanded its partnership with Stripe to support Shared Payment Tokens, integrating its flexible payment options into emerging AI-driven checkout experiences.\n\nThis integration allows AI agents to initiate transactions using Zip’s services without exposing sensitive customer credentials, addressing a limitation in current automated purchasing workflows.\n\nExecutives highlighted that the move aims to preserve customer choice and trust as commerce evolves toward agentic AI interactions.","key_figures":null,"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Rory Herriman","role":"U.S. Chief Technology and Operating Officer of Zip US"},{"name":"Kevin Miller","role":"Head of payments at Stripe"}],"products":["Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens"],"companies":[{"name":"Zip Co Limited","ticker":"ZIP"},{"name":"Stripe","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"WebBank","relationship":"loan originator"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"qwen3_6_27b_awq","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-06-16T13:53:29.374Z","global_importance":25,"audience_relevance":30,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"Mid-cap","eventGravity":"Partnership","sectorWeight":"Fintech","trendAlignment":"Agentic AI"}},"durationMs":null,"modelName":"george-droid-qwen-72b"}}