Key facts
- Ripple integrated XRP and RLUSD stablecoin support for AI agent payments on Stripe and Tempo's Machine Payments Protocol.
- This integration enables AI agents to make automated payments for data, computing, and other online services.
- Jazzi Cooper, Ripple's head of product at RippleX, announced the expansion.
- The XRPL AI Starter Kit helps developers build agentic payment applications on the XRP Ledger.
- XRP Ledger is now a settlement option in Tempo and Stripe's Machine Payments Protocol.
- XRP price jumped 1% in the past 24 hours, trading at $2.65.
Ripple has integrated support for its XRP cryptocurrency and RLUSD stablecoin into Stripe and Tempo's Machine Payments Protocol, enabling AI agents to conduct automated payments for digital services. The expansion of Ripple's XRPL AI Starter Kit allows developers to build applications where AI agents can pay for data, computing power, and other online services using cryptocurrency.
Jazzi Cooper, Ripple's head of product at RippleX, highlighted that agentic payments are becoming multi-platform and multi-rail, with Ripple aiming to make XRP and RLUSD prominent options for developers. This move follows Ripple's integration with Coinbase's x402 payment protocol and its role as a premier member of the x402 Foundation, which includes major financial and tech companies like Mastercard, Visa, and Google. Ripple is also a launch partner for Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines.
The XRP Ledger 3.3.0 upgrade introduced features like Permission Delegation, which allows for the limited authorization of specific transaction types to other accounts, enhancing security for institutions and users. The XRP Ledger is now supported in the Open Wallet Standard and serves as a settlement option within Tempo and Stripe's Machine Payments Protocol through the new XRPL AI Starter Kit. Payments are streamed over native Payment Channels and settled in a single transaction with deterministic finality.