Stripe has introduced new tools to help UK businesses sell internationally and transact via AI interfaces. It now supports more than 1.5 million businesses and sole traders in the UK.
The update expands Stripe Treasury for UK users, allowing businesses to hold, convert and move money across sterling, euros and US dollars from a single account. It also enables payouts to suppliers, contractors and other third parties in more than 100 countries using an email address.
Another addition is Stripe Managed Payments, which will let UK businesses sell to customers in 195 countries while Stripe manages indirect tax, disputes, fraud protection and customer support. Businesses using its Adaptive Pricing tool can also automatically localise prices for international customers, which Stripe says produces an average 17.8% increase in cross-border revenue.
Checkout Studio is also part of the rollout. Stripe describes it as a central place for businesses to build and manage checkout forms, with support for more than 125 payment methods and built-in A/B testing.
AI commerce
Stripe is also adding tools for businesses looking to sell through AI-driven interfaces. Later this year, UK businesses will be able to sell to customers within AI interfaces via Stripe's Agentic Commerce Suite, which makes products discoverable and purchasable through a single integration.
UK businesses with US entities, including JD Sports and Wolf & Badger, are already selling to US customers through platforms such as Gemini and Copilot, according to Stripe.
The company has also expanded Stripe Radar, its fraud product, to address risks linked to AI-driven commerce. These include multi-account abuse, free trial fraud and pay-as-you-go abuse. The service now also covers Bacs Direct Debit transactions, as well as other local payment methods on Stripe.
"Two things are going to define the next decade for UK businesses: selling globally and building for the AI economy. Today, we're making both dramatically easier. Whether it's making your products purchasable through AI agents, localising pricing for a customer in Tokyo, or defending against new forms of fraud, Stripe handles the complexity so businesses can focus on growth," Conor McNamara, Chief Revenue Officer for EMEA at Stripe, said.
UK customers
UK businesses using Stripe include startups such as ElevenLabs and Synthesia, as well as larger brands such as John Lewis and Lloyds Bank. Stripe also named Currys, Wayve and TripAdvisor among newer UK customers.
The announcement followed Stripe's partnership with Lloyds Bank to provide its payments infrastructure to UK small businesses. The tie-up adds to competition among payments groups seeking deeper relationships with banks and broader access to smaller merchants.
The latest product push reflects how payment providers are positioning themselves around two overlapping trends: cross-border digital commerce and the rise of AI-based shopping journeys. For UK businesses, the practical appeal lies in reducing the operational burden of accepting local payment methods, pricing in local currencies, handling tax requirements and managing fraud across multiple markets.
For Stripe, the launch also underlines the breadth of services it aims to offer beyond basic payment processing, spanning treasury functions, checkout management, fraud controls and new routes into AI-led transactions. It now supports more than 1.5 million UK businesses and sole traders, including some of the country's fastest-growing technology companies and established consumer brands.