Stripe Internet Economy Conference San Francisco 2026

Stripe Internet Economy Conference 2026 covers payments, AI commerce and crypto for business and tech leaders.

The Internet Economy Conference is a two-day in-person conference focused on the global internet economy, commerce trends and Stripe product updates. The event runs April 29-30 at Moscone West in San Francisco, gathering business leaders, founders and developers to discuss advancements in payments and financial technology.

The program includes keynotes, breakout talks, hands-on workrooms, certification exams and networking opportunities in an expo hall setting. Attendees can explore emerging commerce models — including AI-native and crypto — and address real-world growth challenges.

The Internet Economy Conference 2026 Themes & Focus Areas

• Payments & commerce advancements: Live product announcements and discussions on the future of global commerce, including AI-native models and crypto.
• Business trend adaptation: Breakout talks on revenue models, AI-powered payment optimizations, customer experience design and vertical software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms.
• Skills development: On-site training, certification exams and hands-on workrooms covering fraud management, recurring revenue, stablecoins and AI agent-ready checkout.
• Networking & partnerships: Expo hall with partner demos, focused meetups and community engagement opportunities.

Who Should Attend The Internet Economy Conference 2026

The event targets a range of business and technology professionals, including:

• Business leaders from growth-oriented companies
• Founders
• Developers
• Enterprise IT leaders
• Payments and financial technology professionals

The Internet Economy Conference 2026 Sponsors

The following is a partial list of notable sponsors, based on available data:

• Affirm (Diamond)
• Klarna (Diamond)
• PwC (Diamond)
• Visa (Platinum)
• American Express (Platinum)

Stripe's Current Products & Platforms

• Payments: A global payment processing platform supporting 135+ currencies and payment methods for online and in-person transactions.
• Billing: A flexible billing system managing over 200 million active subscriptions, supporting usage-based billing and invoicing.
• Connect: A solution for platforms and marketplaces to manage payments, onboard sellers and handle complex money movement workflows.
• Radar: A fraud detection and prevention tool that uses machine learning to protect businesses from payment fraud.
• Tax: Automated tax calculation and reporting for global sales tax, value-added tax (VAT) and goods and services tax (GST) compliance.
• Issuing: A platform to create, manage and distribute physical and virtual payment cards for businesses.
• Capital: Financing solutions for businesses to access funding integrated with Stripe's platform.
• Terminal: A point-of-sale solution integrating in-person payments with online commerce for enterprises with multiple global locations.

Stripe Sessions 2026 joins other major customer experience events taking place this year, offering practitioners insights into the evolving intersection of payments, conversational AI and commerce infrastructure.