Sierra and Stripe let AI agents take card payments during calls
THE SO WHAT
Letting Sierra’s AI agents take card payments via Stripe moves agents from support into direct revenue flows—billing and checkout are now in play for automation. If you own CX or payments, start mapping which call flows could safely hand off to agents and what guardrails you need around PCI scope, consent, and dispute handling.
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