Stripe is leaning into AI, stablecoins, and an open-network philosophy to shore up its core payments moat and build new revenue streams, executives said at Stripe Sessions this week. Stripe company leaders John Collison, Will Gaybrick, Neetika Bansal, Emily Glassberg Sands, and Bridge co-founder Zach Abrams held a roundtable to unpack how the payments giant thinks about M&A, foundational AI models, and whether new products would cannibalize its existing business.