The AI agentic economy has finally arrived
The emergence of OpenClaw in early 2026 is creating an explosion of AI Agents doing work for people in the real world. This is finally unlocking the Agentic Economy that's been overpromised and underdelivered, for years.
Cal Mitchell, a Stripe London Community organizer, will take us on an abridged tour of the "Payments Iceberg," starting from cash and progressing in sophistication to finally focus on the big bang moment of AI Agentic Commerce that we're experiencing right now.
Next, we'll balance things out by hearing from Dines - a UK Fintech startup that integrates payment hardware and software in the most human-centric way possible. Their solutions enable in-person commerce at the most demanding, high-volume environments, such as music festivals and crowded hospitality venues.
The event will be held at Stripe's London office. As usual, free food and drinks will be provided!
Talk
We'll start our tour of the payments iceberg by discussing how London's fiercely competitive Fintech scene is pushing physical cash to the brink of extinction.
You'll learn about Funky Mambo's digital transformation from cash-only dance promoter, to early adopter of express checkout payment features.
Then, we'll dig deeper to talk about how AI is changing the Ecommerce landscape. Many of the world's top retailers are doing real work to make it easier for your personal agents to make purchases on your behalf (such as with MCP). And now, with OpenClaw, we finally have accessible agents to follow through on the demand side. We really are entering the world of "zero click" commerce.
Panel
Next, we'll hear from Dines, a UK fintech startup that is combining hardware and software to push payments technology to the absolute limit! Their service is spreading quickly, and is probably coming to a concert or hip coffee shop near you, soon 😎.
WHEN & WHERE
Wednesday, February 25, 6:30–8:30 PM @ Stripe's London office.
201 Bishopsgate, London.
ROUGH AGENDA
- 6:30-7:15 Doors open - Food, drinks, networking.
- 7:15-7:45 Cal Mitchell - "The Agentic AI Economy Has Finally Arrived"
- 7:45-8:15 Dines - "Panel on the most cutting edge payments tech in the world"
- 8:15-8:45 More networking & drinks
CREDITS
This meetup is sponsored by Stripe.
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