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# Benjamin Smith
Developer advocate at Stripe teaching AI agents how to safely transact on the web.

## About

Benjamin Smith builds developer engagement programs at Stripe. He focuses on the mechanics behind global cloud and fintech platforms, drawing from his past work at AWS and Broadcom.

Recently, his attention has turned to the emerging field of AI agent commerce. He teaches developers how to build secure, predictable payment flows for AI interfaces. His sessions break down the Agent Commerce Protocol, showing teams how to manage permission-based tokens and checkout flows without exposing sensitive user data.


## Upcoming Sessions

### World Congress 2026 North America · September 23, 2026
San José, CA
- [Your next customer won’t be human](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1439-your-next-customer)


## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2026 Europe · July 8, 2026
Berlin, Germany
- [Teaching agents to pay: what devs need to know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100334-teaching-agents-to-pay-what-devs-need-to-know) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Teaching agents to pay: what devs need to know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100334-teaching-agents-to-pay-what-devs-need-to-know) · Benjamin Smith


## Links

- [X](https://x.com/benjamin_l_s)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjasl/)