PANews May 7 - According to The Block, Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of "Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments," partnering with Coinbase and Stripe to enable AI agents to execute transactions using stablecoins. Developers can leverage Coinbase's x402 protocol and infrastructure supported by Stripe, allowing AI agents to make microtransactions using USDC for accessing web content, APIs, MCP services, and other agents. AWS stated that this is the first hosted payment capability designed specifically for autonomous agents, supporting funding Coinbase or Stripe wallets with either stablecoins or fiat. The article mentions that as the "agentic economy" progresses, low-cost, programmable on-chain stablecoins are becoming a key payment channel.