Stripe

What Is Stripe?

Stripe is a technology company that builds payment infrastructure for the internet. Founded in 2010 by Patrick and John Collison, Stripe processes hundreds of billions of dollars annually for millions of businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies including Amazon, Google, Salesforce, and Shopify.

Payment Processing

Stripe's core product processes online payments through a suite of APIs that handle credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay), bank transfers, and over 135 local payment methods across 195 countries. The API-first approach means payments integrate into any application through clean, well-documented interfaces.

Beyond Payments

Stripe Billing manages subscriptions with flexible billing logic, usage-based pricing, and automated invoicing. Stripe Connect powers marketplace and platform payments with multi-party splits and payouts. Stripe Atlas helps entrepreneurs incorporate businesses and open bank accounts.

Stripe Tax automatically calculates and collects sales tax, VAT, and GST. Stripe Radar uses machine learning trained on data from millions of businesses to detect and prevent fraud, blocking fraudulent transactions before they complete.

Developer Experience

Stripe's developer experience is widely considered best-in-class. Comprehensive documentation, client libraries for every major language, interactive API references, test mode with simulated payment methods, and webhook testing tools make integration straightforward.

Stripe Dashboard

The dashboard provides real-time payment monitoring, customer management, dispute handling, financial reporting, and team management. Custom reports and data exports support financial operations and reconciliation.

Why Choose Stripe

Businesses needing flexible, developer-friendly payment infrastructure choose Stripe. The comprehensive API covers the full spectrum of payment scenarios, the documentation quality accelerates development, and the machine learning fraud prevention protects revenue.