Payment infrastructure

Financial infrastructure
for the internet

Millions of companies of all sizes use Stripe to accept payments, send payouts, and manage their businesses online.

Terminal
# Create a payment intent
$ curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents \
  -u sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc: \
  -d amount=2000 -d currency=usd
{
  "id": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa",
  "amount": 2000,
  "currency": "usd",
  "status": "requires_payment_method"
}
Global payments

Accept payments from
anywhere in the world

135+ currencies and dozens of payment methods. One integration. From cards to wallets to bank debits.

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Contactless · Chip · Tap to pay
💳
Cards
Worldwide
🍎
Apple Pay
60+ countries
G
Google Pay
40+ countries
🏦
ACH Direct Debit
United States
🇪🇺
SEPA Debit
Europe
Link
Worldwide
🇧🇷
Pix
Brazil
🇮🇩
GrabPay
Southeast Asia
💱
Alipay
China
135+
Currencies supported
47
Countries with local acquiring
Revenue dashboard

See your money move
in real time

Unified dashboard with live payment tracking, payout schedules, and revenue analytics. No spreadsheets required.

Gross volume Apr 2026
$842,651.80
12.3% vs last month
Acme Corp — Invoice #1042
pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa
$4,200.00
2 min ago
Sarah Chen — Pro subscription
pi_3MtwCdKj9QRmYx82kL7fNq
$49.00
8 min ago
TechStart GmbH — Platform fee
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€1,680.00
14 min ago
Marketplace payout — seller_2847
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$12,340.50
23 min ago
Successful payments
14,293
98.7% success rate
Next payout
$126,840
Arrives Apr 8, 2026
Active subscriptions
3,847
$184k MRR
Smartphone making NFC payment at modern POS terminal

In-person payments,
same API

Stripe Terminal extends your online payments to the physical world. Unified reporting, one integration, seamless experience.

Developer-first

Designed for developers.
Built for speed.

Comprehensive APIs, detailed documentation, and client libraries in every major language. Go from zero to payments in minutes.

Prebuilt UI components
Drop-in payment forms with Stripe Elements. PCI compliant, localized, and mobile-optimized. Handles 3D Secure, real-time validation, and payment method detection.
Webhooks & real-time events
Subscribe to payment lifecycle events. Automatic retries with exponential backoff. Signature verification built into every SDK.
Official SDKs
First-class libraries with idiomatic patterns, auto-pagination, and typed responses.
Node.js Python Ruby Go Java .NET PHP
Stripe CLI
Test webhooks locally, trigger events, tail API logs. Stream your integration's lifecycle from the terminal.
// Create a checkout session
const session = await stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
  mode: 'payment',
  line_items: [{
    price: 'price_1MoBy5Lk...',
    quantity: 1,
  }],
  success_url: 'https://example.com/success',
  cancel_url: 'https://example.com/cancel',
});

// Redirect to Stripe Checkout
res.redirect(303, session.url);
Built for scale

Infrastructure that grows
with your ambition

99.999%
Uptime over the last 12 months across all API endpoints
100+
Payment methods supported globally via a single integration
$1T+
Total payment volume processed through Stripe annually
50ms
Median API response time globally, from edge to core
Platform

One platform.
Every revenue model.

Subscriptions, marketplaces, on-demand platforms, e-commerce. Stripe unifies billing, payments, and payouts into a single integration.

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01
Stripe Billing
Recurring payments with smart retries, proration logic, and revenue recognition. Handles plan changes, trials, and usage-based pricing.
02
Stripe Connect
Multi-party payments for platforms and marketplaces. Split payments, instant payouts, and 1099 tax reporting for connected accounts.
03
Revenue Recognition
Automate ASC 606 compliance. Waterfall schedules, deferred revenue tracking, and audit-ready reports.
04
Stripe Radar
Machine learning fraud prevention trained on data from millions of businesses. Block fraud without blocking real customers.
Pricing

Pay as you go.
No setup fees.

Transparent pricing. No surprise charges, no monthly minimums. Pay only for what you use.

Integrated
2.9% + 30¢
per successful card charge
  • Optimized checkout conversion
  • 135+ currencies
  • Instant payouts available
  • Dispute handling
  • PCI compliance included
Most popular
Customized
Custom
volume discounts for $100K+ monthly
  • Everything in Integrated
  • Volume discounts
  • Multi-product discounts
  • Country-specific rates
  • Dedicated support engineer
  • Migration assistance
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