Stripe
Payments infrastructure for the internet, with fraud and identity products built in.
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial services and software company that offers payment-processing software and application programming interfaces for e-commerce websites and mobile applications. It serves businesses ranging from early-stage startups to large enterprises. Its products cover accepting payments, preventing fraud, automating revenue management, and moving and managing money. Its risk products include Radar, which blocks fraudulent transactions, and Identity, which lets online businesses verify user identities.
Stripe is dual-headquartered in South San Francisco, California, and Dublin, Ireland. The Irish brothers John and Patrick Collison founded it in Palo Alto, California, in 2010. John Collison is its president and Patrick Collison is its CEO. It is the largest privately owned financial technology company, processing transactions for 5 million businesses in 2025.
Stripe launched publicly in September 2011 after an extensive private beta. In February 2025 it completed the acquisition of the stablecoin platform company Bridge.
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Why I tried to kill token billing (and why we kept it)From their feed
Token billing is useful infrastructure, but usually a bad customer-facing pricing model. Your invoice should define the value your product delivers, not break down what it cost you to create it.
October 1, 2026
OUSD is now the default stablecoin on StripeFrom their feed
Open USD (OUSD), a stablecoin built for global money movement, is now available across Stripe. Businesses can use OUSD to manage funds, make payments, and offer new financial services.
September 30, 2026
Helping personal agents shop more intelligently and reliably with LinkFrom their feed
As agents take on more purchases, agent builders have increasingly asked us to help agents navigate checkout and earn consumer trust. Today, we’re sharing three major improvements to support this broader set of needs.
September 29, 2026
Travel’s AI dilemma at Skift Global ForumFrom their feed
At the “great recalibration”-themed travel conference, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky called AI “an existential risk” to his company and “literally the best thing to ever happen” to it in the same discussion. That sums up many travel leaders’ push-and-pull relationship with AI.
September 28, 2026
New trends in global card fraud: How 3D Secure and regional mandates are affecting riskFrom their feed
We analyzed billions of transactions on Stripe from January 2022 to March 2026 to understand how card fraud patterns differ by region and country, what's driving those differences, and how businesses can respond.
September 22, 2026
Analyzing rising fraud attempts among travel and leisure businesses on StripeFrom their feed
Last year, Stripe data shows fraud attempts against travel and leisure businesses hit a four-year high. We analyzed payment activity from more than 200,000 active travel and leisure businesses on Stripe to understand where fraud is rising, how effectively it’s being blocked, and what businesses can do in response.
September 18, 2026