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Stripe

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Stripe provides developer-friendly payment infrastructure that enables businesses to accept payments, manage subscriptions, and handle complex financial operations through simple APIs, eliminating the complexity of traditional payment processing.

Last updated Oct 14, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

In the news
Founded
2010
HQ
South San Francisco, California, United States
Connections
241

AI-drafted from public sources5 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
5001-10000
Funding
$2.3B
Revenue
$14B-$16B
Stock
Not publicly traded
231integrations3competitors
Commerce TechnologyMarketplace Technology

About

Leading online payment processing platform for internet businesses

Stripe is a financial technology company that provides online payment processing infrastructure for internet businesses. Stripe plays a significant role in the digital advertising ecosystem by enabling payment processing for ad platforms, publishers, and marketing technology companies. The company offers a comprehensive suite of APIs and tools that allow businesses to accept payments, manage subscriptions, prevent fraud, and handle complex financial operations at scale. Stripe has become one of the most valuable private fintech companies globally, serving millions of businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies. In the AdTech context, Stripe powers payment infrastructure for advertising platforms, enables monetization for digital publishers, processes transactions for influencer marketing platforms, and facilitates payments between advertisers and ad networks. Its developer-first approach and robust API infrastructure make it a critical enabler of commerce within the broader digital advertising and marketing technology ecosystem.

Business model

Usage-based Payment Processing

Target market

All segments (Startups to Enterprise)

What they offer

  • Stripe Payments

    Core payment processing API for accepting online and in-person payments

  • Stripe Billing

    Subscription management and recurring billing platform

  • Stripe Connect

    Platform for marketplaces and platforms to facilitate payments between multiple parties

  • Stripe Radar

    Machine learning-powered fraud detection and prevention

  • Stripe Terminal

    In-person payment solutions with programmable point-of-sale hardware

  • Stripe Treasury

    Banking-as-a-service API for embedded financial services

  • Stripe Issuing

    API for creating and managing virtual and physical payment cards

  • Stripe Tax

    Automated sales tax calculation and collection

  • Stripe Identity

    Identity verification API for KYC compliance

  • Stripe Climate

    Carbon removal purchase integration for businesses

Key features

Developer-friendly APIs and SDKsSupport for 135+ currenciesGlobal payment methods supportReal-time payment processingAdvanced fraud detection with machine learningComprehensive dashboard and reportingSubscription and recurring billing managementMarketplace and platform payment facilitationCustomizable checkout experiencesAutomated tax calculation and compliance

Use cases

E-commerce payment processingSaaS subscription billingMarketplace payment facilitationMobile app monetizationPublisher monetization and payoutsAd platform payment processingCrowdfunding platformsOn-demand service paymentsDigital content salesB2B invoicing and payments

Customer segments

StartupsSMBsMid-market companiesEnterprise businessesE-commerce platformsSaaS companiesMarketplacesDigital publishersAd tech platforms

Tech & specs

Technology stack

RubyScalaGoJavaScriptReactMongoDBRedisKafkaAWSMachine Learning

Security & compliance

PCI DSS Level 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRCCPAPSD23D Secure 2.0

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

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