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|Website=https://stripe.com/ | |Website=https://stripe.com/ | ||
|Description=The company primarily offers payment-processing software and application programming interfaces for e-commerce websites and mobile applications. | |Description=The company primarily offers payment-processing software and application programming interfaces for e-commerce websites and mobile applications. | ||
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[[wikipedia:Stripe,_Inc. | [[wikipedia:Stripe,_Inc.|Stripe Inc.]] is an Irish-American multinational financial services and ''software as a service'' (SaaS) company dual-headquartered in South San Francisco, California, United States, and Dublin, Ireland. The company primarily offers payment-processing software and application programming interfaces for e-commerce websites and mobile applications. | ||
Stripe is the largest private fintech company with a valuation of about $91 billion. | Stripe is the largest private fintech company with a valuation of about $91 billion. | ||
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===Complex pricing and enterprise focus=== | ===Complex pricing and enterprise focus=== | ||
Stripe charges standard processing fees of 2.9% + $0.30 for card-not-present transactions, its complex fee structure includes numerous add-ons that increase costs.<ref name= | Stripe charges standard processing fees of 2.9% + $0.30 for card-not-present transactions, its complex fee structure includes numerous add-ons that increase costs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lynn Dizon |first=Anna |date=May 29, 2025 |title=Stripe Review: What Users Love (& Complain About) in 2025 |url=https://technologyadvice.com/blog/sales/stripe-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250829132027/https://technologyadvice.com/blog/sales/stripe-review/ |archive-date=August 29, 2025 |website=https://technologyadvice.com }}</ref> | ||
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*Invoicing services: 0.4-0.5% on top of regular fees | *Invoicing services: 0.4-0.5% on top of regular fees | ||
*Billing services: 0.70% of volume | *Billing services: 0.70% of volume | ||
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*Same-day funding fees: 1.5% per transfer | *Same-day funding fees: 1.5% per transfer | ||
These costs are ultimately passed to consumers through higher prices, while Stripe's developer-focused approach means consumer-facing features like dispute resolution and transparency take lower priority. The company's enterprise orientation is evident in its customer base: while serving over 5.3 million businesses globally, Stripe primarily caters to sophisticated entities rather than individual consumers or small merchants.<ref name= | These costs are ultimately passed to consumers through higher prices, while Stripe's developer-focused approach means consumer-facing features like dispute resolution and transparency take lower priority. The company's enterprise orientation is evident in its customer base: while serving over 5.3 million businesses globally, Stripe primarily caters to sophisticated entities rather than individual consumers or small merchants.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Elad |first1=Barry |last2=Kinder |first2=Kathleen |date=July 26, 2025 |title=PayPal vs. Stripe Statistics 2025: User Base, Fees & Global Reach |url=https://coinlaw.io/paypal-vs-stripe-statistics/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |website=coinlaw.io }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Emewulu |first=Tom-Chris |date=February 24, 2025 |title=Verified Stripe Statistics for 2025 (Updated) |url=https://www.chargeflow.io/blog/stripe-statistics |archive-url= |archive-date= |website=www.chargeflow.io}}</ref> | ||
===Dispute resolution imbalances=== | ===Dispute resolution imbalances=== | ||
Stripe's dispute process heavily favors merchants over consumers. The company charges a $15 non-refundable fee for each charge-back, regardless of outcome. | Stripe's dispute process heavily favors merchants over consumers. The company charges a $15 non-refundable fee for each charge-back, regardless of outcome. | ||
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This practice discourages legitimate disputes by imposing costs on merchants that may then be passed back to consumers through various means. While Stripe offers fraud prevention tools like Radar, these primarily protect merchants rather than consumers. | This practice discourages legitimate disputes by imposing costs on merchants that may then be passed back to consumers through various means. While Stripe offers fraud prevention tools like Radar, these primarily protect merchants rather than consumers. | ||
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===Market dominance and startup ecosystem control=== | ===Market dominance and startup ecosystem control=== | ||
Stripe has achieved significant market dominance in particular segments, especially among technology companies and startups. The company powers 92% of Y Combinator startups launched since 2019 and 75% of Forbes Cloud 100 companies.<ref name= | Stripe has achieved significant market dominance in particular segments, especially among technology companies and startups. The company powers 92% of Y Combinator startups launched since 2019 and 75% of Forbes Cloud 100 companies.<ref name=":2"></ref> This dominance gives Stripe significant influence over how emerging businesses implement payment systems and handle consumer transactions. | ||
Stripe's ecosystem lock-in strategies include complex API implementations that make migration to alternative providers difficult and costly. Once businesses build their payment infrastructure around Stripe's APIs, they face substantial switching costs that reduce competitive pressure on Stripe to improve consumer-facing features and protections. | Stripe's ecosystem lock-in strategies include complex API implementations that make migration to alternative providers difficult and costly. Once businesses build their payment infrastructure around Stripe's APIs, they face substantial switching costs that reduce competitive pressure on Stripe to improve consumer-facing features and protections. | ||