Product infrastructure
Stripe
The right default for products with money in them.
What it is
Stripe is a payment infrastructure provider - cards, wallets, subscriptions, invoicing, tax, fraud, and increasingly a full financial stack for software. For most products with money in them, it is the right default.
Why we reach for it
- Best-in-class developer experience - the API that set the standard the rest of the industry is still catching up to.
- Handles the hard parts (PCI, SCA, 3DS, tax, fraud) so your team can focus on product.
- Subscription billing is a commodity thanks to Stripe - you should not be building it.
- Excellent dashboard for finance teams - they can self-serve reporting without asking engineering.
When we don’t
- -When you need local payment methods that Stripe does not support well in your region - check coverage before committing.
- -When the margin is so thin that payment processing fees are the business - you may need to negotiate directly with acquirers.
Where it shows up
Engagements where Stripe typically lands.
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Working with Stripe?
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30 minutes, no pitch deck. We’ll ask what you’re building, what hurts, and whether we’re the right fit. Stripe expertise is table stakes - we talk scope, not résumés.