Stripe starts showing devs how to kill the App Store fee with a 2.9% alternative
(twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Link Out for In-App Purchases
(stripe.com)
In some countries, you can link to an external website to accept payments on iOS.
In some countries, you can link to an external website to accept payments on iOS.
Bringing Agentic AI to Payment Operations
(moderntreasury.com)
Introducing Modern Treasury AI, which comprises a context-aware AI Agent and a collaborative Workspace, transforming how companies manage payment operations.
Introducing Modern Treasury AI, which comprises a context-aware AI Agent and a collaborative Workspace, transforming how companies manage payment operations.
97% of drivers want in-car payment system for tolls, parking, charging
(arstechnica.com)
Imagine having a well-designed payment app for your car's infotainment system that let you effortlessly pay for parking, road tolls, EV charging, or refueling. Such a concept found universal appeal among US drivers, according to a study by a market research company. But simplicity is key: The moment it gets difficult to register or use such an app, interest wanes and people prefer to pay for things the older-fashioned ways, DriveResearch found.
Imagine having a well-designed payment app for your car's infotainment system that let you effortlessly pay for parking, road tolls, EV charging, or refueling. Such a concept found universal appeal among US drivers, according to a study by a market research company. But simplicity is key: The moment it gets difficult to register or use such an app, interest wanes and people prefer to pay for things the older-fashioned ways, DriveResearch found.
Stripe's payment API: The first 10 years (2020)
(stripe.com)
A few years ago, Bloomberg Businessweek published a feature story on Stripe. Four words spanned the center of the cover: “seven lines of code,” suggesting that’s all it took for a business to power payments on Stripe.
A few years ago, Bloomberg Businessweek published a feature story on Stripe. Four words spanned the center of the cover: “seven lines of code,” suggesting that’s all it took for a business to power payments on Stripe.
Christine Lagarde wants EU to ditch Visa, Mastercard for own platform
(businesstoday.in)
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is calling for a payments revolution — one that breaks Europe's reliance on U.S. and Chinese platforms like Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Alipay.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is calling for a payments revolution — one that breaks Europe's reliance on U.S. and Chinese platforms like Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Alipay.
PayPal launches remote and local MCP servers
(paypal.com)
Model Context Protocol (MCP) supports managing and passing relevant information to models with appropriate context, so they operate properly within a given scope. Using this functionality, PayPal developed PayPal MCP Server to enable merchants to use natural language with their favorite MCP client to perform business tasks, such as creating or listing invoices.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) supports managing and passing relevant information to models with appropriate context, so they operate properly within a given scope. Using this functionality, PayPal developed PayPal MCP Server to enable merchants to use natural language with their favorite MCP client to perform business tasks, such as creating or listing invoices.
Open source payments and billing infrastructure
(github.com/flowglad)
Flowglad wants to change that.
Flowglad wants to change that.
Mastercard plans to get rid of credit card numbers
(abc.net.au)
Mastercard has announced plans to remove the 16-digit number from their credit and debit cards by 2030 in a move designed to stamp out identity theft and fraudulent use of cards.
Mastercard has announced plans to remove the 16-digit number from their credit and debit cards by 2030 in a move designed to stamp out identity theft and fraudulent use of cards.
India's payment push is cutting out Visa and Mastercard
(techcrunch.com)
As digital payments morph into strategic assets, India is offering a template for other nations seeking to reduce dependence on Western payment networks.
As digital payments morph into strategic assets, India is offering a template for other nations seeking to reduce dependence on Western payment networks.
Stripe V2
(brandur.org)
I happened to notice by way of a Slack bot today that Stripe released a V2 version of their API. I thought this must’ve been a soft launch right before the holidays, surely to be followed up by a more formal blog post, but the Way Back Machine clocked the page in early October, making it three months old. It’s been there all along, I just hadn’t seen it before.
I happened to notice by way of a Slack bot today that Stripe released a V2 version of their API. I thought this must’ve been a soft launch right before the holidays, surely to be followed up by a more formal blog post, but the Way Back Machine clocked the page in early October, making it three months old. It’s been there all along, I just hadn’t seen it before.
NoDB: Processing Payments Without a Database
(alvaroduran.com)
I had the weirdest realization a few days ago.
I had the weirdest realization a few days ago.
ask hn: PayPal or Stripe?
(ycombinator.com)
I'm thinking of creating a small SaaS company, but I'm not sure which of these two systems is best for implementing a payment system for my website.
I'm thinking of creating a small SaaS company, but I'm not sure which of these two systems is best for implementing a payment system for my website.
To apply for a job at Musk's DOGE, you need to pay for an X premium subscription
(fortune.com)
While concerns were already swirling about Elon Musk’s involvement in the Trump administration, the first potential conflict of interest has popped up.
While concerns were already swirling about Elon Musk’s involvement in the Trump administration, the first potential conflict of interest has popped up.
Digital River runs dry, hasn't paid developers for sales since July
(theregister.com)
Digital River has not paid numerous merchants since midsummer for software and digital products they sold through its MyCommerce platform.
Digital River has not paid numerous merchants since midsummer for software and digital products they sold through its MyCommerce platform.
Tell HN: DigitalRiver/MyCommerce stopped paying vendors since July
(ycombinator.com)
We're a small family company and the $20k MyCommerce owes us is a big deal.
We're a small family company and the $20k MyCommerce owes us is a big deal.
Visa Introduces the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform
(visa.com)
Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, is helping to bridge existing fiat currencies with blockchains through the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a new product designed to help financial institutions issue and manage fiat-backed tokens on blockchain networks.
Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, is helping to bridge existing fiat currencies with blockchains through the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a new product designed to help financial institutions issue and manage fiat-backed tokens on blockchain networks.
Europe's Banks Launch Wero Payments to Dislodge Visa, Mastercard
(bloomberg.com)
The European Union’s biggest banks have spent years quietly creating a new way to pay that could finally allow customers to ditch their Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. cards — the latest sign that the region is looking to dislodge two of the most valuable financial firms on the planet.
The European Union’s biggest banks have spent years quietly creating a new way to pay that could finally allow customers to ditch their Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. cards — the latest sign that the region is looking to dislodge two of the most valuable financial firms on the planet.
Why Payments Engineers Should Avoid State Machines
(alvaroduran.com)
There are two ways to represent movement.
There are two ways to represent movement.
DOJ Sues Visa for Locking Out Rival Payment Platforms
(theverge.com)
The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services firm has an illegal monopoly over debit network markets and has attempted to unlawfully crush competitors, including fintech companies like PayPal and Square.
The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services firm has an illegal monopoly over debit network markets and has attempted to unlawfully crush competitors, including fintech companies like PayPal and Square.
How to Send a Swift Wire for Developers
(iso20022js.com)
SWIFT is the most widely used international payment method in the world. In this tutorial we will be going over how to send a SWIFT wire programatically to your bank, what information you might need about your recipient to allow the payment to clear successfully, and the software you might need to do so. The following example can be implemented in code using iso20022.js.
SWIFT is the most widely used international payment method in the world. In this tutorial we will be going over how to send a SWIFT wire programatically to your bank, what information you might need about your recipient to allow the payment to clear successfully, and the software you might need to do so. The following example can be implemented in code using iso20022.js.