Stripe is a multinational financial technology and software-as-a-service (SaaS) company dual-headquartered in South San Francisco, California, and Dublin, Ireland. The company primarily offers payment processing software and application programming interfaces (APIs) for e-commerce websites and mobile applications.
Founding and Growth
Founded in 2010 by Irish entrepreneur brothers Patrick and John Collison, Stripe was built to simplify the complex infrastructure of internet payments. Today, it handles hundreds of billions of dollars in transaction volume annually for internet businesses ranging from tiny startups to global enterprises like Amazon, Google, and Shopify.
Product Suite & Financial Infrastructure
Beyond traditional payment acceptance, Stripe has expanded into a comprehensive financial platform. Its offerings include Stripe Radar for automated fraud detection, Stripe Atlas for business incorporation, Stripe Issuing for card creation, and Stripe Climate for corporate carbon removal investments.