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About Stripe

What is Stripe?

Stripe is the payment processing platform that powers millions of businesses worldwide, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. When you connect Stripe to Finta, you're syncing your payment transactions, customer data, and revenue information to your financial tracking tools.

Stripe powers online payments for companies like Amazon, Google, Shopify, and countless e-commerce businesses. If you accept payments online—whether one-time purchases, subscriptions, or invoices—you're likely using Stripe.

What Does Stripe Do?

Stripe handles the complete payment lifecycle for your business:

Payment Processing: Stripe accepts credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay), and bank transfers from customers around the world.

Subscription Management: For recurring revenue businesses, Stripe manages subscription billing, automatic renewals, and failed payment recovery.

Invoice & Billing: Stripe can generate and send invoices, track payment status, and handle accounts receivable.

Financial Reporting: Stripe provides detailed transaction data, fee breakdowns, and revenue analytics that Finta syncs to your spreadsheets and databases.

Global Commerce: Stripe supports 135+ currencies and payment methods across 45+ countries, making international business seamless.

What Finta Syncs from Stripe

When you connect Stripe to Finta, we can sync:

  • Transactions: Charges, refunds, disputes, and their status

  • Payouts: Money deposited to your bank account

  • Customers: Customer profiles and payment history

  • Subscriptions: Recurring billing details and status

  • Invoices: Invoice data and payment status

  • Balance: Current account balance and pending funds

This data flows automatically to Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, or wherever you track your finances.

Security & Compliance

Stripe maintains some of the highest security standards in the payments industry:

PCI DSS Level 1 Certified

Stripe is certified as a PCI Service Provider Level 1—the most stringent level of certification in the payments industry. This means Stripe meets rigorous security standards for handling credit card data.

Data Encryption

  • All data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.2+

  • Sensitive data is encrypted at rest using AES-256

  • Card numbers are tokenized and never stored in plain text

Regulatory Compliance

  • SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II certified

  • GDPR compliant with EU data protection standards

  • Adheres to financial regulations in every country they operate

Fraud Prevention

Stripe's machine learning systems analyze billions of transactions to detect and prevent fraud in real-time, protecting both you and your customers.

Why Finta Uses Stripe

Finta connects to Stripe because it offers:

  • Comprehensive API: Rich transaction data and detailed financial records

  • Real-Time Webhooks: Instant updates when payments occur

  • Reliability: 99.99%+ uptime for mission-critical payment data

  • Developer-Friendly: Well-documented API that ensures accurate data sync

When you connect Stripe to Finta, you're building on infrastructure that processes hundreds of billions of dollars annually.

Learn More

For more information about Stripe's security and compliance practices, visit Stripe's Security page.

If you have questions about how Finta handles your Stripe data, please reach out to our support team.