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Managed PaymentsPrivate preview

Sell your digital products globally and let Stripe manage global tax, fraud prevention, dispute management, fulfillment, and customer support for transactions.

Use Managed Payments to have Stripe act as your merchant of record

A merchant of record is the legal entity responsible for facilitating the sale of products to a customer and for following applicable local laws and regulations. When you act as your own merchant of record, you’re responsible for registering for and remitting tax to local authorities, accepting payments, handling fraud and disputes, order fulfillment, and customer support for transactions.

You can use Managed Payments to have Stripe act as your merchant of record. Stripe manages global tax compliance (sales, VAT, GST), fraud protection, dispute handling, fulfillment, and transaction level customer support for you.

Note

During the private preview, Managed Payments supports subscription payments for digital products through Stripe Checkout in eligible countries.

Supported countries

North America

Europe

Eligibility

Use cases

Managed Payments enables selling digital products such as SaaS, software, and digital content or downloads.

Examples of eligible productsExamples of ineligible products
Software and SaaS sold through a subscription based pricing modelPhysical goods of any kind
Donations or charitable giving where no specific product exists
Services including marketing, design, web development, consulting, or other related services

Learn how Managed Payments compares to other Stripe solutions

Managed PaymentsOther Stripe products
Merchant of recordStripeYour business
Global tax managementDone for you (Stripe assumes liability)Handle with Tax

Checkout page

Checkout

Checkout

Payment Links

Elements

Hosted Invoice Page

SubscriptionsIncludedIncluded
FraudDone for youHandle with Radar
DisputesDone for youHandle with Payments
Order management and supportDone for youNot included
Support for platformsNot includedAvailable with Connect

Additional integration options

For businesses with use cases not fully addressed by Managed Payments during the preview period, we recommend the following alternatives:

  • You sell digital products with one time payments and need a merchant of record solution now: Lemon Squeezy is available for businesses with the ability to migrate to Stripe at any time. Learn more to decide if it’s the right solution for you.
  • You sell physical products, services, or have a business type not supported by Managed Payments: We recommend integrating with Stripe Payments and Tax to automate tax compliance. Stripe also offers a number of partners to support tax processes.
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