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 products | Examples of ineligible products |
|---|---|
| Software and SaaS sold through a subscription based pricing model | Physical 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 Payments | Other Stripe products | |
|---|---|---|
| Merchant of record | Stripe | Your business |
| Global tax management | Done for you (Stripe assumes liability) | Handle with Tax |
Checkout page | Elements Hosted Invoice Page | |
| Subscriptions | Included | Included |
| Fraud | Done for you | Handle with Radar |
| Disputes | Done for you | Handle with Payments |
| Order management and support | Done for you | Not included |
| Support for platforms | Not included | Available 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.