Stripe

Stripe is a financial-infrastructure company that provides payments and money-movement tools for businesses operating online.

What the company does

• Offers payment-processing APIs that let businesses accept cards and other payment methods across web and mobile.
• Provides a broader financial stack including billing, invoicing, fraud prevention, treasury, and tools for marketplaces and platforms.
• Serves everyone from startups to large enterprises that need programmable, global payments infrastructure.

Business profile

Stripe operates at the core of internet-commerce infrastructure, where transaction volume, take rate, and platform breadth drive the business. As one of the largest and most profitable private fintech companies, its eventual public listing is among the most anticipated in the sector.