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Issuing

An API for businesses to instantly create, manage, and distribute payment cards.

Issuing is available in the United States and United Kingdom. Learn more about availability in Europe.

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Contact sales to get started.

Add funds

Make funds available in your Issuing balance for future card spend.

Create cards

Create cardholders and issue virtual or physical cards.

Build a platform

Create separate connected accounts, each with their own balance and cards.

Add a logo

Customize physical cards with a company logo.

Test the integration

Simulate purchases in test mode before going live.

Manage cards

Set spending controls

Set rules on cards and cardholders to control spend.

Perform real-time authorizations

Approve or decline authorization requests in real time.

Add cards to digital wallets

Spend cards with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay.

Handle authorizations

Learn how to handle partial, incremental, and reversal authorizations.

Handle transactions

Learn how to handle refunds and other types of transaction captures.

Dispute transactions

Learn about submitting and tracking disputes.

Get Issuing cards support

Get support for self-service cards.

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Stripe Shell
Test mode

Welcome to the Stripe Shell!

Stripe Shell is a browser-based shell with the Stripe CLI pre-installed. Login to your
Stripe account and press Control + Backtick on your keyboard to start managing your Stripe
resources in test mode.

- View supported Stripe commands: 
- Find webhook events: 
- Listen for webhook events: 
- Call Stripe APIs: stripe [api resource] [operation] (e.g. )
The Stripe Shell is best experienced on desktop.
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