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Global Issuing
Getting started
Create cards
Cards
Virtual cards
Physical cards
Digital wallets
Controls
Spending controls
Real-time authorizations
Fraud protection
3D Secure
Funding
Balance
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Purchases
Authorizations
Transactions
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Issuing

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

Issuing is currently available in the US and UK. Learn more about availability in Europe.

Get started

Sign up

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 sub 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.

Issue gift cards
Beta

Issue and redeem gift cards for your own store.

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