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Stripe introduced several new features including BLIK support for subscriptions, instant phone/email verification, stablecoin offramping to local currencies, agent-based money movement, and expanded 3…

Stripe announced multiple product updates across payments, billing, and regional expansion, including Managed Payments for EU/NA, localized pricing in 53+ markets, and new payment methods like Pix, We

Stripe introduces MPP sessions for streaming payments with sub-cent precision

Stripe launched MPP sessions to enable streaming payments for variable-priced services like LLM inference or compute, charging in increments as small as 0.000001 USDC and settling to Stripe balance in…

Stripe launches standalone 3DS API for decoupled card authentication

Stripe introduced a standalone 3DS API enabling EMV 3D Secure authentication independently from payment authorization, allowing merchants to authenticate via Stripe while processing payments with any …

Stripe Connect adds onboarding insights dashboard for platform performance tracking

Stripe launched an onboarding insights dashboard within its Connect compliance page to help platforms track connected account onboarding performance. The tool provides conversion metrics (submission w…

Stripe adds dispute evidence appeal support to Dispute API

Stripe introduced an `appeal` parameter to the Dispute evidence hash and added `appeal_needs_response` and `appeal_under_review` status values to track appeal progress. Merchants can now submit eviden…

Stripe adds invoice settings parameters for Checkout, Payment Links, and Subscriptions

Stripe introduced four new parameters—account_tax_ids, custom_fields, description, and footer—to the subscription_data.invoice_settings hash for Checkout Sessions, Payment Links, and Subscriptions API…

Stripe adds intended_submission_method to Dispute API

Stripe introduced the `intended_submission_method` property to the Dispute object and update endpoint, allowing merchants to specify whether evidence is submitted manually or via Smart Disputes. Four …

Stripe adds submission_method to Dispute evidence_details

Stripe introduced a new read-only `submission_method` property in the `evidence_details` hash of the Dispute object, indicating how evidence was submitted: manual, Smart Disputes, or not submitted. Th…

Stripe adds Open USD (OUSD) support for crypto payments

Stripe introduced Open USD (OUSD) as a supported token currency for crypto payments, enabling merchants to process transactions denominated in OUSD via Charges, Payment Attempt Records, and Payment Re…

Stripe adds explicit Scalapay support to Payment Links

Stripe now allows merchants to explicitly include Scalapay as a payment method type in Payment Links by passing `scalapay` in the `payment_method_types` array. Previously, Scalapay was only available …

Stripe adds payment_intent_data configuration to Checkout Sessions

Stripe introduced a new `payment_intent_data` parameter for updating Checkout Sessions with `mode=payment` and `ui_mode=elements`, allowing merchants to configure PaymentIntent fields like metadata, d…

Stripe adds RTP and FedNow network types to Cash Balance Transactions

Stripe expanded its Cash Balance Transaction API to include `rtp` and `fednow` as valid values for the `funded.bank_transfer.us_bank_transfer.network` property, enabling real-time payments via The Cle…

Stripe adds card-on-file usage indicators for network compliance

Stripe introduced two new parameters—setup_credential_usage and stored_credential_usage—to declare how saved cards will be used when saving or charging them. These parameters help merchants comply wit…

Stripe adds refund reference tracking for Klarna, PayPal, and Afterpay Clearpay

Stripe introduced `reference` and `reference_status` properties in the Refund object’s `destination_details` for Klarna, PayPal, and Afterpay Clearpay payments. These read-only fields appear in API re…

Stripe scales Radar fraud detection with agent-assisted ML and faster training

Stripe upgraded its Radar fraud prevention system by training Shield on 11 billion transactions (up from 800M) using agent-assisted ML tools, reducing epoch time from 24 to 4.8 hours. The changes impr…

Stripe removes payment_method_types from Checkout Sessions API

Stripe is removing the `payment_method_types` parameter from Checkout Sessions creation, replacing it with `allowed_payment_method_types` for explicit filtering and dynamic payment methods for dashboa…

Stripe makes Payment Evaluation signal scores nullable in Radar API

Stripe changed the Radar Payment Evaluations API to make signal scores nullable, returning `null` instead of `-1` for Radar Standard users starting with API version 2026-09-30.endive. Integrations mus…

Stripe removes PayTo fields from Payment Methods API

Stripe is removing the `payto` field and its sub-fields (`account_number`, `bsb_number`, `pay_id`) from Payment Methods update requests, returning errors for any integration still sending these parame…

Stripe removes writable payment_method_types from Payment/Setup Intents

Stripe is removing the writable `payment_method_types` parameter from Payment Intents and Setup Intents APIs in version 2026-09-30.endive, replacing it with dynamic payment methods and new `allowed_pa…

Stripe adds granular decline codes for BLIK payment failures in Endive API version

Stripe replaced the generic_decline code with six specific decline codes for BLIK payment failures: code_invalid, code_expired, insufficient_funds, customer_declined, payment_limit_exceeded, and partn…

Stripe Endive deprecates payment request button element

Stripe is deprecating the payment request button element in the Endive release, replacing it with the Express Checkout Element. Starting with Endive, `elements.create('paymentRequestButton')` will thr…

Stripe Endive API release introduces breaking changes and new features

Stripe released API version Endive (2026-09-30.endive) with both breaking changes and new features, including updated payment method configuration for Checkout and Elements, thin events for v1 API res…