Stripe Payments

What you'll learn

• Explain how online card payments flow between customer, merchant, Stripe, card networks and issuers.
• Accept one-off payments with Stripe Checkout, the Payment Element and Payment Links.
• Fulfil orders reliably from verified, idempotently processed webhooks.
• Handle Strong Customer Authentication, saved cards and local payment methods.
• Build subscriptions, refunds, dispute handling and Connect marketplace flows.
• Ship a secure, well-tested Stripe integration to production with confidence.

Syllabus

Payments Foundations

1. How Online Card Payments Work
2. Accounts, Modes and API Keys
3. The Core Stripe Objects

Accepting Payments

1. Stripe Checkout
2. Payment Element and PaymentIntents
3. Payment Links and Choosing an Option

Webhooks and Fulfilment

1. Why Fulfil From Webhooks
2. Verifying Webhook Signatures
3. Retries, Idempotent Handling and the CLI

Authentication and Payment Methods

1. Strong Customer Authentication and 3D Secure
2. Saving Cards and Off-Session Payments
3. Local and Dynamic Payment Methods

Subscriptions and Billing

1. Recurring Prices and Subscriptions
2. Subscription Statuses and Webhooks
3. Customer Portal, Upgrades and Proration

Refunds, Disputes and Connect

1. Refunds and Partial Refunds
2. Disputes and Chargebacks
3. Balances, Payouts and Stripe Connect

Reliability and Correctness

1. Idempotency Keys
2. Amounts, Currencies and Metadata
3. Error Handling and Retries

Going to Production

1. Security and PCI Scope
2. The Go-Live Checklist
3. Testing Strategy
4. A Stripe Integration Checklist