Connect Fresh
Stripe Connect powers multi-party integrations — marketplaces, SaaS platforms, and any business that routes payments between multiple parties.
Section overview
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| How Connect Works | Core concepts, charge types, account types |
| Accounts v2 | Unified account model for connected accounts and customers |
| Charges | Direct, destination, and separate charges explained |
| Onboarding | Stripe-hosted, embedded, and API onboarding options |
| Payouts | Manage payouts to connected accounts |
| Webhooks | Connect-specific webhook setup and key events |
| SaaS Platform | Building a SaaS platform with Connect |
| Marketplace | Building a marketplace with Connect |
How Connect works
Connect lets your platform:
- Onboard sellers, contractors, or service providers as connected accounts
- Accept payments on their behalf or route payments to them
- Pay out funds to their bank accounts
- Monetize via application fees or platform markup
Use cases
| Model | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS platform | Merchants accept payments directly through your platform | Accounting software, e-commerce builders |
| Marketplace | Platform collects from buyers, pays out to sellers | Airbnb, Lyft, DoorDash |
Account availability
Connect supports 100+ countries. Connected account availability depends on your platform's country and the features you need.
Key concepts
- Platform account — your Stripe account, used to manage connected accounts
- Connected account — a seller, contractor, or merchant on your platform
- Application fee — a portion of each transaction your platform keeps
- On behalf of — makes the connected account the merchant of record for a charge