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Awesome feature. The first thing that comes to mind for me is fraud. Most obviously, what guarantees are in place that when I go to one of these links, that t
by nfoz 5y ago
Awesome feature.
The first thing that comes to mind for me is fraud. Most obviously, what guarantees are in place that when I go to one of these links, that the seller company is who they say they are? I assume Stripe audits their customers and, for example, reviews the seller logo that's displayed to make sure it isn't misleading. But also, does Stripe give the seller any analytics about who (or how often) people are going to their sales link, even if they don't make a purchase? thanks :)
- edwinwee 5y agoWhen a seller creates a Stripe account to use Payment Links, they go through the same review processes (and face the same stringent regulations from card networks and banks) as any seller who creates a Stripe account to integrate our Payments API directly with their website. They will be rejected by Stripe if they violate our terms of service (i.e., if they're fraudulent). Sellers will be able to see if the buying process is started when a payment link is clicked: either through the Stripe Dashboard or through the API by listening for `payment_intent.created`.
- nfoz 5y agoCool, thanks for the clarification! My only suggestion would be to maybe put the name of the seller in the URL, that way you can see something about who you'd be paying before clicking the link. I'm not sure that helps any particular threat model but it would make me feel better about even navigating to the stripe link somehow.
- nfoz 5y agoAlso, I recommend adding a "Report" button to the page, so that would-be buyers can report if they arrived at a checkout page through fraud/misrepresentation.