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Stripe is a fintech company founded in 2010 that refers to themselves a “full-stack payment processor.” A succinct description is that they are a third party payment processor and payment gateway. Stripe differentiates themselves from their competitors by processing over 135 currencies. Because of this, large companies have adopted them to handle payments. Larger partners useing Stripe include Lyft, Blue Apron, and Pinterest all use Stripe. The Stripe e-commerce platform handles the technical implementation, fraud prevention, and banking infrastructure necessary to make quick and secure payment systems for businesses globally — making payment processing online as simple as possible.