Stripe Issuing – An API for creating physical and virtual cards

Post by tezza » Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 8:46 PM UTC

ryandrake wrote: post #85

lachyg wrote: post #68

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(I work on Stripe Issuing.) We've been primarily focused to date on companies where issuing cards is core to providing their business to customers, for example a startup that provides expensing customers, or a platform that needs to purchase goods in the real world. We're less focused on a business just using it for their own expensing (as we don't have receipt upload functionality, etc). To your two other questions…

As a credit card customer it would be nice to be able to generate one or more temporary cards (physical or not), which are authorized for one transaction only, but are otherwise identical to my main card. That way I can use it with a merchant I simply don’t trust to have their act together, then safely toss it in the trash.

Post by Animats » Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 8:56 PM UTC

kbuck wrote: post #101

miketery wrote: post #93

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Been waiting for something like this for a while. Much nicer if you can keep a ledger of these auth'd cards and revoke if need be.

A few banks provide a system like this. I'm aware of at least Bank of America and Citi. Bank of America calls it "ShopSafe"; you can generate a number for one-time or recurring payment with an associated limit and expiration date. Citi calls it Virtual Account Numbers. Theirs don't have a limit by default (but you can create one that does). Unfortunately, both systems use archaic Flash applets to generate and manage…

Post by aloukissas » Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 9:02 PM UTC

kosinus wrote: post #122

aloukissas wrote: post #100

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Really? It may be an A/B test with different copy, because I don't see anything.

I think they were referring to the little card animation on the side, that shows a card with Visa debit at some point. (Note sure if that also answers backend issuer. There's also one with Mastercard in the animation.)

Post by tills13 » Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 9:04 PM UTC

Animats wrote: post #124

I've been on the site for five minutes and haven't found the pricing. Not a good sign.

Post by xeromal » Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 9:09 PM UTC

ryandrake wrote: post #85

lachyg wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(I work on Stripe Issuing.) We've been primarily focused to date on companies where issuing cards is core to providing their business to customers, for example a startup that provides expensing customers, or a platform that needs to purchase goods in the real world. We're less focused on a business just using it for their own expensing (as we don't have receipt upload functionality, etc). To your two other questions…

As a credit card customer it would be nice to be able to generate one or more temporary cards (physical or not), which are authorized for one transaction only, but are otherwise identical to my main card. That way I can use it with a merchant I simply don’t trust to have their act together, then safely toss it in the trash.