Stripe + Shuttle

Stripe is the dominant developer-first payment infrastructure company, processing hundreds of billions of dollars annually for businesses of every size across 46+ countries. Its API-first architecture, extensive documentation, and broad feature set — spanning payments, billing, Connect for marketplaces, Radar for fraud detection, and Treasury for embedded banking — have made it the default choice for technology companies building payment flows. Stripe supports 135+ currencies and dozens of local payment methods, with adaptive acceptance technology that automatically retries declined transactions through optimal network paths to maximize authorization rates.

Shuttle integrates with Stripe to bring its processing capabilities into a PSP-neutral orchestration layer, which solves a fundamental limitation of building directly on Stripe alone. Platforms connected through Shuttle can leverage Stripe’s strengths — its developer tools, global reach, and fraud detection — while maintaining the ability to route transactions to alternative processors based on geography, cost, performance, or merchant preference. Shuttle’s Embedded Payments pass transactions to Stripe’s API with full feature support, including tokenization and Radar risk scores. Voice Checkout sessions process through Stripe with complete PCI compliance, and Payment Links can utilize Stripe’s optimized checkout experience while remaining processor-agnostic at the platform level.

For platforms that have already built on Stripe Connect or are evaluating Stripe as their primary processor, Shuttle provides a critical layer of strategic independence. Rather than being locked into a single provider, platforms can start with Stripe through Shuttle and add additional PSPs over time as their business requirements evolve — whether that means adding a lower-cost domestic processor for specific markets, connecting a regional PSP for emerging market expansion, or establishing processor redundancy for high-availability requirements. Shuttle abstracts the Stripe-specific integration details, so the platform’s codebase remains processor-agnostic even while Stripe handles the majority of transactions. This approach protects platforms from vendor lock-in while still capturing the full value of Stripe’s technology and global network.