Stripe is only loosely synonymous with Authorize.net
Your missing the part where Stripe also bundled the payment processing (Stripe uses Vantiv AFAIK) and the merchant account (which you need to get from a Bank). Stripe's innovation was to simply flatten the stack across gateway, processor and merchant bank account.
Stripe has an incredible API, but it's only one half of the equation here.
Your missing the part where Stripe also bundled the payment processing (Stripe uses Vantiv AFAIK) and the merchant account (which you need to get from a Bank). Stripe's innovation was to simply flatten the stack across gateway, processor and merchant bank account.
Stripe has an incredible API, but it's only one half of the equation here.