Home / Architecture Explorer / Stripe architecture Stripe architecture On the roadmap: Interview Ready · step 6: Payments and money
Payments you can retry without charging twice. 9 components, 2 request walk-throughs.
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Merchant servers and apps API edge Idempotency store Payments service Fraud and risk Card networks and banks Ledger and payments database Event stream Webhook delivery
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