Stripe

Stripe is the internet's payments infrastructure, founded in 2010 by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison. Its APIs power payments for millions of businesses — from solo creators to Amazon, Shopify, and OpenAI — processing well over a trillion dollars annually across 195+ countries. Stripe's developer-first approach (famous seven-line integration) redefined how software companies handle money, and its product suite now spans billing, invoicing, fraud prevention (Radar), in-person payments (Terminal), banking-as-a-service, and stablecoin infrastructure via its Bridge acquisition. Stripe's annual Sessions conference, its meticulously crafted documentation, and Stripe Press books give it an outsized cultural footprint in the global developer and startup community, including India's.