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Global support for Chinese payment methods

Jon Yeow Payment Methods
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Today we're adding support for China UnionPay in the UK and the European Union, making it even easier for global businesses to sell to Chinese buyers. With this launch, Stripe users in North America, Europe, and most of Asia can now support the top three ways Chinese buyers want to pay: UnionPay, Alipay, and WeChat Pay, which collectively account for 85% of online purchases by Chinese consumers.

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Recent highlights

Terminal expands in Europe

Businesses can now accept in-person payments in more countries across Europe, including France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Introducing Stripe Reader

Accept payments at your countertop or on the go with our first Stripe-designed card reader—Stripe Reader M2—now broadly available in the US.

Klarna

Offer customers more flexible payment options in minutes with Klarna on Stripe, now available for businesses in 19 European countries and the US.

Instant Payouts available for UK platforms

Express/Custom Connect businesses in the United Kingdom now have access to Instant Payouts. Send funds to customers in under 30 minutes with 24/7 access.

Revenue Recognition

Simplify accrual accounting with automated, configurable revenue reporting. Create custom rules, import data, and audit in real time.

Faster Payouts across Europe and Canada

Eligible Stripe users in Europe and Canada now have access to accelerated payouts, with funds available within 3 business days.

Automate taxes on your Stripe transactions

Stripe Tax is now available for all businesses in the US, Canada, EU, UK, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand.

New smart reader for Stripe Terminal

Accept in-person payments with the BBPOS WisePOS E smart reader, now broadly available in the US and Canada.

Pre-authorized debits in Canada

Businesses in Canada and the US can now accept Canadian bank debits in minutes—mandate collection and bank verification are built in.

Terminal is now available in the UK and Ireland

Businesses can now accept in-person payments in the UK and Ireland with Terminal's flexible APIs, SDKs, and new pre-certified card readers.

Changelog

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    Users with custom cards can now view inventory for their cards, envelopes, and carriers in the Dashboard. Learn more 

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    US-based users can now ship cards to any international address. Learn more 

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Introducing the Stripe Extension for VS Code

Grace Goo Developer Products
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Today, we're launching the Stripe extension for Visual Studio Code, one of the most popular integrated developer environments.

With the VS Code extension, you can stream logs and webhook events from the Stripe API to your local development machine, quickly access the API reference by hovering over resource methods, easily get started with one of Stripe’s sample apps, and much more.

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