Using Stripe for payments
Payment processing is required across implementations of the checkout, order creation, and order management processes. It also involves updates to both the buyer's and seller's user data. Before we delve into the implementations of the checkout and order features, we will briefly discuss payment processing options and considerations using Stripe, and see how it is to be integrated in MERN Marketplace.
Stripe
Stripe provides an extensive set of tools necessary to integrate payments in any web application. These tools can be selected and used in different ways depending on the specific type of the application and the payment use case being implemented.
In case of the MERN Marketplace setup, the application itself will have a platform on Stripe and will expect sellers to have connected Stripe accounts on the platform, so the application can charge users who enter their credit card details at checkout on behalf of the sellers. In MERN Marketplace, a user can add products...
