Payment processing is required across implementations of the checkout, order creation, and order management processes. It also involves making 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 learn how to integrate it in the MERN Marketplace.
Stripe provides an extensive set of tools that are necessary to integrate payments in any web application. These tools can be selected and used in different ways, depending on the specific type of application and the payment use case being implemented.
In the 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 that the application...