Stripe Adds New Payouts Feature

Stripe has added a new payouts feature allowing marketplace businesses to “programmatically” send bank transfers to U.S. bank accounts.

Companies such as Lyft, Sidecar and Exec have trialed the payout option, which is geared towards businesses that want to pay a “multiplicity of suppliers,” per Stripe’s press release.

The payouts API is available in the U.S. now and Stripe is “working on support for other countries.” Stripe charges a flat fee of $0.25 per transaction.

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