890: Accepting Money on the Internet in 2025

Wes and Scott talk about the ins and outs of accepting payments online—from choosing processors like Stripe and PayPal to handling fraud, taxes, custom checkouts, and more.

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 02:34 Payment processors
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Square
  • Authorize.net
• 09:29 Checkouts
• 18:22 The checkout flow
• 23:10 Methods of accepting money
• 25:30 Brought to you by Sentry.io
• 28:34 Merchant of Record
  • Lemon Squeezy
  • Gumroad
  • Paddle
  • Beacons
• 32:51 Handling fraud, disputes, and refunds
• 41:25 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

• Scott: Parcel
• Wes: Parcels App

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