Stripe launches Managed Payments merchant-of-record at 3.5% per transaction
What happened
Between the Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026 captures of Stripe's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Added new Managed Payments product (merchant of record solution) at 3.5% per transaction in addition to standard Payments fees. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Standard at 1.5% surcharge for international cards + $0.3 per successful transaction.
It lands 35 days after Stripe's previous change, "Stripe Simplifies Climate Orders Pricing to Single 3% Rate, Removes Climate Commitments Add-On" (Jan 12, 2026). Stripe has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Braintreepayments, Squarespace, Aws and Adyen also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Standard · PlanAdded
BeforeNo Managed Payments product
AfterManaged Payments product
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Plan | No Managed Payments product | Managed Payments product | Added |
Values as written on Stripe's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Stripe's pricing page (stripe.com) from Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Managed Payments product now appears.
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Stripe, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 16, 2026improvedStripe: Meters API basic billing now includes up to 100M events/month
- Apr 27, 2026packagingStripe rebrands Financial Accounts as Treasury
- Mar 2, 2026improvedStripe refreshes terminal lineup: S700 cut 14%, adds S710 and cellular plan
- Feb 16, 2026packagingStripe launches Managed Payments merchant-of-record at 3.5% per transaction · this change
- Jan 12, 2026packagingStripe Simplifies Climate Orders Pricing to Single 3% Rate, Removes Climate Commitments Add-On
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- BraintreepaymentsJan 21Braintreepayments Increases Standard Merchant Transaction Rate to 2.89% + $0.29, Introduces Chargeback Protection Tools
- SquarespaceJan 12Squarespace Increases Commerce Advanced Plan Price by 6.1% Amidst Multiple Discount Changes
- AwsJan 11Aws Kendra Expands Free Tier to Include GenAI Enterprise Edition, Offering 750 Hours for First 30 Days
- AdyenJan 10Adyen Increases DOKU VA Payment Method Fee by 5.9% to IDR 9,000.00
Questions about this change
Did Stripe raise prices in February 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on Stripe's pricing page between Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026?
Standard plan: No Managed Payments product → Managed Payments product, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Stripe change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Stripe in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Stripe Simplifies Climate Orders Pricing to Single 3% Rate, Removes Climate Commitments Add-On" on Jan 12, 2026; Stripe has been tracked since 2023-11-14.