890: Accepting Money on the Internet in 2025

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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.
Show Notes •
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

Sick Picks • Scott: Parcel

• Wes: Parcels App

Shameless Plugs • Syntax YouTube Channel
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