Stripe Analyzes Global Expansion Payment Practices of High-Growth Businesses
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On October 27, 2026, Stripe published an analysis of more than 100 of the fastest-growing businesses on its platform. The report said these businesses completed their first cross-border transaction 24 times faster than the business benchmark and processed payments from customers in 25 countries in their first year; their share of cross-border payment volume in Brazil, India, and Argentina was 1.6 times the benchmark, and they offered twice as many local payment methods as the benchmark. Stripe also said that in the first half of 2026, the attempted fraud rate for these businesses was nearly 1.8 times the benchmark; more than half used at least one custom fraud rule in Stripe Radar, but businesses using custom rules used fewer rules than the benchmark.
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Stripe analyzed more than 100 of the fastest-growing businesses on its platform and found that they completed their first cross-border transaction 24 times faster than the enterprise benchmark. In their first year, these businesses processed payments from customers in 25 countries, had a 1.6x higher share of cross-border payment volume from Brazil, India and Argentina, and offered 2x as many local payment methods. In H1 2026, their attempted fraud rate was nearly 1.8x the benchmark; more than half used at least one custom fraud rule in Stripe Radar, but businesses using custom rules had fewer rules than the benchmark.
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