The client reached out with a clear goal: integrate Stripe as a payment method on their Magento 2 store. Their existing checkout supported only PayPal and bank transfers, and they wanted to offer customers a smoother card payment experience, including support for Apple Pay and Google Pay via Stripe.
Stripe Payment Integration for Magento 2
Client background
Client request
Stripe Payment Integration for Magento 2
What we found
During the discovery phase, we identified several factors that affected the scope: The store runs on Magento 2.4.6 with a customized checkout flow, The client needed support for 3D Secure (SCA) to comply with European regulations, Saved cards functionality was required for returning customers, Refunds and partial refunds had to be processed directly from the Magento admin panel, Webhooks needed to be configured to keep order statuses in sync with Stripe events (successful payments, failed charges, disputes). A plain module installation wouldn't cover these requirements — additional configuration and customization were needed.
Our solution
We prepared a proposal estimated at 24 hours, structured as follows:
Stripe account setup & API configuration (2h) — connecting test and live API keys, configuring webhook endpoints.
Module installation & base configuration (4h) — installing the official Stripe module for Magento 2, configuring payment methods and currencies.
Checkout integration (6h) — adapting the custom checkout to display Stripe Elements correctly, ensuring compatibility with the client's existing UI.
3D Secure & SCA compliance (3h) — enabling and testing Strong Customer Authentication flows.
Saved cards & wallet payments (3h) — enabling Apple Pay / Google Pay and tokenized card storage for logged-in customers.
Refunds & admin tools (2h) — verifying that refunds and partial refunds work from the Magento admin.
Testing on stage (3h) — full end-to-end testing with Stripe test cards covering successful payments, declines, 3DS flows, and refunds.
Production deployment & monitoring (1h) — switching to live keys, deploying to production, monitoring the first transactions.
All work is first deployed to stage, verified by the client, and only then released to live.
Adding Stripe to our Magento 2 store was a critical project, and the team delivered exactly what we needed. Card payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay, 3D Secure — everything works flawlessly. The staged deployment gave us full confidence before going live. Excellent execution.
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