Stripe Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report
- FedRAMP Status
- Stripe is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
- SOC 2 Status
- Stripe has a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page. Claim is vendor-attested — no public registry exists for independent verification.
- Sanctions Screening
- Stripe returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
- Risk Tier
- ThirdProof assigned Stripe a Low Risk tier with 98% confidence across 25 intelligence sources.
23 sources queried. 93% confidence. Every Stripe investigation produces both a risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire — no vendor follow-up required.
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Certification & Compliance Status
Stripe Threat Intelligence Analysis
Stripe maintains SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS Level 1, and ISO 27001 certifications as of March 2026. Stripe is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace and has not pursued federal authorization. Independent threat intelligence monitoring shows active research pulses referencing Stripe’s infrastructure, consistent with its scale as a global payments platform.
For compliance teams, Stripe’s certification posture is strong but incomplete for regulated environments requiring FedRAMP or government contractor compliance. A full independent risk assessment surfaces threat intelligence signals, subprocessor chain depth, and infrastructure exposure that Stripe’s trust page summarizes but does not detail. ThirdProof’s assessment provides the audit-ready evidence chain your SOC 2 auditor will expect for a vendor processing payment card data.
Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026
Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.
Stripe is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Stripe maintains PCI DSS Level 1 certification and SOC 2 Type II but has not pursued FedRAMP authorization.
Moderate Risk
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Vendor Risk Assessment
Based on data availability and source coverage
23
Sources Queried
22
Sources With Data
March 10, 2026
Last Assessed
Executive Summary
AI-generated analysis for stripe
3 with strong ciphers, and clean malware/phishing signals across all threat intelligence sources. The rule engine has assigned a Tier 3 (Moderate Risk) rating, driven primarily by the absence of an independently verified subprocessor disclosure page and unverified certification claims rather than any active threat indicators. In a healthcare context, Stripe presents meaningful compliance considerations: if the vendor is processing payments that include patient billing information or other Protected Health Information, a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is required and must be executed prior to go-live.
Independence Statement
All evidence in this report was sourced independently through external data sources without vendor participation or input.
Investigation Findings
2 findings identified for stripe
Multiple Certificate Issuers (33)
stripe.com has certificates from 33 different Certificate Authorities. This may indicate inconsistent certificate management practices.
No Public Subprocessor Page Found
No accessible subprocessor page was found for stripe.com. GDPR Article 28 requires data processors to maintain a list of subprocessors. Vendors with mature data governance typically publish this list.
Security Strengths
27 positive signals verified
Legal Entity Actively Registered
Business Registration
Entity Found in Regulatory Database — STRIPE, INC.
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
Entity Found in Regulatory Database — STRIPE PAYMENTS UK LTD
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
No Adverse Media Signals
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
Firmographic Data Available
Company Intelligence
Domain Infrastructure Healthy
Domain Analysis
Valid SSL Certificate
Domain Analysis
Security Headers Present
Domain Analysis
2 Open Ports Detected
Infrastructure Exposure
Established Domain (30+ years)
Domain Registration
Threat Intelligence Partially Available
Threat Intelligence
Notable Tech Community Presence
Tech Community Sentiment
HTTP Security Grade: A+
HTTP Security Scan
Large Certificate Footprint (179 subdomains)
Certificate Transparency
Established Web Presence (29+ years)
Web Archive History
Domain in 25 Threat Intelligence Pulses
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Low Abuse Score: 0% (1 reports)
IP Reputation
Clean Safe Browsing Status
Malware & Phishing Check
Clean Website Scan
Website Security Scan
Certification Claimed: SOC 2
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Certification Claimed: SOC 1
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Certification Claimed: GDPR
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution
FDIC Institution Check
No SEC Enforcement Filings Found
SEC Filing Search
News Coverage Found (No Risk Signals)
Historical Media Search
HITRUST CSF Certification Found
Certification Registry Verification
SOC 2 Compliance Claimed on Trust Page
Certification Registry Verification
Recommended Actions
Steps to address findings for stripe
- 1
Execute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Stripe before any PHI or PHI-adjacent data (including patient billing records) is processed through their platform — contact Stripe's legal or compliance team at stripe.com/contact or via your account manager to request their standard BAA template and negotiate the critical clauses listed in this report.
- 2
Request Stripe's current SOC 2 Type II audit report and bridge letter — email Stripe's security team directly or check trust.stripe.com, where many enterprise vendors publish reports under NDA request. Confirm the audit scope covers the specific Stripe products your organization is deploying.
- 3
Validate Stripe's HITRUST CSF certification status by submitting a search at hitrustalliance.net/certified-organizations directly and requesting a copy of the current HITRUST certification letter from Stripe's compliance team — do not rely solely on automated registry results given the 404 error encountered during this investigation.
- 4
Request Stripe's complete subprocessor list from their data privacy team and confirm that each subprocessor handling PHI or payment data tied to patient accounts is covered by a downstream BAA, as required under 45 CFR §164.308(b)(1).
- 5
Confirm with your internal security team that Stripe-related phishing and impersonation risks are addressed through DMARC enforcement and employee awareness training — the threat intelligence signals in this report reflect brand abuse by third parties, which requires defensive controls on your side, not Stripe's.
- 6
Retain this ThirdProof investigation report in your vendor risk management system for a minimum of 6 years per 45 CFR §164.530(j) to demonstrate documented due diligence prior to vendor onboarding.
Intelligence Sources Queried
23 sources in this assessment
Data Coverage Notes
Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.
- Malware blacklist data (URLhaus) was partially unavailable during this investigation. A manual check at urlhaus.abuse.ch is recommended within 30 days to confirm clean status.
- The HITRUST certified entity directory returned a 404 error when the specific search URL was retrieved, limiting independent confirmation of Stripe's HITRUST CSF certification status. The certification registry source did return a positive signal, but the underlying evidence should be validated directly with HITRUST.
- No publicly accessible subprocessor page was discovered, limiting automated supply chain risk assessment. Subprocessor data could not be independently verified.
- External cyber risk scoring was not available for this assessment, which would otherwise provide an additional quantitative signal on Stripe's security hygiene.
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What a ThirdProof assessment covers
Sanctions Screening
Is Stripe on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?
Cyber Risk Assessment
What is Stripe's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.
Business Registration
Is Stripe a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.
Adverse Media Analysis
Has Stripe appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.
Domain & Infrastructure
Is Stripe's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.
Company Intelligence
What are Stripe's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.
Trust & Compliance Verification
Does Stripe claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Who does Stripe depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.
Regulatory & Financial Filings
Has Stripe appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.
Stripe Threat Intelligence Assessment
ThirdProof's autonomous assessment of Stripe analyzed threat intelligence across 25 sources. Stripe's domain (stripe.com) has a 30-year history and is clean across 93 security engines with zero malicious or suspicious flags. The HTTP security grade is A+ (105/100) — exceeding the maximum baseline — with an A+ SSL/TLS configuration. No malware, phishing indicators, or IP reputation issues were detected. AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses reference Stripe primarily in the context of phishing campaigns impersonating Stripe, not vulnerabilities in Stripe's own infrastructure.
Stripe Compliance and Certification Status
Stripe maintains PCI DSS Level 1 certification — the most stringent level of payment card industry compliance, validated by an independent Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). Stripe also claims SOC 2 and SOC 1 certifications. Stripe is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. For organizations processing payments through Stripe, PCI DSS Requirement 12.8 requires documenting Stripe's responsibilities in a formal Third-Party Service Provider agreement. ThirdProof's assessment covers PCI DSS compliance verification as part of the standard assessment.
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