Stripe payment processing with checkout sessions, subscriptions, webhooks, and customer management.

• Supports three checkout approaches: Stripe-hosted checkout (lowest maintenance), custom UI with Payment Element, and Payment Intents for bespoke control
• Handles subscriptions, one-time payments, refunds, and disputes with built-in webhook event handling for payment success, failure, and subscription lifecycle changes
• Includes customer management, payment method storage, and customer portal for self-service subscription management
• Provides secure webhook verification, idempotent event processing patterns, and test mode support with example card numbers for development