Stripe Is the New PayPal
--<i></i>PSA regarding Credit Card Validation<i></i>--<p>Last year I was testing Stripe integration. I tried using my own credit card with a fake name. Surprise, it went through. I emailed Stripe support. After half a dozen emails discussing CC authorization I learned that Stripe <i>does not</i> and <i>can not</i> validate Name & Address on credit card.<p>Stripe told me that Credit Card companies do not disclose this data to Payment Processors like Stripe. Thus, Stripe simply passes on the name & address to the CC API.<p>Interestingly enough, Name & Address are NOT validated by major credit card companies. You can use junk names on your name & billing address and that will NOT stop your credit card transaction from going through.<p>Try for yourself next time you order something online. Makes me wonder why they even collect the data in the first place...<p><i></i>