Payments
How zopio
handles payments and billing.
zopio
uses Stripe by default for payments and billing. Implementing Stripe in your project is straightforward.
In-App Purchases
You can use Stripe anywhere in your app by importing the stripe
object like so:
Webhooks
zopio has a pre-built webhook handler for payment events. Read more about inbound payment webhooks.
Anti-Fraud
As your app grows, you will inevitably encounter credit card fraud. Stripe Radar is enabled by default if you integrate payments using their SDK as described above. This provides a set of tools to help you detect and prevent fraud.
Stripe Radar supports more advanced anti-fraud features if you embed the Stripe JS script in every page load. This is not enabled by default in zopio, but you can add it as follows:
Edit the layout
Edit apps/app/app/layout.tsx
and add <Script src="https://js.stripe.com/v3/" />
after the opening <html>
tag and before the opening <body>
tag. You will also need to add import Script from 'next/script'
Add script to the website
Add the same script to the website in apps/web/app/layout.tsx
.
Prevent common fraud patterns with Arcjet
Prevent common fraud patterns by using Arcjet IP address analysis to block requests from VPNs and proxies. These are commonly used by fraudsters to hide their location, but have legitimate uses as well so are not blocked by default. You could simply block these users, or you could adjust the checkout process to require approval before processing their payment.
For example, in apps/app/app/(authenticated)/layout.tsx
you could add this after the call to aj.protect()
:
In this case we are providing a friendly redirect to a page that explains why the user is being blocked (which you would need to create). You could also return a more generic error message. See the Arcjet documentation for more advanced examples.