Stripe Escrow Strategy Consultation

We are building an on-demand SaaS platform that matches service seekers with local providers. For our MVP, we have to integrate Stripe, yet our current flow—holding a down-payment in escrow, then charging or refunding once the job’s true cost is known—doesn’t map neatly to Stripe’s out-of-the-box features.

We need a one-hour video consultation with someone who worked with Stratups and has already designed or implemented similar marketplace flows using Stripe (Ideally Stripe Connect, PaymentIntent, SetupIntent, destination charges, partial captures, refunds—whichever combination best fits). During the call I want to:

• Validate a compliant way to escrow an upfront deposit and adjust the final amount after job completion.
• Identify the simplest path to automate payouts to providers while protecting the seeker if the scope changes.
• Understand any Australia-specific requirements around KYC, GST handling, and chargeback risk.

Deliverables
1. 60-minute live consultation (Zoom, Google Meet, or similar).
2. Concise post-call summary documenting the recommended Stripe objects, API flow, and any configuration caveats.