May Stripe Developer Digest
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Published: 2023-06-01 22:49:35

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##Highlights from Stripe Sessions

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📩 We're sharing our most recent developer digest here on DEV! If you're interested in subscribing to monthly developer updates, [sign up here](https://go.stripe.global/dev-digest).

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Roughly 3,000 founders, engineers, business leaders, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joined us in San Francisco for this year’s Stripe Sessions, which covered a host of  [Stripe updates and announcements](https://stripe.com/blog/stripe-sessions-2023?utm_medium=marketing-email&utm_source=8c01&utm_campaign=GLOBAL_4ea9&utm_content=99a9&utm_term=1ed8179167ab) . In the  [keynote](https://youtu.be/5aqwPlMHFM8) , we demoed Connect embedded components ( [30:40](https://youtu.be/5aqwPlMHFM8?t=1840) ) and the ability to use natural language to write SQL in Stripe Sigma ( [48:33](https://youtu.be/5aqwPlMHFM8?t=2913) ).

We also introduced the new Stripe developer experience with Stripe Workbench ( [57:31](https://youtu.be/5aqwPlMHFM8?t=3451) ), a developer tool that lets you iterate, debug, and grow your integration. If you’d like an early look and a chance to shape the Workbench roadmap,  [join the beta program](http://workbench.stripe.dev/) .

## Stay updated

* **New Tax API for all payments:** [Calculate tax in your custom payment flow](https://stripe.com/docs/tax/custom) on Stripe transactions or for any other payment processor. 
* **Private beta for Stripe Issuing charge cards:** Stripe Issuing added support for [charge cards](https://stripe.com/issuing), letting platforms provide their customers with access to credit through physical and virtual cards. 
* **Custom domains for Payment Links:** Use a [custom domain for Payment Links](https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/custom-domains) , configured in the Stripe Dashboard or Stripe API.
* **Payment Links embeddable buy button:** Customize and embed a  [buy button](https://stripe.com/docs/no-code/buy-button)  for your payment link on your website. 
* **Specify Checkout subscription billing start date:** Set a  [billing cycle anchor](https://stripe.com/docs/api/checkout/sessions/create#create_checkout_session-subscription_data-billing_cycle_anchor) to a fixed UNIX timestamp in Checkout and use proration_behavior to charge a prorated invoice. 
* **Afterpay adds monthly installments and increased transaction limits:** US businesses can now use buy now, pay later payment method [Afterpay](https://stripe.com/docs/payments/afterpay-clearpay#get-started) for monthly installments and transactions up to $4,000.
* **Connect embedded components now localized in 47 countries:** Payments, payment details, and payouts components now support a locale parameter to offer  [local language support](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/get-started-connect-embedded-components#supported-languages).

## Learn

* **Build a creator platform using Ruby:** In this multi-part series, discover how to  [build and monetize creator platforms](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvEo5i6NA5o), such as newsletters, using Stripe Connect.


* **Lessons learned from building Stripe Radar:** Learn from Stripe engineer Ryan Drapeau about the key decisions that go into [building real-time fraud protection](https://www.youtube.com/live/6kpnaaz_RZA?feature=share&t=293)  with machine learning algorithms.


* **Diving into Dev Containers:** Hear about the [benefits of Dev Containers](https://www.youtube.com/live/nabgKhtd9JE?feature=share&t=296), explore setup configurations, and share tips for maximizing container usage in GitHub CodeSpaces.


* **Jumpstart your HTTP APIs with Fern:** Tune in to a live session with Fern’s cofounder Danny Sheridan to discuss the open-source toolkit to [simplify and automate API creation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhVCgK5Fz_I).


## Stay connected

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What would you like to see more (or less) of? Let us know by replying to this email. If you have questions or comments, or need help with code, we’re here to help  [via email](https://support.stripe.com/contact/login), or on  [Discord](https://stripe.com/go/developer-chat), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/StripeDev), and  [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/tags/stripe-payments/info) . View our  [code samples](https://github.com/stripe-samples)  on GitHub.

— The Stripe team