A six-month engagement in which SET designs, builds, and operates a payment solution customized to your business, with your customers' payments routed through SET's Stripe Connect platform. The retainer is $77 per month, paid up front, plus a $750 build fee on delivery, and the platform fee for your tier applies to your customers' payments. It is for businesses whose payment needs go beyond a standard checkout, such as custom flows, several products, or operational reporting, and who want one accountable builder for six months. Pricing: $462 up front + $750 build fee on delivery, plus platform fees (six-month retainer paid up front, build fee on delivery).
AvailabilityScoping calls are open now. Retainers begin once SET's Stripe Connect platform can onboard your account.
You provideYour business model and how customers pay you today; The flows, products, and reports the solution must support; Your legal business details for Stripe's onboarding.
Provider conditionsThe retainer and build fee are paid to SET directly. Your customers' payments inside the solution run through the SET Stripe Connect platform to your own Stripe account and carry the platform fee for your tier, where Stripe controls eligible payment methods, verification, processing, settlement, and payouts.
PRICING
Six-month retainer and build fee
$462 up front ($77 per month for six months) + $750 build fee on delivery
The $462 retainer is paid when the agreement is signed, and the $750 build fee is due when SET delivers the build. Your customers' payments during the term also carry the Embedded Payments Platform fee for your tier, from $149 per month plus 1% of each payment.
Six-month retainer, $77 per month: $462 (paid up front when the retainer agreement is signed)
Build fee: $750 (due when set delivers the build)
INTENDED CUSTOMER
Who this is for.
Businesses whose payment needs go beyond a standard checkout, such as custom flows, several products, or operational reporting, and who want one accountable builder for six months.
CUSTOMER INPUTS
What SET needs from you.
Your business model and how customers pay you today
The flows, products, and reports the solution must support
Your legal business details for Stripe's onboarding
An authorized decision-maker and technical contact
DELIVERY WINDOW
When the delivery clock begins.
The six-month term starts on the date set in the written retainer agreement, after authenticated payment evidence for the $462 retainer. Milestones and delivery checkpoints are fixed in that agreement, and the $750 build fee falls due when the build is delivered.
DELIVERABLES
What the engagement produces.
SET's fee pays for SET's work. Your customers' payments, and Stripe's own processing fees, are separate. Selected surface: The websites, applications, or mobile webviews named in the written retainer agreement. Native Android or iOS work is included only when the agreement names it.
Custom payment flows designed around your business
Stripe Connect onboarding under your business name
Signed-webhook reconciliation and reporting
Six months of operation and iteration
A documented handoff at the end of the term
SCOPE LIMITS
What the engagement includes.
The flows, surfaces, and integrations named in the written retainer agreement
One Stripe account onboarded to the SET platform
Six months of design, build, operation, and a monthly milestone review
ACCEPTANCE
How delivery is accepted.
Each milestone in the written agreement is delivered and recorded
Customer payments settle to your own Stripe account under your business name
Signed webhooks and reconciliation pass the agreed checks before each production release
OUT OF SCOPE
What requires another quote.
SET never holds your customers' funds or decides refunds or disputes on your behalf
Work outside the written agreement, unless added by a written change
Stripe's approval decisions, outages, or eligibility rules
ELIGIBILITY
Confirm these before your scoping call.
01
A registered business that can pass Stripe's own identity and business verification
02
A lawful product or service that Stripe supports for your country
03
An authorized decision-maker available for monthly milestone reviews
Never place API keys, webhook secrets, identity documents, payment or bank information, wallet credentials, or private repository credentials in the public inquiry form.
DELIVERY METHOD
A bounded path from scope to production.
01
Scope
Map your business, payment flows, and six-month milestones into a written agreement.
02
Build
Design and implement the custom solution on the SET Stripe Connect platform.
03
Operate
Run, measure, and improve the solution through the term, with a monthly milestone review.
AFTER PAYMENT
Payment return is not fulfillment evidence.
The retainer is scoped on a call. The written agreement fixes the milestones, the $462 up-front retainer, the $750 build fee due on delivery, and the cancellation and refund terms before any payment is taken.
Work begins only after a scoping call, a written agreement, and authenticated payment evidence. A browser return page is informational and never starts work. Signed provider events remain authoritative for payment, subscription, and delivery status.
DIRECT ANSWERS
Questions about Six-Month Retainer.
Is the retainer payment processed through the Connect platform?
No. The retainer is a direct payment to SET for SET's work. Only your customers' payments inside the solution run through the Connect platform, and they settle to your own Stripe account.
How much does the retainer cost?
$1,212 for SET's work: $462 paid up front when the agreement is signed, which is $77 per month for six months, and a $750 build fee due when SET delivers the build. Your customers' payments during the term also carry the Embedded Payments Platform fee for your tier, from $149 per month plus 1% of each payment.
Why pay six months up front?
The $462 up-front payment reserves SET's capacity for your build for the full term and fixes the $77 monthly rate for those six months. The $750 build fee is not due until the build is delivered. The written agreement sets the milestones and the cancellation and refund terms.
What happens after six months?
You receive a documented handoff. The platform fee continues monthly while your customers pay through the platform, and you can renew the retainer or take the solution in-house.