DAlperin

Payment/money based applications have always intrigued me but I am unsure on some of how to implement the "money" part of it. I am clear on using stripe to facilitate getting money but the hard part seems like how do I store and return it.

If a customer provides me x amount of money that they can then use to facilitate real-world purchases through my tool how do I safely store and track that (think PayPal for example)?

I have gone looking and a lot of resources center around the "here's how to implement stripe" which I can figure out. Are there any resources for what comes next? Handling the money, returning, ledgers, etc?

I am thinking about building a system where customers would put money into their account and they can use there balance to purchase things. Whats the best way to store the money and keep track of who's is who's. I am planning on using stripe. Thanks for your help in advance.