Fintech · Stripe Connect Marketplace

Owner-Financed Payment Platform — a Stripe Connect marketplace for installment deals

A Stripe Connect marketplace on Bubble.io for payment-first, owner-financed deal management — ACH checkout, KYC onboarding, automated amortization scheduling, seller and buyer dashboards, and a full audit and export layer.

5 MilestonesScope
7 WeeksTimeline
Stripe ConnectPayments

Sellers managing land contracts, vehicle financing, and equipment installment sales operated across spreadsheets, manual bank transfers, and disconnected ledgers. We built a true SaaS marketplace — Stripe Connect for direct seller payouts, ACH prioritization for capped fees, backend amortization math, and row-level privacy so no seller or buyer ever sees another's ledger.

Key Results Achieved

Payment-first, accurate at scale

Onboard buyers, process ACH directly to the bank, auto-generate amortization, and export tax ledgers — in one platform.

$5Capped ACH processing fee per transaction, regardless of deal size
500+Active deals with paginated, fast dashboard performance
7 wkDesign to production handover
The approach

Challenge & solution

The challenge

These are high-dollar, multi-year transactions where accuracy is non-negotiable — a miscalculated amortization schedule or missed late-fee flag has real financial and legal consequences. Existing generic tools offered no structured deal lifecycle, no role-based data isolation, and no compliance layer.

Business challenges

  • Give sellers one place to onboard buyers and process payments
  • Guarantee amortization accuracy on high-value, multi-year deals
  • Cap processing fees so margins survive at any deal size
  • Isolate every seller's and buyer's financial data

Technical challenges

  • Route buyer payments directly to seller banks via Stripe Connect
  • Run amortization math accurately and efficiently at scale
  • Enforce row-level privacy across sellers and buyers
  • Keep dashboards fast across 500+ active deals

Our solution

Heavy math — amortization, interest/principal splits, running balances — lives in scheduled backend workflows, never in page-load conditions. Stripe Connect Express handles onboarding and routes payments directly to sellers; ACH Direct Debit is enforced to cap fees.

Core features delivered

  • Seller dashboardA multi-deal portfolio overview with search, filtering, and analytics cards — interest YTD, portfolio totals, % of deals current, average days late — built to scan fast across 500+ deals.
  • Buyer read-only viewA restricted, scoped portal showing only the buyer's deal parameters, upcoming due dates, and payment history.
  • Deal creation + amortizationA multi-step flow captures principal, rate, term, start date, and frequency; the schedule renders with principal/interest splits and running balances per row.
  • ACH checkoutCheckout defaults heavily to ACH Direct Debit and surfaces the fee cap prominently; card options are available but de-prioritized.
  • Clickwrap legal gateA mandatory 'I Accept' checkpoint blocks dashboard entry and logs the exact agreement text with a timestamp in the audit trail.
  • Billing + subscription UIActive cost transparency — current tier, active deal count, live monthly cost, and a dynamic monthly-vs-annual savings alert.
Under the hood

Architecture & technical build

WU-efficient by design. Satellite data types handle ledger rows so the parent Deal record stays light; search uses :first item and :count with constraints instead of :filtered, with pagination past 25 rows. Stripe Connect Express routes funds directly to sellers — Velcod never touches the money.

Architecture overview

  • Amortization math in scheduled backend workflows, never on page load
  • Satellite data types for ledger rows keep parent records fast
  • Row-level privacy rules isolate every seller and buyer
  • Paginated dashboards sustain 500+ active deals

Key technical components

Backend amortization engineAuto-generates accurate monthly breakdowns on deal creation and adjusts on every completed or edited transaction.
Stripe Connect ExpressHandles KYC/KYB onboarding and routes buyer payments directly to seller bank accounts.
ACH Direct DebitEnforced at checkout to cap processing fees per transaction regardless of deal size.
Reporting & export layerPDF statements per deal, year-end CSV ledger exports, contract/receipt uploads, and a comprehensive audit log.

Tech stack

Bubble.io (Full-Stack)Stripe Connect Express (KYC/KYB)ACH Direct Debit (Fee-Capped)Stripe Metered BillingBackend Amortization EngineRow-Level Privacy RulesPDF Statements + CSV Export
How we built it

Implementation timeline

Each milestone delivers a reviewable, functional layer before the next begins — no bundled delivery.

01
Milestone 1

Portal design + clickable prototype

Full portal UI and clickable prototype in Bubble — seller dashboard, buyer view, deal creation, amortization display, and payment checkout screens.

  • Portal UI
  • Prototype
02
Milestone 2

Foundation + payments setup

Database schema, role-based privacy rules, clickwrap legal gate with timestamped audit trail, Stripe Connect Express onboarding, ACH-prioritized checkout, and webhook handlers.

  • Schema & privacy
  • Stripe Connect
  • ACH checkout
03
Milestone 3

Core logic + dashboards

Backend amortization engine, seller dashboard with pagination and analytics, buyer read-only view, and late-fee flagging.

  • Amortization engine
  • Dashboards
04
Milestone 4

Reporting + billing layer

PDF statements per deal, year-end CSV ledger exports, file uploads for contracts and receipts, an activity audit log, and tiered metered billing.

  • Statements & exports
  • Metered billing
05
Milestone 5

QA, testing + launch

End-to-end QA across all flows, bug fixes, security review of privacy rules and Stripe webhooks, and production handoff.

  • Security review
  • Production handoff
Outcomes

Results & impact

Early outcomes

  • Sellers onboard buyers, process ACH to their bank, and track schedules in one platform
  • Late payments flagged and year-end tax ledgers exported
  • Manual spreadsheets and reconciliation replaced entirely

Business impact

  • Amortization auto-generates accurate breakdowns and adjusts on every transaction
  • Every financial action logged in a tamper-evident audit trail
  • A legally defensible transaction record for sellers and buyers
The last step

Building a payments-first financial platform?

We build Stripe Connect marketplaces with accurate backend financial logic, fee-capped ACH, and audit-grade compliance — engineered to stay fast at scale.

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