Share Stripe Access the Right Way: Roles, Invitations, and MFA

Why roles beat shared logins

Shared logins blur accountability and make offboarding risky. Stripe supports per-user invites with granular roles—use them to protect money-moving actions.

Quick setup checklist

• Invite by email with the least privilege needed (e.g., Analyst vs. Admin).
• Require MFA for all team members (authenticator app or security keys preferred).
• Verify invites out-of-band before clicking any link. Guide: Verify Links Like a Pro.
• Offboard cleanly: remove users who no longer need access and rotate any credentials they handled. Checklist: Employee Offboarding.

Fraud-resistant workflow

• Two-person rule for bank account or payout changes (review + approval).
• Alerts for new API keys or webhooks. If exposed, follow: Incident Playbook.
• No secrets in tickets/chats: deliver via one-time, expiring links and separate access code. How-to: Safe Way to Share Passwords.

Useful external references

• Stripe Docs: Team roles 🔗
• Stripe Docs: Two-step authentication 🔗
• Stripe API reference 🔗

Related reading

Client onboarding with least privilege: Secure Client Onboarding

Invoice/banking safety with verification: Send Banking Details Safely

Secrets for developers (.env & keys): Share API Keys and .env Files (Safely)

Bottom line

People get roles, not passwords. Invite, verify, require MFA, and offboard—your billing data depends on it.

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