Vendor compliance profile

Is Stripe HIPAA compliant?

Stripe has strong payment security and SOC evidence, but ComplySaaS did not confirm public HIPAA or BAA support for PHI workflows in this pass. Healthcare teams should use Stripe for payment processing only with minimum necessary data and keep diagnosis, treatment, appointment, and patient context out of Stripe records.

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HIPAA status signal

Unable to confirm

BAA public signal

Unable to confirm

SOC 2 evidence signal

Public evidence

PHI warning: Customer names, descriptions, metadata, invoice line items, receipts, dispute evidence, support messages, and connected accounting tools can reveal healthcare context.

HIPAA, BAA, and SOC 2 summary

HIPAAStripe's public security documentation focuses on PCI, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, and payment security. ComplySaaS did not confirm public Stripe HIPAA covered-service documentation.
BAAUnable to confirm public BAA availability for Stripe payment workflows from Stripe documentation reviewed in this pass. Verify directly with Stripe before including any PHI.
SOC 2Stripe states that SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II reports are produced annually and can be provided upon request, and that a SOC 3 report is public.
CategoryHIPAA-Compliant Accounting and Payments Software

What it may be used for

  • General business workflows that do not include PHI.
  • Healthcare-adjacent operations after BAA scope and configuration have been verified.
  • Vendor risk review, procurement research, and compliance planning.

What not to use it for

  • Adding diagnosis, treatment, appointment reason, patient status, prescription, or clinical notes to Stripe metadata, invoices, receipts, or product descriptions.
  • Uploading PHI in dispute evidence, support messages, identity documents, or attachments.
  • Treating PCI or SOC 2 evidence as HIPAA authorization.

What to verify with the vendor

  • Whether the vendor will sign a BAA for your exact product, plan, and use case.
  • Which services, add-ons, regions, and support channels are covered by the agreement.
  • Whether your intended workflow stores, transmits, or processes PHI.
  • Which admin, access control, retention, audit log, and encryption settings must be enabled.

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HIPAA: Not HIPAA compliant | SOC 2: Verify with vendor

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HIPAA: Unable to confirm | SOC 2: Verify with vendor

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HIPAA: Unable to confirm | SOC 2: Verify with participating bank

Chime

HIPAA: Unable to confirm | SOC 2: Verify with vendor

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HIPAA: Conditional | SOC 2: Verify with vendor

FAQ

Is Stripe HIPAA compliant?

Stripe has strong payment security and SOC evidence, but ComplySaaS did not confirm public HIPAA or BAA support for PHI workflows in this pass. Healthcare teams should use Stripe for payment processing only with minimum necessary data and keep diagnosis, treatment, appointment, and patient context out of Stripe records.

Will Stripe sign a BAA?

Unable to confirm public BAA availability for Stripe payment workflows from Stripe documentation reviewed in this pass. Verify directly with Stripe before including any PHI.

Can Stripe be used with PHI?

Do not use this vendor with PHI until your organization verifies BAA scope, covered services, configuration, access controls, data retention, and connected integrations.

Last checked and source notes

Last checked
2026-04-30
Confidence
Medium
Dataset rows
267 vendors