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HOW WE BUILT IT: SMART RETRIES

stripe.com10 min read

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Stripe developed a “smart retries” tool that uses ML to determine the best time to retry failed payments. The tool helped some businesses recover over $100 million in revenue. This article goes into detail on how the tool was implemented and provides 4 key lessons on building and choosing the right ML model and giving customers control over how often payments are retried.