Case Study: Whoppah achieves compliant, international marketplace growth with Stripe

Whoppah grows triple digits year-over-year with Stripe

Whoppah, an online marketplace for second-hand designer furniture and art, needed a payment system that could handle complex marketplace transactions under PSD2 regulations while supporting expansion into new countries with local payment preferences. To solve this, Whoppah turned to Stripe, using Stripe Payments and Stripe Connect to manage buyer-to-seller payment flows and add methods like iDEAL, Bancontact, and PayPal.

Stripe implemented the solution in just two months, enabling compliant marketplace payments with funds automatically split between Whoppah and its sellers and helping with KYC and regulatory requirements. With Stripe, Whoppah expanded faster in Germany, where 75% of its growth was attributed to adding PayPal, and its average order value increased by 15% over the past year.

Whoppah

Martijn Leenaers

Chief Financial Officer