#eoghanobrien_best-practices
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slim quest
Hi 👋
This is pretty tough to describe properly in abstract terms. Do you have some example Payment Intents where FX is occurring?
upper frost
Our intent is to charge the fx at the time we create to payment intent
slim quest
Okay, that's not what I asked but it's good to know
upper frost
Can you re-phrase your question as I'm not grokking what you need from me
slim quest
Please provide IDs of actual Payment Intents that have already been processed so we can review them
upper frost
Sorry I’m asking about best practices on how to implement. We have haven’t implemented this functionality yet
slim quest
Ah. In that case, you cannot currently know beforehand what the FX will be at the time the payment is processed. FX rates are determined by Stripe partner institutions and we don't know them until the payment is processed.
upper frost
So would I check the charge endpoint or is it more likely to live in a txn once payment is processed?
slim quest
Once the payment is processed you will want to look at the associated Balance Transaction. That will have the exchange_rate which was applied: https://docs.stripe.com/api/balance_transactions/object#balance_transaction_object-exchange_rate
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upper frost
Okay great. That makes sense. Thank you. Does it matter whether or not I use on behalf of for the connected account?
slim quest
on_behalf_of changes the Merchant of Record for each transaction so yes this would change what currency the charge is settled in.
I recommend reviewing this doc to help clarify things further: https://docs.stripe.com/connect/currencies
upper frost
It’s most likely always going to be USD but I guess I would need to be sure. Since we’re currently not using on_behalf_of - what would be the recommended approach?
slim quest
You would need to figure that out based on your business needs. I recommend you review the doc to understand the trade-offs