Strange that the partner needs to be pay, with most payment gateways is the other way around. The developer works to bring more customers and a higher sales volume and the payment gateway in return does revenue sharing.
It might be worth it. In our case being listed on Stripe's website brought a non-negligible number of new customers.
For Stripe, it may be a way to filter out not serious applications.
Other payment gateways often need you more than you need them ;)
Having a lot of trouble parsing this buzzword soup. What the heck even is this program? Very uncharacteristic of Stripe.
(I work at Stripe.) This program is designed for platforms (specifically platforms that use Stripe Connect with standard accounts) and extension partners. The new benefits for partners include best practices, resources to help them promote their integration, and new ways to reach customers. Happy to help clarify if there’s anything in particular!