Drag-and-drop PCI-compliant payment forms for solo fintech builders—no dev team required.
Solo fintech founders cannot achieve PCI compliance and implement secure payment processing without a development team.
FormVault lets solo founders build and embed customizable payment forms using a no-code drag-and-drop editor, powered by Stripe Elements for instant PCI compliance. Forms are hosted securely on our PCI-DSS certified infrastructure, handling all sensitive data without exposing your app to compliance risks. Get embed code in minutes and start processing payments immediately.
Solo fintech founders or indie hackers developing payment apps without dev teams
Only no-code form builder pre-certified for PCI SAQ-A, tailored for indie hackers embedding into MVPs.
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Visual editor to build custom payment forms with fields, styling, and logic.
Generate secure iframe embed codes using Stripe Elements for zero PCI burden.
Real-time view of transactions, refunds, and analytics synced from Stripe.
Match your app's look with logos, colors, and fonts on hosted forms.
Auto-sync payment events to your app via simple webhooks.
Test multiple form variants to optimize conversion rates.
Automated customizable receipts sent post-payment.
Support global payments with automatic currency detection.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| stripe_customer_id | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| config_json | text | No |
| embed_code | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| form_id | uuid | No |
| stripe_payment_id | text | No |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/formsCreate new payment form
/api/forms/:id/embedGet embed code for form
/api/paymentsList payments for user
/api/stripe/webhookHandle Stripe events
No custom branding
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 50 | 2% | $30 | $360 |
| Month 6 | 500 | 4% | $600 | $7,200 |
Build, embed, and scale secure payment forms in minutes—no compliance expertise needed.
Post a demo video on Indie Hackers forum targeting fintech threads, DM 20 solo founders from Twitter searches for 'building payment app solo', and offer free Pro access for feedback in exchange for case studies.
Highly customizable
Requires coding and PCI knowledge
No-code builder with hosted compliance
Ecommerce focus
Not for custom fintech apps
Tailored for payment app prototypes
Pre-built PCI audit trail and form templates create switching costs; data on high-converting forms provides network effects.
Explosion of AI-assisted indie fintech apps demands fast, compliant payments amid stricter PCI regs.
PCI standard changes
Subscribe to PCI updates and annual audits
Stripe API limits
Use Stripe Connect for scalability
Low adoption by solos
Validate via waitlist pre-launch
Success: 50+ interested
Success: 80% retention week 2
Success: 200 signups
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