Funding the contract (Stripe escrow)

Before work begins, fund the full contract amount into escrow. For fiat this is a Stripe hosted Checkout redirect.

What happens

• Funds clear into escrow (contract moves to FUNDED).
• A Stripe receipt link is captured and emailed.
• The freelancer is notified and can start work.

Reference

• Fund: POST /payments/contracts/:id/fund
• Contract detail: GET /contracts/:id