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Connect Stripe for payments

Configure bank transfer instructions and create a Stripe Connect account for card checkout when the integration is available.

Open Settings > Payment

Open Settings in the sidebar and select Payment. The page includes billing details, an Airwallex payment link, bank transfer settings, and Stripe Connect.

Only the studio owner can save payment settings or manage Stripe. Bank transfer and Stripe can be available together, but Stripe checkout depends on the connected account’s readiness.

Payment Settings with billing fields, Airwallex link, bank-transfer controls and disconnected Stripe
The billing and bank-transfer controls appear above Stripe Connect. This example has bank transfer disabled and no connected Stripe account.

Enable bank transfers if needed

Select Enable Bank Transfer and enter your bank details and payment reference instructions in the rich-text editor. The editor is present even when bank transfer is disabled.

Click Save Changes. Customers see the saved instructions when choosing bank transfer; review any submitted payment proof and verify receipt in Orders before accepting a transfer.

Create a connected account

If no Stripe account is connected, enter Display name and Contact email, then select Merchant legal country from the searchable country/region list.

Choose the supported country or region where the merchant is legally registered, then click Create connected account. The form creates a connected account; it is not an account-switching control.

Disconnected Stripe form with Merchant legal country options open
Select the merchant’s actual legal country before creating an account. No account has been created in this example.

Complete onboarding when prompted

If Onboard to collect payments is shown, click it to continue to Stripe in the same browser tab. Follow Stripe’s prompts for the information required for your account.

Return to Settings > Payment and refresh to check the latest status. Verification times can vary.

Check checkout readiness

Review Connection status, Checkout readiness, Connected account ID, Merchant legal country, Card payments capability, and Requirements status.

Connected alone does not mean checkout is ready. Checkout readiness requires an active card-payments capability and no currently due or past-due onboarding requirements. If onboarding is complete but checkout is not ready, review the status message; the onboarding button may no longer be shown.

If Stripe status is unavailable, read the error and try again later. You can still edit and save bank transfer settings.

Stripe Connect showing six status fields and Not connected and Needs onboarding badges
Review all six status fields. This example is not connected and is not ready for card checkout.