Connecting Stripe to WriteUpp
Our partnership with Stripe allows us to leverage Stripe's processing abilities to power up your payment management within WriteUpp and provide your clients with a secure, streamlined payment experience. You can find out more about Stripe here.
By connecting Stripe to WriteUpp, you can take payment for invoices generated through WriteUpp and online booking prepayments to save time and improve your cash flow.
The Stripe connection that we use utilises a type of Stripe account called "Unified", which allows your transactions to be routed through WriteUpp. When a payment is taken via WriteUpp, you'll receive a notification in WriteUpp and the invoice will be marked as paid. You'll be able to log into the Stripe dashboard to see further information on the payment, including the payment breakdown and the net amount you can expect to receive.
Transaction fees for payments via Stripe can be found here. Stripe rates in WriteUpp are managed by WriteUpp. As a result, they may vary from Stripe's published rates and are subject to variation if network costs change.
To use Stripe with your WriteUpp account, a Stripe Unified account must be onboarded for you from within WriteUpp, you won't be able to use an existing Stripe account that you already have. You will however be able to use the same email address as an existing Stripe account, and be able to choose to use the same business information, you'll just receive a new Stripe account and account ID that will be linked to WriteUpp.
Open the Main Menu and choose Integrations & Add Ons -> Stripe - > Configure.
Click on Connect with Stripe
Enter the email address you'd like to use for your Stripe account
If you've entered the same email address as an existing Stripe account, you'll be prompted to enter your password:
If you don't already have a Stripe account using that email address, you'll be asked to create a password for it. Please make sure you take note of it, as you will require it to log into the Stripe dashboard to manage your payments!
Once you've entered or configured your password, please follow the steps on screen to set up your Stripe account. If you already have a Stripe account, you'll be able to select to use the same information as is currently being used or create a new business:
If you don't already have a Stripe account, you'll need to enter all of the required information on your business including but not limited to:
Location
Type of business
Name, address and contact information
VAT number if relevant
Website
When the account creation process is complete, you will see a message on screen that your account has been onboarded:
Stripe will review the information provided in setting up your new account, and if any additional information is required, you will be contacted via email or via an action within your Stripe dashboard.
Once your account is onboarded, you'll be directed back to WriteUpp where you'll see your new account ID on screen:
If you abandon the Stripe account creation at any point, and return to WriteUpp, you'll see a message on screen that you've started the process, along with a link which says "click here to check the progress". This will take you back to where you were in the Stripe account creation process, allowing you to pick up where you left off! The process shouldn't take too long so we would recommended completing it in one sitting, if you can:
If you see the message on screen that your account has been onboarded and you are returned to WriteUpp and still see the link on screen, there might be outstanding actions that prevent the link from being completed. For example, your newly created account might have been flagged for identity verification before it can be enabled for payouts. You should log into your Stripe dashboard to check for any additional information that is required. If there are no additional requirements, please click on "click here to check the progress" which will prompt an update in your account status. Sometimes it can take a couple of minutes for Stripe to confirm that newly created accounts are enabled for charges and payouts.
Having connected Stripe here, all payments made via Stripe will paid into your Stripe account where they can be transferred to your business bank account.
By connecting Stripe to WriteUpp, you can take payment for invoices generated through WriteUpp and online booking prepayments to save time and improve your cash flow.
The Stripe connection that we use utilises a type of Stripe account called "Unified", which allows your transactions to be routed through WriteUpp. When a payment is taken via WriteUpp, you'll receive a notification in WriteUpp and the invoice will be marked as paid. You'll be able to log into the Stripe dashboard to see further information on the payment, including the payment breakdown and the net amount you can expect to receive.
Transaction fees for payments via Stripe can be found here. Stripe rates in WriteUpp are managed by WriteUpp. As a result, they may vary from Stripe's published rates and are subject to variation if network costs change.
To use Stripe with your WriteUpp account, a Stripe Unified account must be onboarded for you from within WriteUpp, you won't be able to use an existing Stripe account that you already have. You will however be able to use the same email address as an existing Stripe account, and be able to choose to use the same business information, you'll just receive a new Stripe account and account ID that will be linked to WriteUpp.
To get started with Stripe:
Open the Main Menu and choose Integrations & Add Ons -> Stripe - > Configure.
Click on Connect with Stripe
Enter the email address you'd like to use for your Stripe account
If you've entered the same email address as an existing Stripe account, you'll be prompted to enter your password:
If you don't already have a Stripe account using that email address, you'll be asked to create a password for it. Please make sure you take note of it, as you will require it to log into the Stripe dashboard to manage your payments!
Once you've entered or configured your password, please follow the steps on screen to set up your Stripe account. If you already have a Stripe account, you'll be able to select to use the same information as is currently being used or create a new business:
If you don't already have a Stripe account, you'll need to enter all of the required information on your business including but not limited to:
Location
Type of business
Name, address and contact information
VAT number if relevant
Website
When the account creation process is complete, you will see a message on screen that your account has been onboarded:
Stripe will review the information provided in setting up your new account, and if any additional information is required, you will be contacted via email or via an action within your Stripe dashboard.
Once your account is onboarded, you'll be directed back to WriteUpp where you'll see your new account ID on screen:
If you abandon the Stripe account creation at any point, and return to WriteUpp, you'll see a message on screen that you've started the process, along with a link which says "click here to check the progress". This will take you back to where you were in the Stripe account creation process, allowing you to pick up where you left off! The process shouldn't take too long so we would recommended completing it in one sitting, if you can:
If you see the message on screen that your account has been onboarded and you are returned to WriteUpp and still see the link on screen, there might be outstanding actions that prevent the link from being completed. For example, your newly created account might have been flagged for identity verification before it can be enabled for payouts. You should log into your Stripe dashboard to check for any additional information that is required. If there are no additional requirements, please click on "click here to check the progress" which will prompt an update in your account status. Sometimes it can take a couple of minutes for Stripe to confirm that newly created accounts are enabled for charges and payouts.
Having connected Stripe here, all payments made via Stripe will paid into your Stripe account where they can be transferred to your business bank account.
Updated on: 14/11/2024
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