Stripe Payments

Feature Availability: ALL PLANS

Stripe Payments allows your store to securely accept online payments from customers using credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets, and other supported payment methods.

Why is it important? It is designed to help businesses process transactions globally with fast checkout experiences, fraud protection, and support for multiple currencies.

Skill Level:  Beginner

How long does it take to do? 1–2 Minutes

Requirements:

  1. USA Active Prosperna Account

  2. Active Stripe Account


What You Can Do with Stripe Payments

With Stripe enabled, you can:

  • Accept credit and debit card payments

  • Accept digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay

  • Support international customers

  • Process payments in multiple currencies

  • Receive secure online payments

  • Reduce fraud with built-in protection tools

  • Improve checkout conversion rates

Stripe supports many payment methods and currencies depending on your account region and setup.


Where Stripe Payments Appears

Once activated, Stripe can be used in:

  • Storefront checkout page

  • Cart page

  • Payment step during checkout

  • Subscription billing (if enabled)

  • One-time product purchases

  • Order payment links


How Stripe Payments Works

When a customer places an order:

  1. Customer proceeds to checkout

  2. Selects Stripe as payment method

  3. Enters card or wallet payment details

  4. Stripe securely processes the transaction

  5. Payment confirmation is returned to your store

  6. Order status updates after successful payment


How to Enable Stripe Payments

  1. Go to Settings

  2. Open Payments or Payment Gateways

  3. Select Stripe

  4. Click Connect Account or Enable Stripe

  5. Enter your Stripe account credentials or API keys

  6. Save changes

  7. Run a test payment


How to Connect Your Stripe Account

To connect Stripe, you typically need:

  • Stripe business account

  • Verified email address

  • Business information

  • Bank account for payouts

  • Tax information (if required by region)

After setup, Stripe sends payouts to your connected bank account based on your payout schedule.


Supported Payment Methods

Depending on region and account eligibility, Stripe may support:

  • Visa

  • Mastercard

  • American Express

  • JCB

  • Apple Pay

  • Google Pay

  • Link

  • Bank redirects and local methods in supported countries

Available payment methods vary by country and currency.


Multi-Currency Support

Stripe supports many global currencies, helping customers pay in familiar local currency.

Examples include:

  • PHP – Philippine Peso

  • USD – US Dollar

  • EUR – Euro

  • GBP – British Pound

  • SGD – Singapore Dollar

  • AUD – Australian Dollar

  • JPY – Japanese Yen

Stripe Checkout supports 135+ currencies.


Security Features

Stripe includes built-in security tools such as:

  • PCI-compliant payment handling

  • Fraud detection systems

  • 3D Secure authentication where required

  • Secure tokenized transactions

  • Encrypted payment data transmission


Payouts

After successful payments:

  • Funds are collected in Stripe

  • Payouts are transferred to your bank account

  • Schedule depends on country and Stripe account settings

  • Refunds may deduct from available balance


Refunds

To issue a refund:

  1. Open your Stripe Dashboard

  2. Find the payment transaction

  3. Click Refund

  4. Choose full or partial refund

  5. Confirm action

Refund timing depends on customer bank/card provider.


Test Mode

Before going live, use Stripe Test Mode to verify:

  • Successful payments

  • Failed payments

  • Refund flow

  • Checkout experience

  • Order sync to your store


Best Practices

  • Run test transactions before launch

  • Use live keys only when ready

  • Enable wallets for faster checkout

  • Review failed payment logs regularly

  • Keep customer billing descriptors clear

  • Monitor disputes and chargebacks


Troubleshooting

Stripe Not Showing at Checkout

  • Confirm Stripe is enabled

  • Check API keys are correct

  • Verify store currency is supported

  • Ensure checkout is published

Payment Failed

  • Card declined

  • Authentication required

  • Currency unsupported

  • Temporary bank issue

Payout Delayed

  • Account verification pending

  • Bank details incomplete

  • Reserve or review in Stripe account

Apple Pay / Google Pay Missing

  • Browser or device unsupported

  • Wallet not configured

  • Domain verification may be required depending on setup


Frequently Asked Questions

Can I accept international cards?

Yes, Stripe supports many international cards depending on region.

Can I accept subscriptions?

Yes, Stripe supports recurring billing and subscriptions.

Can I refund customers?

Yes, full or partial refunds are supported.

Can customers pay without a card?

Yes, if wallets or local payment methods are enabled.

Is Stripe secure?

Yes, Stripe is widely used for secure online payment processing.


Need more help?

For more information and assistance, please send an email to support@prosperna.com.


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