Accepting card payments with Stripe

Connect a Stripe account and your invoices can offer a Pay button. The client pays by card and the invoice marks itself paid.

Connecting

Go to Settings → Accounting and find the Card Payments card. Connecting sends you to Stripe, where you either sign in to an existing account or create one.

Stripe asks for your business details, and Billow pre-fills what it can: your legal name, your country, and your email.

Any admin can connect or disconnect. You don’t have to be the owner.

Before card payments actually work

Connecting isn’t the same as being able to take money. Stripe has to verify you first, and the Card Payments card tells you where you stand.

While Stripe reviews, there’s nothing to do:

Verification in Progress

Stripe is reviewing your account details. This is usually quick, and no action is needed from you.

If something is missing, the card turns orange and says so:

Action Needed

Stripe needs more information before your account can accept payments. Card payments can’t be selected on invoices until this is resolved.

Both link straight through to your Stripe dashboard. Finish what’s outstanding there and Billow picks the change up on its own. You never need to reconnect.

Until you’re Active, Card isn’t selectable as a payment method on an invoice, so use bank transfer in the meantime.

Disconnecting

Blocked while any draft or unpaid invoice offers card payment.

Switch those invoices to bank transfer, or get them paid, then disconnect.

Fees and payouts

Stripe’s fees and payout schedule are between you and Stripe. Billow takes no cut of what your clients pay you and never touches the money. Payouts land in whatever bank account you gave Stripe.