How to set up Stripe Payments

Setting up Stripe as your payment processor is one of the easiest and most effective ways to start accepting credit and debit card payments on your eMerchantClub website.

Stripe is a trusted, secure, and user-friendly solution that integrates seamlessly with your store. Whether you’re brand new to online payments or simply switching from another provider, this guide will walk you through each step of the setup process — no tech experience required.

By the end of this guide, you’ll have your Stripe account connected and ready to accept real payments from your customers.

Step 1: Create your Stripe account

Navigate to Stores > Configuration > Sales > Payment Methods > Find Stripe and Click Configuration button

From here you will click the General Settings Dropdown > Click on the ‘click here’ to register hyperlink to navigate to Stripe

Enter the information you want to use for your Stripe account. Make sure you have easy access to the email that you enter as all of your Stripe account information will be sent there.

Click Create account (You may need to verify your email)

Step 2: Add details

Next you will choose how you want to sell. We recommend selecting ONE OFF PAYMENTS > Then click Go To Dashboard!

Step 3: Verify your email & profile details

In the bottom right corner, you should see a step-by-step guide. Click on verify your email.

Next click on complete your profile from same guide box

You most likely will be an Unregistered Business but select what applies to you! If unregistered, you will not have EIN

Step 3: Verify personal details

Enter basics about your business including website. We recommend leaving the www off your website. For example enter google.com instead of www.google.com

You can see how your pay statements will look to customers

Choose to add a business customer support line and address

Step 5: Connecting your bank

Use the tool to find your bank or enter your bank information manually. Most major banking institutions will be included in the search.

Your bank will be connected when you enter your BANKING LOGIN CREDENTIALS (this is secure)

Next, you will choose what account you want the Stripe funds deposited into. Make your selection

When you are done you will see this message:

You can also decide when you get your Stripe payments. On a schedule or manually.

You will be asked to secure your account. The easiest two-factor authentication is SMS

Make that selection and enter your mobile phone number. You will be texted a numerical code to reenter on Stripe

You can skip the tax portion

When you are done you will see this pop up. Click Don’t copy anything

Now your API credentials are accessible.

Simply return to your site manager (backend of your website) and enter these credentials in the Stripe configuration area. You may be asked to verify by email when generating your secret key. You must check your email and click link.

When done copying and pasting. Make sure to click SAVE CONFIG in top right-hand corner

You will also want to Flush your cache by navigating to System > Cache Management > Flush Magento Cache

Congrats! You now can accept cards on your website!