Claiming Your Stripe Account

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If you were connected to Stripe automatically when selecting a payment method, you must still complete your Stripe account set-up before Stripe is active on your checkout and you can receive your first payment.

Important:

Your Stripe account is subject to Stripe's applicable terms, policies, and fees.

To claim your Stripe account:

Go to Accept Payments on your site's dashboard.
Click See More Payment Options.
Click See Options beside Third-Party Credit / Debit Card Providers.
Click Connect beside Stripe.
Click Sign in.
Fill in the form as follows:

Country: Select your country from the drop-down menu.
Your product: Give a brief description of the product you sell or service you provide.
Account details: Fill in your business details:
- Your business type: Select your business type from the drop-down menu.
- EIN (Tax ID): If you have a Tax ID enter it here, otherwise leave this field blank.
- Business Address: Enter your business address.
- Your website: Enter your site URL (the URL must be valid). Stripe will review your site and may contact you if they have questions.
You, the business representative: Fill in your personal details:
- Legal name: Enter your full name (no nicknames or abbreviations).
- Date of birth: Enter your date of birth.
- Social Security Number: Enter the last 4 digits of your social security number. You will be asked to enter your full social security number at a later stage in order to confirm your identity.
Credit card statement details (Statement Descriptor): Enter the information that should appear on your customers' credit card statements:
- Business Name: Enter your business name.
- Phone: Enter your business phone number (the number customers can contact you on).
Bank details: Enter your bank details:
- Routing number: Enter your routing number. This is the first 9 numbers found on a check issued by your bank.
- Account number: Enter your account number. This is the middle set of 12 numbers found on a check issued by your bank.
- Confirm account number: Enter your account number again to confirm it.
Password: Create a password for your Stripe account.