{"id":7543,"date":"2021-10-20T13:54:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T13:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.89.29.163.nip.io\/docs\/payments-invoices\/faq\/how-do-i-connect-my-account-to-stripe\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:27:50","slug":"connecting-my-account-to-stripe","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/docs\/taking-submissions\/customising-the-submission-process\/connecting-my-account-to-stripe\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting my account to Stripe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,255,255) 0%,rgb(173,111,174) 100%)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you select the wrong location, you will not be able to change it<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>If for any reason you do select the wrong location, please contact us on <a href=\"https:\/\/direct.lc.chat\/7857671\/8\">Live Chat<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:info@34.89.9.203.nip.io?subject=Stripe\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,255,255) 0%,rgb(173,111,174) 100%)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please upload proof of address and identification when asked to<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t, Stripe will hold on to your submission fees<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need to connect your account to Stripe if you want to take paid submissions. This is simply a way to process fees and have them sent to your bank account.\u00a0If you have not got a Stripe account already you can make one through our portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you choose your location, this will dictate what you are charging fees in. People using different currencies will still be able to pay to submit, however there will be a small charge from the bank to cover the conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can go <a href=\"https:\/\/stripe.com\/docs\/currencies#presentment-currencies\">here<\/a> to see what currencies Stripe supports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be information you may need to prepare in advance, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Legal business name<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Companies House Registration Number<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Registered business address<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Business website<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Product description (1-2 sentences)<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">The details of significant control and management of your business (including full name, email address, job title, date of birth, home address, and phone number) \u2013 you will also need this information from anyone else who has significant ownership of your business (25% or more). You may also need to add any directors and business executives.<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting up Stripe will be different for everyone, depending on location and the type of business you are. To set up your Stripe account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Go to your opportunity dasboard<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">On the left hand menu, go to &#8216;Submission Fees&#8217;<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Click &#8216;Create Stripe Account&#8217;<\/span> <figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1408\" height=\"453\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10377 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-account.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-account.jpg 1408w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-account-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-account-1024x329.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-account-768x247.jpg 768w\"><\/figure> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">You will be asked to input your phone number and email address, and will be sent a verification code<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">The next step is very important: choosing your location. Not only will this dictate what currency your submission fees will be in, but it will also impact what currencies you can accept. If you pick the wrong one, then you won&#8217;t be able to go back and change it<\/span> <figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10382 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-3.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-3-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-3-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Create-stripe-3-768x581.jpg 768w\"><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">In the next steps, you will be asked for your company details, as well as the details of the business representative and any business executives<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Stripe will ask you to connect the account to a bank account &#8211; this will be where any payouts will go to<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">The account representative will also be asked for proof of address and identification &#8211; without this, any funds will be held on to by Stripe and you will not be able to receive them<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You are now able to charge fees for submissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you select the wrong location, you will not be able to change it If for any reason you do select the wrong location, please contact us on Live Chat or email. Please upload proof of address and identification when asked to If you don\u2019t, Stripe will hold on to your submission fees You will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":10926,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-7543","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14193,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7543\/revisions\/14193"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/10926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=7543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}