Connect Stripe and get paid

Connecting Stripe is optional. It's the way to let clients pay by card or bank debit on a Handl pay page, with invoices marked paid for you. If you'd rather take bank transfers or cheques, you can skip Stripe entirely and still use everything else in Handl. You can send quotes and invoices before any of this is set up.

Connect Stripe

Go to Settings → Money → Plan & billing and find How you get paid.
On the Card payments with Stripe tile, select Connect Stripe Account. If you already have a Stripe account, you can connect it during the setup steps.
Follow the on-screen steps to enter your business and banking details. This happens inside Handl, so you don't need to leave the app.
Once submitted, the tile shows Setup Required while Stripe reviews your details.
When Stripe finishes verifying your account, the tile shows Connected and you're ready to accept card and bank-debit payments.

From the same tile you can open the Stripe Dashboard for payout details once you're connected. The tile also shows whether Stripe has enabled charges and payouts on your account.

If you don't use Stripe

Use the other two tiles in How you get paid:

Bank transfer — add your bank details so clients can pay into your account using the invoice number.
Cheque (Check in the US) — add who it's payable to and where to mail it.

Clients are shown those details on the pay page, in the invoice email and on the PDF, and you record each payment when it arrives. See "Payment methods: cards, bank debits and Google Pay".

Good to know

You don't have to wait for Stripe to finish before using Handl. Create clients, projects, quotes and invoices at any time. Until Stripe is connected, a client's Card / online payments (Stripe) option on their Payments tab is greyed out with a Needs Stripe label, and clients are offered your bank transfer or cheque details instead.
You can't send an invoice the client has no way to pay. Set up at least one of the three tiles first.
If Stripe needs more information from you (for example, extra identity verification), the tile shows Restricted with a list of what's outstanding. Provide the missing details to reactivate it.
Bank transfer and cheque payments don't touch Stripe, so no Stripe fee or Handl platform fee applies to them.

FAQs

Does Stripe charge me separately from Handl?
Stripe's standard processing costs and Handl's own platform fee (see "Handl's platform fees") both apply to payments taken through Stripe in Handl — there's no separate Stripe subscription to manage.

Can I use Stripe for some clients and cheque for others?
Yes. Each client has their own payment methods on their Payments tab.

Can more than one person on my team see the Stripe connection details?
Payment settings are managed by owners and admins. Ask your Owner or Admin if you need access.

What happens to money my clients pay by card?
Card payments go to your connected Stripe account and are paid out to your bank account on Stripe's normal payout schedule. Bank transfers and cheques go straight to you.