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# How to connect Stripe for guest payments

This guide shows you how to connect Stripe, so Guestway can take damage waivers, security deposits and upsell payments from guests.

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**Before you start**

* You have the **Super admin** role.
* Your business details for Stripe, for example the legal name, the VAT number, the owners and a proof of ownership.
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Stripe must verify your identity before the account can take payments. This can take time, so connect Stripe well before you want to start with damage waivers or paid extras.
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## Create or connect your Stripe account

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### Open the billing settings

Go to **Settings** → **Organization** → **Billing** and click **Connect**.
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### Create a new Stripe account

Click **Create a new Stripe account**. Guestway works with its own connected Stripe account, so a new organization always creates a new one, also when you already use Stripe elsewhere.
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### Enter the country

Select the **Country**. In **Contact email (optional)**, enter where Stripe sends its emails. Click **Continue**, then **Open Stripe**.
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## Finish verification

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### Complete the onboarding on Stripe

On the Stripe page, enter your business details. If you already have a Stripe account, Stripe can reuse its verified details, so you fill in much less.
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### Check the status

Stripe sends you back to Guestway. Open the account on the **Billing** page. When it shows **Active**, it is ready.

If it shows that Stripe is reviewing your account, wait for Stripe. If the setup is not complete, click **Complete Stripe setup**. If a change on Stripe does not show yet, click **Refresh account status**.
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### Make it the default

On the active account, click **Mark as default**, then **Confirm**. The account gets the badge **Default** with a star.

Damage waivers and security deposits work only when an active account is the default of the organization.
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Full guides: [How to connect Stripe to receive guest payments](/account-and-administration/billing/how-to-connect-stripe-to-receive-guest-payments.md) and [How to set your default billing account](/account-and-administration/billing/how-to-set-your-default-billing-account.md).

## Next step

* [How to set up your branding](/guestway_onboarding/how-to-set-up-your-branding.md)

## Related

* [Billing](/account-and-administration/billing.md)


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