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Customers pay online — card, Apple Pay, invoice.

Stripe
Business & growth
What it is

Your website's till. The customer pays on your site, the money lands in your account, and you never handle card details.

Without

You send an invoice and wait. Some pay after four weeks, some never.

With

Payment happens immediately, before the appointment is even fixed.

How it works
  1. Card details never reach you

    The payment field belongs to Stripe, not your site. What you receive is only the confirmation.

  2. Strong customer authentication is built in

    The second confirmation required in Europe, via banking app or code, runs along without anything being built.

  3. Recurring payments are anticipated

    Monthly amounts, pausing, cancelling — part of the tool, not a custom build.

  4. Refunds run through the same place

    A refund is a button, not a bank transfer.

What it technically does
  1. Customer enters card
  2. Stripe checks
  3. Bank confirms
  4. Money in your account

The card number never touches your site. It goes straight to Stripe — which is why you never have to secure it.

Payment handling. The customer enters card details in a form secured by Stripe — they never touch your server, which spares you the entire card-security burden. The money goes to your account and Stripe reports it back.

Hard facts
Card details
never on your server
Methods
card, SEPA, Apple and Google Pay
Subscriptions
built in
Cost
fee per payment
How I use it
01

A deposit when booking an appointment

02

Gift vouchers bought directly online

03

Monthly fees billed automatically

Where it doesn’t fit

A share of every payment goes to Stripe. If you issue a few large invoices, a plain bank transfer works out cheaper.

In practice
Where money moves

Worth it wherever a deposit prevents no-shows, or where you sell vouchers.

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