How to connect your bank account to collect payments by credit card

This article explains how to connect a bank account to your event in order to receive payments from participants by credit card.

To collect payments by credit card, you can connect your bank account through Stripe. Creating a Stripe account is free and Stripe is PCI compliant.

Connect your bank account with Stripe

In Configuration -> Payments, you have two options depending if you have a Stripe account or not.

  1. Click on 'Click here' to create a Stripe account. This will bring you to the Stripe page where you can enter your organization details and bank account information. You will be redirected back to Fourwaves.
  2. Connect to connect an existing Stripe account. You will be asked to Sign in to Stripe and redirected back to Fourwaves.

How to connect your bank account to collect payments by credit card

Confirm the bank account is connected

Once the bank account is connected you will see the Connected mark with the checkbox on the right hand side.

How to connect your bank account to collect payments by credit card

Choose the currency

Make sure to select your currency in the dropdown menu.

How to connect your bank account to collect payments by credit card

Define the billing address and tax numbers

Define the billing address of your organization that will appear on the checkout page and on the receipt that participants receive after a transaction.

If you collect taxes, you can define the GST/HST and QST tax numbers (Canada). Let us know if you'd like to add support for other taxes.

How to connect your bank account to collect payments by credit card