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Instant Payment is an attractive option for your prospective guests and should lead to you receiving more bookings through your website
When you pay for goods in a retail store using a plastic card for payment, the store will process the payment through their card merchant services provider (eg: Barclaycard, HSBC or Worldpay)
To offer payment online you also will need a merchant card payment provider, not to be confused with your bank, and two of the most popular online payment providers are Paypal and Stripe. Both services operate in a similar fashion and will allow debit and credit card payments from UK and Worldwide customers.
Both services operate a ‘free’ account service by which we mean there are no account fees. The merchant service simply takes a small transaction fee when it processes a payment.
It takes 10 minutes..
…to open an account online. You can choose to register online for a free Paypal Business or Stripe Account. If you already have a personal Paypal account it is very quick and easy to upgrade this to a Business account.
After Registering
After you have registered for your Stripe Account, Stripe will take you to a sandbox testing environment but you don’t need to do anything there. You should see this button ‘Switch to Live Account’ at the top of your screen, so click on this to exit your sandbox.
Once your account is open, we can help you obtain the necessary authentication codes that are required for us to link your Paypal / Stripe account to your website’s booking system. We’ve produced some instructions that should guide you step by step through this process.
Stripe Setup
Navigating your way around Stripe's Developer Dashboard can be difficult, so we have produced step-by-step instructions here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my Guest need to have an account with Paypal or Stripe
No – Your Guest can use the bank card of their choice to pay, or many other services such as Paypal, Apple Pay or Klarna for example. You can choose which of these payment services are enabled from your Paypal or Stripe account settings.
How do I get paid
When you setup your account, the merchant services provider will ask you for your bank account details.
Initially you may have to wait 5-7 days to receive your first few payments from when the payments were originally made. However, after several payments have been made and fraud checks satisfied, 2 or 3 days should tend to be the norm.
What Makes Owners Websites So Different?
We at Owners Websites are Holiday Home Owners as well as Website Designers.
Our services have been developed to suit Holiday Home Owners – and not just customers looking for Website Design. We provide all the features you need (or may need in the future) to successfully manage your holiday home’s website and to deliver bookings to your website.