Erbium forms provide a robust and secure interface with your Stripe account that enables you to collect fees upon form submission. Connecting to your Stripe account is simple:
Why do we interface with Stripe?
There are many advantages to using Stripe for credit card processing:
- Security and PCI compliance - As a Level 1 PCI compliant processor, Stripe provides superior security for sensitive cardholder information. All cardholder information is encrypted and submitted directly to Stripe without intermediate processing by Erbium.
- Predictable cost. Unlike many credit cards gateways that charge different fees depending on card type or affiliation, Stripe charges a flat rate for all card types. Also, there are no monthly fees.
- Simplicity - Simply provide two API keys to create a Connector to your Stripe account.
Connecting to a Stripe account
Follow these steps to connect to a Stripe account.
- If you do not have an account already, open a Stripe account.
Visit Stripe.com and open a "Standard" Stripe payments account. You will need to provide some basic contact information and specify the bank account to which collected funds should be deposited. - Obtain the Publishable and Restricted API keys for the Stripe account. This article will explain how to Create Stripe API Keys.
- Connect the Stripe account to the form using a 'Connector'
a) Under the 'Setup ' menu select 'Connectors'
b) If the form does not already have a Stripe connector configured, click 'Add Connector'
b) Choose 'Stripe' from the list of Connectors:
b) Provide both the 'Publishable Key' and the 'Restricted Secret Key' obtained from the Stripe account in 2d) above:
c) Once the API Keys are provided, Erbium will provide an indicator of successful connection.