Stripe Connect
Connect your own Stripe account so customer payments — for invoices, deposits and bookings — are processed through your business's own connected Stripe setup.
Requires configuration · Last updated 18 July 2026
The business problem
Businesses need a way to actually receive online payments — not just record that a payment happened — and that requires a properly connected payment processor of their own.
How KookaCRM solves it
Stripe Connect lets a business connect its own Stripe account to KookaCRM. Once connected, customer payments made through invoices, deposits or bookings are processed through that business's own connected Stripe setup, rather than a shared or platform-wide account. Online payments are not switched on for a tenant automatically — each business completes its own Stripe onboarding before online payments become available to its customers.
When to use this
- You want customers to be able to pay invoices, deposits or bookings online
- You want payments to settle into your own Stripe account, not a third party's
- You are setting up online payments for the first time
Suitable business types
- Any business that wants to accept online card payments through KookaCRM
- Businesses collecting deposits or upfront payments at booking time
- Businesses selling through the product catalogue and online store
How it works
A business starts the Stripe onboarding process from the dashboard, then
Stripe verifies the business's details as part of its own onboarding requirements, then
Once connected, online payment options appear on that business's invoices, bookings and checkout flows
What KookaCRM creates
- Payment processor connection
How it connects with other features
- Once connected, Stripe Connect enables online payment on Invoices, Payments and Receipts
- Online Booking can collect upfront payment through the same connected account, where configured
- Packages and Subscriptions and the Product Catalogue and Online Store both rely on a connected Stripe account for online payment
Example use cases
- A business connects its Stripe account and starts taking online payments on invoices the same day
- A business collects deposits for online bookings once Stripe Connect is set up
Setup requirements
- Complete Stripe's own onboarding and verification steps for your business
- Confirm the connection is active from your KookaCRM settings before relying on it for live payments
Availability
Stripe Connect is a per-tenant setup step, not something switched on for every business automatically. Online payments only become available to a business's customers once that business has completed its own Stripe onboarding.
Related guides
- Finance and Payments
Invoices, Payments and Receipts
Create invoices from jobs or quotes, take online or manually recorded payments, and issue receipts — with GST shown clearly on every document.
- Customer Entry Points
Online Booking
Let customers pick a time and submit a booking online for callout services or fixed-price appointments, with optional upfront payment where a business has configured it.
- Packages, Subscriptions and CommerceBeta
Packages and Subscriptions
Set up packages and agreements that generate recurring draft invoices automatically — a beta capability for recurring revenue that stops short of automatic card charging.
- Packages, Subscriptions and CommerceBeta
Product Catalogue and Online Store
A lightweight online store — catalogue, cart, checkout, orders and fulfilment — for businesses that sell products alongside their services, currently in beta.