# Accept payments

> Connect your payment account and choose how guests can pay — card, Swish, Klarna or on site.



Awrora takes payments through Stripe. The money goes to your own payment account, and receipts show your company name. Without a connected account and at least one payment method switched on, online payment isn't possible, and without any way to pay at all — online or **Pay on site** — guests can't book in the shop. That's why this step is important.

<Callout type="info" title="Owner only">
  It's the company's owner who connects the payment account. Aurora can't do it for you, but shows you the way to the right page.
</Callout>

## Connect the payment account

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Checkout">
    Go to <Path>Settings → Checkout</Path>.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start connecting">
    Click **Connect payment account**. You're taken to Stripe.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in your details with Stripe">
    Stripe asks for details about the company and which bank account payouts should go to. When you're done, you come back to Awrora and see the message **Payment account connected**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check that it's done">
    The button now says **Manage payment account**, and the payment methods can be switched on. You use the same button to change your details with Stripe later.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Screenshot id="kassa-betalningsmetoder" alt="Settings → Checkout with a connected payment account and the list of payment methods" />

## Switch on payment methods

The payment methods are switched off to begin with. Once the account is connected, switch on the ways guests can pay — at least one, otherwise online payment isn't possible. If you don't want to take payment online at all, you can switch on [Pay on site](#pay-on-site) instead:

| Method                                                    | How it works                                                 |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| <PaymentMethod id="card">Card payment</PaymentMethod>     | Visa, Mastercard and other cards.                            |
| <PaymentMethod id="apple_pay">Apple Pay</PaymentMethod>   | Pay with one click from an iPhone and other Apple devices.   |
| <PaymentMethod id="google_pay">Google Pay</PaymentMethod> | Pay with one click from Android or a Google account.         |
| <PaymentMethod id="link">Link</PaymentMethod>             | Saves payment details so the customer pays faster next time. |
| <PaymentMethod id="klarna">Klarna</PaymentMethod>         | Pay now or in instalments.                                   |
| <PaymentMethod id="swish">Swish</PaymentMethod>           | Pay with Swish from a mobile phone.                          |

If a payment method is greyed out, Stripe hasn't approved it for your account yet. Finish your details via **Manage payment account**, or activate the method in Stripe's payment settings.

## Pay on site

**Pay on site** is switched off to begin with. When it's on, the guest books now and pays in cash or by card on arrival. On the booking, you mark the payment with **Mark as paid** once the guest has paid.

<Callout type="info">
  The booking fee for bookings paid on site is invoiced to you monthly. That's why Awrora asks you to add a payment card when you switch on Pay on site — you do that right on the Checkout page.
</Callout>

## The booking fee

Awrora charges a booking fee per paid booking. How much it is depends on your plan. With card payments, the fee is deducted automatically.

By default the guest pays the fee — it's added to the price as a separate line at checkout. If you'd rather cover it yourself, switch off **The guest pays the booking fee** under <Path>Settings → Checkout → Prices and fees</Path>. The guest then pays only the price, and the fee is deducted from your payout. See [Plans and billing](/settings/plans-and-billing) for the fee on each plan.

## More under Checkout

Below the payment methods on the Checkout page there are three sub-pages. The defaults work for most companies, but it's good to know where they are (every option is described in [Checkout](/settings/checkout)):

* **Prices and fees** — currencies, VAT and the booking fee.
* **Checkout form** — phone number, message, business purchases and the field for discount codes and gift cards.
* **Purchase** — how the guest accepts the terms and how long places are reserved during payment.

## See your money

Under <Path>Finance</Path> you can see your payout balance — what's pending and what's available — and every payout to your bank account. There's more about refunds and finance in [Payments](/finance/payments).

## Next step

Customers can now pay. Time to make sure they can find you: [Publish the shop](/get-started/publish-shop).