💳 1.6 Creating Your Payment Account

stripe integration and banking setup overview sweatpals uses stripe connect for all host payouts and transactions creating your stripe connect account is required before you can receive payments from ticket sales or memberships important you may already have a stripe account you've used before however, sweatpals requires you to create a new account you cannot connect your existing account this is because sweatpals uses stripe connect, which creates a stripe express account under our parent account — it's separate from any standard stripe account you may have before you start once your community is created, it needs to be verified by our team before you can initiate the connection process with stripe normally this verification around 30 minutes, but in some instances, we may require additional information from you in those cases, we'll send a message to your registered email address requesting one of the following your company website url your company instagram handle or link your company linkedin page we'll review that information as soon as we receive it, and then complete the verification step by step setup navigate to dashboard → wallet → connect stripe click set up payouts complete stripe’s onboarding flow, including legal name / business entity banking details ( ach recommended ) tax information ( ssn or ein ) once complete, you’ll be redirected back to your sweatpals dashboard ⚙️ stripe verification typically takes 1–2 business days verification checklist ensure your bank supports electronic transfers match your stripe email with your sweatpals login use your sweatpals community page url for website url review your payout schedule under stripe → settings → payouts 💡 you can reconnect or switch stripe accounts at any time