# Take card payments

Connect Stripe so customers can pay your invoices by card, and see each payment in the Transactions table.

Source: https://yaya.page/support/articles/billing/take-card-payments
Last updated: 2026-10-02

## Before you start
- You are the workspace owner. Only the owner can activate payments.
- Your business and bank details ready for Stripe.
- About 10 minutes.

## Connect Stripe
1. Open **Settings** > **Payments**.
2. Click **Continue payment activation**.
3. Fill in the Stripe onboarding form with your business and bank details.
4. Finish the form. Stripe sends you back to **Payments**.
5. Check that **Status** reads **Connected**.

**Pending** means Stripe still needs something from you. Click **Continue payment activation** again to finish.

## What changes once you are connected
Invoices you send carry a card checkout. When a customer pays, the invoice turns **Paid** and the payment appears under **Transactions** with its amount, customer email, date, status and method.

Each payment has a fee that depends on your plan. See [What yaya charges on payments](/support/articles/billing/what-yaya-charges-on-payments).

## Not ready to connect Stripe
Add a payment link in your business details. Invoices use that link as the pay link when no card checkout exists.

## Fix common problems
**There is no Continue payment activation button.** Only the owner sees it. Ask the owner to connect Stripe.

**Status stays Pending.** Stripe is waiting on details. Click **Continue payment activation** and complete what it asks for.

**An invoice has no card checkout.** The invoice must be sent first, and **Status** must read **Connected**.

To return money to a customer, see [Refund a payment](/support/articles/billing/refund-a-payment).