Switch to Squarespace Payments

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Switch to Squarespace Payments

Last updated September 21, 2026 17:20

Switch from a third-party processor to Squarespace’s own payment solution. Manage transactions, payouts, and subscriptions all in one place.

If you use Stripe as your payment processor, learn how you can make the switch to Squarespace Payments.

Squarespace Payments is available on Squarespace personal plans or higher. You must have site owner, or administrator permissions to sign up for Squarespace Payments on your site.

Also try: Connect a bank account to receive Squarespace Payments payouts

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Why switch to Squarespace Payments?

The benefits of switching to Squarespace Payments include:

• Squarespace Payments displays all of your payments, payouts, refunds, and disputes in a centralized dashboard.
• With Squarespace Payments, you can accept popular payment methods like all major credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and alternative payment methods like Afterpay and Klarna.
• Squarespace Payments includes PCI Compliance, payment data encryption, SSL-certified secure checkouts, and instant transaction risk monitoring to ensure security and safety.
• With Squarespace Payments, you'll receive payouts in your linked bank account on the next business day, and an email notifying you of each successful or failed payout.
• With Squarespace Payments, transaction fees are simplified for card transactions.

How will I know if I can switch to Squarespace Payments?

If you’re eligible for Squarespace Payments, you’ll get an email with the subject “Upgrade to Squarespace Payments today”. You’ll also see a banner on your account dashboard prompting you to upgrade.

To be eligible, Squarespace Payments must be available in your area. You also need to have a trial site, or a paid Squarespace plan, and you need to have site owner, or administrator permissions for your site.

Sign up for Squarespace Payments

If you're eligible to use Squarespace Payments, we'll invite you to sign up by sending an email with the subject “Upgrade to Squarespace Payments today” to the site owner. We'll also display banners on your dashboard when you're logged in.

Note: If the site owner hasn't received an email from us, and the banners don't appear, the site isn’t yet eligible sign up for Squarespace Payments.

Sign up for Squarespace Payments

Squarespace Payments will replace Stripe as your payment solution for your site. To sign up for Squarespace Payments:

1. Open the Finance panel.
2. Under Start using Squarespace Payments, click Get Started.
3. Review information on what you should know before you make the switch, then click Accept and Continue.
4. Click Start Import to activate your Squarespace Payments account and begin importing your account information from Stripe.
5. Activation may take a few minutes, but it can take up to 10 days to import your Stripe data. You’ll receive emails when your account is activated, and when your import is complete.
6. After your account is activated, open the Selling panel where you'll find a banner titled Connect a checking account to receive payouts.
7. Click Connect Bank and follow the prompts to link a bank account for payouts. You can connect the same bank account you had linked to your Stripe account. There's typically a brief holding period when connecting a bank account. However, if you have a good history of processing transactions with Stripe, the holding period may not apply.

How can I use Squarespace Payments on my site?

You can use Squarespace Payments as a payment solution for orders placed in your Squarespace Commerce site and pricing plan blocks, including:

• Course pages
• Donations
• Invoicing
• Member sites
• One-time purchases
• Subscriptions
• Videos pages

Note: Squarespace Payments isn't currently available for Acuity Scheduling.

Squarespace Payments fees

To learn about fees associated with Squarespace Payments, visit Transaction fees and payment processing rates.

What happens to my saved payment methods and subscription products?

If you sell subscription products, your customer’s saved payment methods will continue to process with Stripe until your Stripe data import is complete. This can take up to 10 days to complete. You’ll receive an email confirmation when your data is done importing.

What happens to my Stripe account?

When you switch to Squarespace Payments, your Stripe account is detached from your Squarespace account, and your payment solution is replaced with Squarespace Payments. You can manage previous payments made using Stripe on your Stripe account.

Will my customers notice a difference when making purchases from my site?

No. When you switch to Squarespace Payments, your customers won't notice any changes in the experience of making purchases from your site.

What happens to my sales history?

All of your sales history on Squarespace is preserved. All of your customer information and past orders will be available in your Orders and Customers panels. You can manage previous payments made using Stripe on your Stripe account.

What happens to my Stripe financing?

If you have a current Stripe Capital loan, it will move to Squarespace. Your agreement terms will stay the same. Repayment is taken automatically from a part of your Squarespace Payments sales. You can check and manage your loan, including making extra payments, on your Stripe dashboard.

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