Online payments let your customers pay their invoices with a card or bank transfer — right from their invoice or your member portal. CornerSpot handles this through Stripe, the payment processor you connect from the Payments settings. This guide gives you the lay of the land before you connect.
How online payments work in Cornerspot
CornerSpot doesn't process money itself — it connects to your own Stripe account. As the page puts it, “Customers will pay into your Stripe account directly. CornerSpot never holds your money.” Once Stripe is connected, the Pay buttons turn on across your finalized invoices and the member portal, and charges and payouts run through your Stripe account on your schedule.
You don't have to connect Stripe to use invoices, though. You can always record manual payments (cash, check, or bank transfer received offline) against an invoice — Stripe is only required for customers to pay you online.
1. Open the Payments settings
From the dashboard, select Accept Payments in the left-hand menu (under Members & Billing). This opens the Payments page, titled “Payments” with the description “Connect your Stripe account so customers can pay invoices and subscriptions through your portal.”
2. Connect with Stripe
If you haven't connected yet, you'll see the Connect with Stripe panel. Click Connect with Stripe to start Stripe's secure onboarding — you'll enter your business details and bank account in Stripe, then return to CornerSpot. When it succeeds, a “Stripe account connected” message confirms it and the page updates to the connected state.
3. You're in control
The page reassures you that “You can disconnect at any time. Existing payments stay in your Stripe account.” Disconnecting simply turns the online Pay buttons off again — it never touches money you've already collected.
The connection states you'll see
The Payments page shows one of a few states depending on your Stripe account:
- Connect with Stripe: You haven't connected an account yet. Click the button to start onboarding.
- Connected to Stripe: Your account is active and accepting payments. The page shows Charges and Payouts marked Enabled, the date you connected, and a Manage on Stripe link.
- Stripe needs more information: Your account is connected but Stripe has flagged it for review, so charges are paused. The page lists the missing requirements with a Resolve on Stripe link; provide the details in Stripe, then click Refresh status to clear them.
What's next
- Ready to turn on online payments? See How to connect Stripe to accept online payments for the full onboarding walkthrough.
- Received a payment outside of online checkout? See How to record a manual payment against an invoice — no Stripe required.
- Need to return money to a customer? See How to issue a refund on a payment.