Q: How to initiate an Instant Payout in Stripe?

While transferring a Stripe account to a different organization because of a business sale or acquisition, the process varies depending on whether the new owner is in the same nation or not. follow the steps given below depending on the criteria:

• Same country

Simply update the account details in Stripe, including the owner’s details, company URL, bank account information, and credit card statement information. Stripe support can confirm the information that needs to be updated.

• Different country

The new owner must open a fresh Stripe account for the new country. After which, a data transfer from the old account to the new one can be requested by contacting Stripe Support.

• Non-user

If the new owner does not use Stripe, invite them to join the account with Admin rights. Ownership can be passed to them after they accept the invitation.

• Existing user without Administrator permissions

Transfer the ownership to the existing user after granting them the admin privileges.

• Inaccessible Owner Administrator account

Request support from Stripe by contacting them and providing them with the names and dates of birth of the previous and new owners and the new owner's email address.

• Removing a Company Representative

To prevent payments from being paused, designate a replacement representative within seven days.

To transfer Stripe account ownership to someone who doesn't have access to the account yet, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Stripe account as the current owner
• Navigate to ‘Team settings’
• Hit ‘+New Member’
• Input the new owner's email address and give them the Administrator role
• Return to the ‘Team settings’ once the new owner accepts the invitation
• Click on the ‘Edit button’ next to the new owner's name
• In the pop-up choose to Transfer ownership to this user
• Click Save

To add funds to your Stripe platform balance to send to connected accounts, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Stipe account
• Go to the Balance section
• Press on the ‘Add to balance’ option
• Select the reason for adding funds
• Hit the ‘Pay out connected accounts’ option
• Input the amount and press Connect payouts in the ‘Add to balance’ tab
• Verify the amount
• Hit ‘Add funds’

To disconnect a Stripe account from a third-party platform, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Stripe account
• Click on Settings
• Select Installed Apps
• Choose Team and Security
• Click on Installed Apps again
• Click on Revoke access on the platform you wish to disconnect
• In the pop-up, hit Revoke

Only Stripe account holders with Admin or Owner permissions can update their bank account details. To do this follow the steps given below:

• Open your Stripe account
• Press the Settings icon in the upper right corner of the page
• Navigate to Business Settings > External Payout Accounts and Scheduling
• Press on the three dots next to the bank account to be updated
• Click on ‘Edit Bank Account’
• Input the bank account information that has been updated and make sure that the information matches the bank statement
• Press on ‘Edit Account’ to save