Last updated October 29, 2026
Section 5.1: Setting up Stripe payouts
To get paid through ABRAM, connect a payout account with Stripe. When a client pays your invoice or a purchase order, the money goes straight to that account and Stripe sends it on to your bank. Set this up before you send your first invoice, because a client cannot pay you until it is done.
1. How payment works
- You get a Stripe account of your own, and your Stripe dashboard opens from ABRAM.
- Payments go straight to your Stripe account. ABRAM never holds the funds.
- ABRAM's Processing Fee is either added to the client's total or taken from your payout, whichever the invoice is set to. See Section 5.2 for the rates. Stripe's own fees come out of each payment too.
- On your own you set up a personal payout account. In an organization, the payout account belongs to the organization, and only the owner, or an admin with access to financials, can set it up.
2. Setting up
- Open Settings > Billing > Payouts.
- On the Payout setup card (Organization payout setup in an organization), click Get started.
- ABRAM creates your Stripe account and sends you to Stripe's own setup form in the same tab.
- Fill in what Stripe asks for. This usually covers:
- Your phone number and email, for a verification code.
- Your details as an individual, or your company's details as a business.
- The bank account or debit card to pay out to.
- Submit. Stripe sends you back to ABRAM, which updates your status.
Members of an organization who are not owners or admins see Ask an owner or admin to manage payouts. An admin without access to financials sees Personal payout setup instead, for earnings they invoice on their own.
The same card also sits under Invoices on Free and at the bottom of Financials > Overview.
3. What each status means
| Status | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Stripe has verified you. Charges and payouts are enabled. | Nothing. You can be paid. |
| In review | Stripe is verifying your details, or the setup form is not finished. | If the card says Stripe is verifying your details, wait. You are told here and by email when it is done. If it shows Continue setup, finish the form. |
| Setup required | Something is missing or could not be verified. | Click Complete setup if the card shows it. Otherwise click Open Stripe dashboard to see what Stripe still needs. |
The card also shows Charges, Payouts and Verification, each as enabled, pending, submitted or required.
[!WARNING] If Stripe cannot verify you from the first details, it may ask for more, such as a photo of a government ID. Use Continue setup or Open Stripe dashboard on the card to reach Stripe.
4. Your Stripe dashboard
Once you are Active, the card shows Open Stripe dashboard. Use it to:
- See payouts in transit and past payouts.
- Check when a payout will arrive.
- Change your bank account, debit card or payout schedule.
Payouts are automatic
There is nothing to request in ABRAM and no minimum balance. Payments land in your Stripe account and Stripe pays them out to your bank on your payout schedule.
5. Tracking what you are owed
On Pro and above, the Payouts tab in Financials shows what you have earned and been paid, including Total earned. See Section 5.2.