Payment overview
Understanding Katura's payment system.
Overview
Katura processes payments through Stripe, the world's most popular payment platform. Stripe handles credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and many other payment methods — all with PCI Level 1 compliance so you never touch sensitive card data.
How payments work
- Customer adds items to cart and proceeds to checkout
- Katura creates a Stripe PaymentIntent for the order total
- Customer enters payment details in Stripe's secure payment form
- Stripe processes the payment and notifies Katura
- Order status updates to "Paid" and you receive the funds
Tip
Stripe typically deposits funds to your bank account within 2 business days. You can track all payouts in your Stripe dashboard.
SaaS platform payments (Stripe Connect)
If you're using Katura as a SaaS platform, payments are routed through Stripe Connect. This means:
- Each tenant (store) has their own connected Stripe account
- Customers pay the tenant directly — not through Katura
- Katura can take a platform fee on each transaction
- Tenants manage their own payouts via the Stripe dashboard
Supported payment methods
- All major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover)
- Apple Pay and Google Pay (via Stripe Payment Element)
- Bank transfers (where supported by Stripe)
- Additional methods configurable in your Stripe dashboard