How Stripe Payouts Work — Getting Paid from Your Community

Payments, Made Simple

When someone joins your paid community, buys a course, or grabs a ticket to your event, that money needs to reach your bank account. Communi handles payments through Stripe — a trusted payment processor used by millions of businesses worldwide. This short guide walks through how getting paid actually works.

Connecting Stripe to Communi

Getting set up takes just a couple of minutes. From your community dashboard, head to the payments settings and click Connect Stripe. You'll either sign in to an existing Stripe account or create a new one on the spot.

• Open your community's payment settings
• Click Connect Stripe and log in or sign up
• Enter your business and bank details
• You're ready to accept payments

How Payouts Reach Your Bank

Once Stripe is connected, member payments flow into your Stripe balance. Stripe then sends that balance to your bank account on a schedule you control — daily, weekly, or monthly. Most new accounts see their first payout land within a few business days, and the rhythm becomes predictable after that.

"I set my payouts to weekly and now the income from my community just shows up in my account every Friday. Zero fuss."

What You'll Pay

Communi charges 0% platform transaction fees, so the only cut comes from Stripe's standard processing rate for handling the card payment. That means more of every membership and course sale stays with you.

Quick Recap

Connect Stripe once, pick your payout schedule, and let payments flow straight to your bank. It's a simple, reliable way to turn your community into income — without wrestling with complicated billing tools.