Connecting Stripe to accept payments

Link your Stripe account so Renta can charge customers, with separate connections for test and live payments.

Renta uses Stripe to process payments, and you connect your Stripe account separately for a test lane (practice bookings, no real money) and a live lane (real customer charges).

Where to find it

Settings → Stripe.

How it works

Demo Stripe — for practice bookings that don't move real money. If nothing is linked yet, it shows "No test account linked yet" with a Connect with Stripe button. Once linked, it shows "Connected" or "Onboarding incomplete" depending on whether Stripe still needs more information from you, along with a Disconnect option.
Live Stripe — the same setup as Demo Stripe, but for real customer payments: "No live account linked yet" before connecting, then "Connected" or "Onboarding incomplete" afterward.
Catalog data lane selector — chooses which set of fleet inventory is used when creating bookings, affecting what shows up in reports. Only Owners and Managers can change it.
Connect Account Unreachable banner — a warning that appears if Renta can't reach your linked Stripe account, suggesting you re-link it.

Example

Before you go live with real customers, connect your Live Stripe account here separately from your Demo Stripe account — practicing bookings against Demo Stripe never touches your real Stripe balance.

Good to know

Demo and Live Stripe are completely separate — connecting one does not connect the other.
"Onboarding incomplete" means Stripe still needs more information from you before that account can accept charges — clicking back into Connect with Stripe continues where you left off.
If you see the Connect Account Unreachable banner, re-linking the account usually resolves it.