Stripe Credit Card Payments — Beta Testers Wanted

We're excited to introduce a brand new feature for Puree — Stripe credit card payments. This lets your customers pay deposits and balances directly from their quotes, with everything handled securely through Stripe.

Before we roll this out to everyone, we're looking for a small group of beta testers to help us refine the experience. If you're interested, read on to see how it works and get in touch.

What Is It?

Stripe is one of the world's largest and most trusted credit card payment providers — used by virtually every major online platform. By connecting your Stripe account to Puree, a Pay Now button appears on your customer's quotes, allowing them to pay securely by credit card.

Puree never touches or stores any credit card details. All payment processing is handled entirely through Stripe's secure infrastructure.

How It Works

• Connect your Stripe account — If you don't already have one, they're straightforward to set up. You just need to verify your identity and link your bank account.
• Configure payment terms per quote — Choose whether to request full payment in advance, a deposit, or post-event payment. You can set custom timing for each quote — for example, payment due five days before the event.
• Customer accepts and pays — When your customer accepts their quote, they're prompted to pay. Deposits can be collected immediately on acceptance, with the balance requested closer to the event date.
• Automatic payment requests — Puree automatically sends payment request emails at the times you've configured. No manual chasing required.
• Order changes handled — If the order changes after payment (e.g. extra items added), Puree calculates the outstanding balance and lets you send a top-up payment request. Refunds are supported too.

What You See

From your order view, a Stripe panel shows you exactly what's been paid, what's outstanding, and any scheduled payment requests. You can see the fee breakdown — including Stripe processing fees and Puree's processing fee — so you know exactly what your net payout will be.

Your customers see a clean, simple payment experience. After accepting a quote, they can pay by credit card directly from the quote page. They can also download receipts for each payment.

About Fees

Like any credit card provider, Stripe charges processing fees which are deducted from each payment. These vary by region but are typically around 2.9% + 30c per transaction.

Puree adds a small 0.4% processing fee on top of Stripe's fees. This covers the cost of maintaining the integration — including secure payment infrastructure, automated payment scheduling, email notifications, refund handling, and the ongoing development of new payment features. We've kept this as low as possible while ensuring we can continue to invest in and support the feature long-term.

Both fees are clearly shown in Puree's payment breakdown for every transaction, so there are no surprises. And remember — Stripe payments are entirely optional. You can turn them on or off at a quote level.

Become a Beta Tester

We're confident the feature is ready, but we want to understand how you'd use it in practice and what could be improved. As a beta tester, you'll get early access and a direct line to us for feedback.

What's involved:

• Try it out — Connect your Stripe account and use the feature with real or test orders
• Share your feedback — Let us know what works well and what could be better
• Help shape the feature — Your input directly influences what we build next

If you're interested or have any questions at all, just get in touch — we'd love to hear from you.