Payments in Dapple run through Stripe and are managed from Organisation Settings → Settings → Payments. Setting up takes five steps: connect a Stripe account, choose your payment currency, check which payment methods applicants can use, set up tax if you're tax-registered, and add payment fields to your submission forms. Card payments work as soon as Stripe is connected. Tax and invoices only switch on once every tax setting is complete.
How do I set up payments in Dapple, step by step?
Step | Where | Required? |
1. Connect Stripe | Payments → Set up Stripe account | Yes |
2. Choose your currency | Payments → Payment currency | Yes |
3. Check payment methods | Payments → View payment methods | Recommended |
4. Set up tax and invoices | Payments → Manage tax settings | If you're registered for US sales tax or VAT |
5. Add payment fields | Project → Form Builder → Add Fields → Payment | Yes |
Full guides: How to Connect a Stripe Account to Dapple, How to Set Up Sales Tax, VAT and Invoices and How to Add Payments to Submission Forms.
Why does Dapple use Stripe?
Stripe handles card processing, fraud protection, refunds, payouts and tax calculation. Dapple never stores card details — every payment goes through Stripe's secure checkout, so card data stays PCI-compliant without extra work from you. Money goes straight to your Stripe account, minus Stripe's and Dapple's transaction fees.
How do I choose the currency applicants pay in?
Pick a currency from the Payment currency dropdown on the Payments sub-tab. It applies to every payment field in your organisation. All options on one form use the same currency.
How do I check which payment methods applicants can use?
Click View payment methods. The panel shows which payment methods are live on your checkout and whether your checkout domain is set up for wallets.
What you see | What it means |
Cards — Enabled | Applicants can pay by debit or credit card. Cards don't depend on wallet setup. |
Apple Pay / Google Pay — Enabled | The wallet shows at checkout on supported devices and browsers. |
Apple Pay / Google Pay — Not enabled | The wallet is switched off in your Stripe account, so applicants won't see it. |
Wallet domains — Domain ready | Dapple's checkout domain (app.dapplehq.com) is registered with your Stripe account. Dapple does this automatically. |
If a wallet domain isn't ready, click Check and retry wallet setup.
A ready domain doesn't guarantee a wallet appears on every device — Apple Pay needs Safari or an Apple device, and Google Pay needs a supported browser with a saved card.
Stripe's guides: Apple Pay, Google Pay and Register domains for payment methods.
Do I need to set up tax?
Only activate this if your organisation is registered to collect tax — sales tax in one or more US states, or VAT in the UK or EU. Adding business details here are for those organisations who wish to add the option of adding a tax field (e.g VAT number) at checkout, sending invoices to applicants and using reverse tax charges.
Without business details added, applicants pay the fee you set and receive a receipt automatically sent from Stripe. Leaving the tax details empty will not impact your ability to take payments.
With tax settings complete, Stripe adds or includes tax at checkout.
US organisations: Stripe adds sales tax for applicants in states where you're registered, if that state taxes your fee. US applicants get a receipt.
UK and EU organisations: Stripe charges VAT, and applicants who enter a business VAT number get an invoice — with reverse charge where it applies.
What can I charge applicants for?
Submission fees — a fixed fee or a choice of fees. See Adding Multiple Payments to a Form.
Optional add-ons — for example expedited feedback, in a separate payment field.
Tips and donations — see How to Add a Tip Jar or Donation.
Best practice
Set your payment currency before adding payment fields.
Check payment methods once after connecting Stripe, and again if applicants say a wallet is missing.
Finish tax setup before a paid project goes live — changes only apply to new payments.
Test the full flow in demo mode. See How to Use Demo Mode in Dapple.
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