Stripe
This article explains how to add Stripe to your CheckoutChamp instance
Stripe may require the CheckoutChamp PCI Attestation of Compliance (AOC) for your account to process credit cards. If you have not supplied Stripe with this document then contact your CheckoutChamp Account Manager before proceeding. Additional instructions are below.
Go to Gateways > Gateway List on the left navigation menu. Click the green Plus button in the top right to create a new gateway account.
Select StripeV2 from the dropdown list of gateways.
The Stripe V2 gateway must be connected with CheckoutChamp. Enter Title and Descriptor. Press the Create Gateway button. Edit the gateway just created. Press the Connect with Stripe button. Follow the instructions to connect your account. Then proceed to the next steps.

The Stripe V2 gateway includes the use of Stripe SCA (Stripe’s native 3DS solution). Stripe V2 will not impact the performance of Stripe Radar (fraud solution) as it does not require you to enable the “Handle card information directly” setting described for Stripe V1. However you can optionally enable Radar as described below.
1. Enter Merchant Information
Title
This is for internal purposes only; it helps you identify the gateway account amongst others in your instance.
accountId
This is automatically populated when your Stripe account is connected.
descriptorSuffix
Optionally enter a suffix which will be appended to the end of the payment descriptor on the customer’s bank statement.
To use this with multiple suffixes:
Enter one of your descriptor suffixes into the descriptorSuffix field and update the profile.
Go back to your Gateway List and use the darker blue button to duplicate the existing Stripe V2 gateway.
Modify only the descriptorSuffix and create the gateway. Repeat for all descriptors.
Navigate to CRM → Campaigns, edit the campaign and assign each gateway to the appropriate campaign product.
sendProductName
Enable this if you are required to send your product names.
sendProductAsSuffix
Enable this to append the product name on the order to the end of your payment descriptor.
sendUpsellToken
Enable this to use the payment token returned on the offer when processing an upsell. Consumers will not be offered a 3DS challenge and can complete the upsell with one click.
sendRadarSessions
Stripe V2 can optionally use Radar fraud prevention. As with 3DS, this requires the checkout page be coded to handle Merchant Redirect exceptions described here.
disablePhone
Enable this to not send phone number to Stripe
disableEmail
Enable this to not send email address to Stripe
disableEmailReceipt
Enable this if you plan to send all of your order confirmation emails from the CRM.
doNotSendAddress
Enable this to not send the customer’s address to Stripe
doNotSendDescriptor
Enable this to not send the descriptor to Stripe
connectedAccount
This is automatically enabled when your account is connected
More information is here
Enable zeroAuth to authenticate a card for zero amount. This could be a good alternative to a validate card trial. Do verify with Stripe that your account supports this.
enhancedCheckout
Process new sales without first creating a payment method. This coud lead to higher approvals. Please monitor traffic closely after enablling this option.
Enter Customer Service Info
These will dynamically fill into the appropriate autoresponder tokens.
Enter Limits
Add Monthly Cap so you don't exceed that amount
Discount Rate - Processing fee
Transaction Fee - Per transaction fee
Reserve Rate - Used for Reserve Report
Chargeback Fee - Used for Chargeback Details Report
RDR Fee - Used for Transaction Summary Report
Ethoca Fee - Used for Transaction Summary Report
2. Before going live with this gateway, be sure to perform a test transaction with a live card.
Having a phone campaign dedicated to testing new gateways and fulfillment houses is best so you do not affect live campaigns before knowing if the Gateway/Fulfillment House is working. This will also allow you to set up an offer as an un-shippable and for $1 so you aren’t charging yourself full price and shipping a product when you are only testing the gateway.
If this gateway will be used for rebills, be sure to set up a recurring offer with Cycle 2 having at least a $0.50 cent difference to avoid any duplicate transaction declines. After placing the live test order, open that customer profile click into that purchase to “Force Bill NOW” which will simulate a rebill.
While you are not testing, you can delete the campaign to remove it from reports. You can always restore a deleted campaign and it will retain the most recent settings.
If you process a live transaction and receive a decline with this message: "Sending credit card numbers directly to Stripe API is generally unsafe", you will need to enable the Handle card information directly setting inside Stripe's backend. The instructions here may be helpful but you may also need to contact Stripe support directly.
For Stripe SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) your checkout page must support standard Merchant Redirect exceptions. There is more on SCA here.
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