What this helps you do
Understand how you get paid on Bloomber, and connect your own Stripe account if your business's setup requires it.
Before you start
- Whether you need to connect your own Stripe account depends on how your business routes payouts — some businesses pay providers directly through their own Stripe account, some route payouts to each provider's own connected account, and some use a mix. Check with your business if you're not sure which applies to you.
Steps
Step 1: Check your payment setup
Open your Station payments page. It shows whether you're set up to receive payouts directly, through your business, or both, and confirms whether Stripe is connected for your account specifically.
Step 2: Connect Stripe, if your setup requires it
If your setup requires your own connected account, follow the Stripe connection flow from your payments page. It resumes where you left off if you don't finish in one sitting.
Step 3: Confirm you're fully connected
A connection that shows as pending usually means a Stripe verification step (identity or bank account) isn't finished yet. Confirm your account shows fully connected before relying on it.
Step 4: Understand your payout schedule
Once connected, payouts follow the schedule your business or Stripe has set — check your payments page for the specifics.
What success looks like
- You know whether your payouts route through your business or your own account, or both.
- If you need your own Stripe connection, it shows fully connected — not pending.
Common problems
- I'm not sure if I need to connect my own Stripe account — Check your payments page first — it tells you your setup. If it's still unclear, ask your business directly.
- My Stripe connection is stuck on pending — Go back into your payments page and re-open the connection flow — it usually means a Stripe verification step wasn't finished. See Troubleshoot provider setup and payout connection issues.
- A payout hasn't arrived — Check the payout schedule shown on your payments page before assuming something's wrong — timing depends on your specific setup.