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[crimson chasm]

hello! you'll probably need to use Connect then - you can take a look at the guides here to see which use case works best for you as a starting point

https://stripe.com/docs/connect

[brittle rock]

Yes I’m familiar with connect but I have not found an answer as to my specific question.

[crimson chasm]

what's the question specifically? you mentioned your use case, but there's no question in there

[brittle rock]

Is there a way for each waiter/waitress to receive their tip into their own fund account (e.g. bank account) when using stripe? If so, does this require each waiter/waitress to have their own stripe account?

[crimson chasm]

yes, you would need to setup a connected account for each waiter/waitress, then transfer funds from the original payment to their connected account

[brittle rock]

What is the pricing for having an account for each waiter/waitress? Each location may have 10 waiters/waitresses and if we scale that could become very expensive I imagine.

[crimson chasm]

https://stripe.com/connect/pricing - you might want to look at this page. Standard connected accounts doesn't really fit your use case, so you would want to use either Express or Custom connected accounts

[brittle rock]

So if that waiter/waitress makes the transaction from their own stripe connect account, the tip can get directed to their fund account automatically (a.e. no legwork needed)?

[crimson chasm]

is it a single waiter/waitress per payment? or there might be more than one waiter/waitress?

[brittle rock]

Also, is there a plan that does not charge for every new account? The plans I looked at seem to all charge per new account.

[crimson chasm]

actually, ignore what i said about Standard connected accounts doesn't really fit your use case, Standard connected accounts could work for you too

[brittle rock]

Excellent question. Just one waiter/waitress per transaction.

[brittle rock]

Okay, I think this is my last question. ^

[crimson chasm]

hrm, not really for your use case, i think using destination charges makes sense for your use case, and for destination charges, you would typically use either Express or Custom connected accounts

https://stripe.com/docs/connect/destination-charges

[brittle rock]

So the only reason for me to open an account for each waitress/waiter would be for them to be able to automatically receive their tips into their respective bank account. Is there a way to not have to pay for a new account for all waiters/waitresses (we expect to eventually have thousands of waiters/waitresses, so this would really add up) but still have the waiters/waitresses receive their tips into their respective bank accounts?

[simple jewel]

I'm afraid no other way to do it except for setting up connected account for each waiter/waitress

[brittle rock]

I see. Thank you.