#alpha-connect
scarlet edge
generally you just include it as part of your application fees.
for example when you process charges you likely take an application_fee_amount set to some specific percentage or policy your platform business has, that amount should be enough to cover the payment processing fee on that specific payment, and any external costs like future payout costs, and let you make a profit overall, for example
it's more of a business thing that overall the monetisation you're using(which in Connect is generally that you take a cut of the charge between the customer and provider) should cover the full costs. Otherwise if you want to specifically charge directly for each payout fee you could do things like :
- account debit the connected account for an amount to cover payout fees (https://stripe.com/docs/connect/account-debits)
- collect a credit card from the owner of the account and charge that for payout fees as a regular customer of your platform. (we don't really document that approach directly but e.g. https://stripe.com/docs/connect/subscriptions#create-a-customer-object-to-represent-the-connected-account touches on it slightly)
prime urchin
Yes, we were thinking of rolling that into our general fee to cover the costs. Were just wondering what other options there are. Taking from customer credit card was also considered as we do indeed have subscriptions also. Didn't know about account debits, so will read on those, thanks!
gritty pine
Hey, taking over here. Let me know if there's any follow-up Qs I can answer!