Houfy and accepting direct payments by connecting to Stripe or Square

We have connected the payments processing companies Stripe and Square to Houfy for you to receive direct deposits & payments from your guests. This will only work if your listing is completed and verified by us.

The process to add this service is extremely simple:

Wonderful helpful video made by one of our hosts on how to connect to stripe:

Houfy is a direct booking platform where guests can book directly with hosts without extra platform fees. This is a video for hosts to learn how to connect payout methods so when guests book, they can use their credit card right over the platform.

Square: You can sign up for Square directly here through this referal link if you are in the U.S. For Stripe go to Manage Listings > Connected Payments.

Pricing?
Process all major credit cards at one low fee with Square-American Express, too. See payments in your bank account in one to two business days.
What are the countries that support Square?

Card payment acceptance with the Square app is currently available in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Square currently doesn’t support payment card processing outside of these countries or in U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands. 

Stripe: Pricing?
Find Stripe fees and pricing information. Find our processing fees for credit cards, pricing models and pay-as-you-go fees for businesses.
What are the countries that support Stripe?

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Portugal

Sample of booking process with payment:



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