Onboarding Connected Accounts. Stripe Connect provides various mechanisms for you to onboard Connected Accounts, as described in the Stripe Connect documentation. You are solely responsible for the selection of your onboarding mechanism for Connected Accounts, which may include assisting with the creation of a Stripe Account or integrating an existing Stripe Account with your Platform. Regardless of the onboarding and integration mechanism that you select, you must always take all reasonable steps to ensure that your Connected Accounts do not use Services in violation of the Stripe Connected Account Agreement or for any activity that is expressly prohibited, including those activities listed at Restricted Businesses List. Please read the following sections carefully prior to selecting the option that is appropriate for your business when onboarding Connected Accounts. Selection of the manner of onboarding and integration impacts your liability for Activity on the Connected Accounts. Some onboarding options have limited availability, and the availability of these options for your Platform will depend on your location and the location of your Connected Accounts.
a. Standard (formerly "Standalone"): Your customers may already have a Stripe Account but want to utilize Platform Services, or they may want to create a Stripe Account to use with your Platform. In these cases, once created, Connected Accounts will have the ability to add or remove access to your Platform through the Stripe dashboard. Each Connected Account must agree to the Stripe Connected Account Agreement prior to using their Connected Account on your Platform. Where Connected Accounts are created or connected to your Platform through standard onboarding, you will have access to some of the Connected Account Data and may initiate Activity in accordance with Your User Agreement. Where the Connected Account does not have an existing Stripe Account, you will be able to prepopulate Connected Account Data prior to activation of the Connected Account. Stripe may also require you to collect and provide additional Connected Account Data to validate a Connected Account. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of any Connected Account Data you prepopulate or provide as part of this process. The Connected Account is responsible for Connected Account Data provided by the Connected Account directly to Stripe as part of the standard onboarding process.
Onboarding Connected Accounts
