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# Paying an Invoice via ACH Through Stripe

## **Purpose**
Ensure clients complete ACH payments directly through Stripe for security, compliance, and reconciliation reasons.

## **Steps**

### **Step 1: Open the invoice**
Click **Pay online** on the invoice you received - screenshot of what to click:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/7/8/5/7785934febb5b800/stripe-ach-documentation-pay-o_ch9d2o.png)

### **Step 2: Choose payment method**
On the payment screen you are redirected to, select **US bank account **- screenshot of what to click:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/7/8/5/7785934febb5b800/stripe-invoice-ach-payment-cho_c3u5de.png)

### **Step 3: Complete ACH authorization**
Follow the prompts to securely connect your bank account and authorize the ACH debit.

### **Step 4: Automatic activation**
Once the ACH payment is completed through Stripe, Lido automatically marks the subscription as active. No manual steps needed.

||| Why this method and not send a traditional bank transfer? Otherwise, we will need to manually verify and activate the account. Stripe ensures proper auditability, account activation, ongoing renewals on our side, and aligns with security, compliance, and reconciliation requirements as a SOC 2 Type 2 company.