Pay by Bank is a real-time payment method based on UK open banking. It allows customers in the United Kingdom to pay directly from their bank accounts. Customers confirm payments in their banking app, without using a card.
The MemberPress integration with Stripe allows you to receive payments through Pay by Bank. This document explains how to enable Pay by Bank on your membership site. It also covers the requirements and limitations of this payment method.
Receiving Payments With Pay by Bank
MemberPress supports Pay by Bank only through the built-in Stripe integration. Thus, before enabling Pay by Bank, Stripe mit MemberPress auf Ihrer Website verbinden. Auch, Testen Sie die Verbindung to confirm it works correctly.
Once your Stripe connection is set, follow these steps to enable Pay by Bank in Stripe:
- Log in to your Stripe account, and navigate to Stripe Dashboard > Settings > Payments > Payment methods tab.
- finden. Pay by Bank on the list of payment methods. To narrow the list, click the Typ filter, and select “Zahlungen in Echtzeit“.
- Hover over Pay by Bankund klicken Sie auf die Schaltfläche Aktivieren Sie button. Alternatively, click the Dreipunkt-Symbol next to the payment method, and select the Aktivieren Sie Option.

Als nächstes aktivieren Sie die Pay by Bank toggle in your MemberPress settings. You can find the detailed steps on enabling payment methods with Stripe and MemberPress in the related document.
Pay by Bank at Checkout
Once Pay by Bank is enabled, the registration forms of your one-time memberships will show this payment option. Pay by Bank works with both Streifenelemente und Streifenkasse forms. On the payment form, the option is labeled “Pay By Bank App“.
When users select the “Pay By Bank App” option, the form displays a list of UK banks. Users need to select their bank and submit the registration form.
Next, users will see the “Complete payment” pop-up with payment instructions and a QR code. Users can scan the QR code with their phone camera and confirm the payment in their banking app. Alternatively, they can click the “Continue on Web” button to complete the payment in the browser.
The bank confirms Pay by Bank payments asynchronously. Hence, the payment confirmation can take up to 60 seconds. Once the bank confirms the payment, MemberPress redirects users to the thank you page.
What's Important to Know About Using Pay by Bank?
The Pay by Bank option will appear at checkout only when all conditions are met. The integration comes with several limitations imposed by Stripe.
Pay by Bank supports only non-recurring payments. Thus, this payment method will not be visible on the registration pages of your recurring memberships. Also, Pay by Bank doesn't support delayed payments. Accordingly, this payment option wird nicht für kostenlose oder kostenpflichtige Testmitgliedschaften verfügbar sein.
Further, to use Pay by Bank with MemberPress, set die Währung in den MemberPress-Einstellungen zu GBP. Stripe supports Pay by Bank payments in euros. However, the MemberPress integration currently supports British pounds only.
Also, Pay by Bank is available only for payments between £0.50 and £10,000. This payment option will not be visible for memberships priced outside this range.
Sie finden weitere Informationen über Pay by Bank payments in der Stripe-Dokumentation.