Payment methods for an event

Select which payment methods you'd like to accept from registrants for ticket and add-on purchases

If you're charging admission for your event or selling add-ons, you can offer several types of payment methods to make registration easy and convenient for people with different payment needs. On the "Payment" step within the Events builder, you'll be able to configure Stripe and/or PayPal for your digital payment processing.
 

• Stripe
• PayPal
   

Did you know? If you're hosting a free event, it's okay if you have a payment processor connected to your account. If you create a $0 ticket, you'll be able to activate your event without selecting a payment method. During registration, your attendees won't have to input any payment information. Learn more about how to create a free event with Constant Contact.

Stripe

Connect a Stripe account to Constant Contact and accept payments via credit/debit card, Google Pay (registrant must be using Google Chrome or an Android device), Apple Pay (registrant must be using Mac OS or an iOS device), or 1-click checkouts with Stripe Link payments.
 

Important: Stripe charges a fee of 2.9% + $0.30, and Constant Contact collects an additional fee of 2.9% for each order/transaction conducted.  When setting up your event payment methods, you have the option to add these platform fees to your registrant's order total or deduct them from your total revenue.

Once connected, enable payments via Stripe for your event by selecting the Stripe radio button.

 

During checkout, registrants can pay via Google Pay or Apple Pay, manually enter a credit or debit card, or complete a one-click checkout with Stripe Link payments.

 


For more information about Stripe, please see Stripe's support.

PayPal

Connect PayPal to Constant Contact and accept payments via PayPal, credit card, Venmo, and Pay Later. Only one PayPal account is needed to offer each of these payment methods—you do not need to set up separate Venmo or Pay Later accounts.

Important: PayPal charges a fee of 3.49% + $0.49, and Constant Contact collects an additional fee of 2.9% for each order/transaction conducted. Please note that the PayPal fee may vary depending on your specific agreement with PayPal. Please follow up with PayPal with any questions. When setting up your event payment methods, you have the option to add these platform fees to your registrant's order total or deduct them from your total revenue.

Once your PayPal account is connected, select the PayPal radio button to enable PayPal, credit card, Venmo, and Pay Later payments for your event.


 

When transacting with PayPal, if eligible, you can choose to accept payments via Venmo or Pay Later. PayPal will determine your eligibility for both, and it depends on several factors.

• Venmo: How to know if I’m eligible?
• Pay Later: How to know if I’m eligible?

If you've chosen to accept Venmo and Pay Later payments for your event, registrants can check out with one of these payment methods, or via PayPal or a debit/credit card. Regardless of which method they choose, the payment will be made to your PayPal account.



If Venmo and Pay Later are not enabled for your event, registrants can check out using PayPal or pay via debit/credit card.

For more information about PayPal, please see PayPal's support.

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