Direct payments

Vendor-direct payments mean the seller who made the sale is the one who gets paid — directly. There is no platform wallet, no waiting period imposed by MultiVendor and no split of the order total. The relationship between the seller and their payment provider stays theirs, and so does the money.

• Every seller connects their own Stripe or PayPal account
• Buyer payments go straight to the seller who made the sale
• MultiVendor never holds, delays or splits funds
• No commission on any sale, in any department
• Payouts follow the seller's own provider schedule
• Refunds and disputes are handled in the seller's own provider account

Stripe and PayPal are well-known payment providers that many buyers already trust. Using them means card details and payment security are handled by specialists. MultiVendor never stores card data. Each provider charges its own standard processing fees, which sellers see in their own Stripe or PayPal dashboard — those fees go to the provider, not to us.

• Card data handled by Stripe or PayPal, never stored by MultiVendor
• Provider processing fees are the provider's own, shown in your own dashboard
• Sellers can choose the provider that suits them
• Familiar checkout experiences for buyers

Alongside paid checkout, buyers can message sellers, enroll in free courses and register for free events — useful for building an audience before you sell.

• Inquiries: buyers message the seller from any listing page, and the inquiry is emailed to the seller
• Free courses: learners can enroll today and their progress is saved
• Free events: attendees can register today, with confirmation and reminder emails
• Automatic waitlist when a free event reaches capacity
• Shipping costs and delivery estimates shown on product pages before buying
• Marketplace owners can see all inquiries across their sellers

Buyers pay for merchandise, digital downloads, course enrollments and event tickets directly to the seller's connected Stripe account. Payments are confirmed by Stripe before an order is marked paid, and repeated payment notices never create duplicate orders. PayPal checkout is being finalized.

• Paid orders for physical merchandise, including product options that add to the price
• Digital downloads: buyers get private download links in their receipt and their account
• Paid course enrollments that unlock the course in the buyer's library
• Paid event tickets that confirm the attendee's place
• Refunds from the seller centre; refunded orders lose download access
• PayPal checkout — coming soon

If you start your own marketplace, you don't have to become a payment company. Each approved vendor connects their own payment account and is paid directly by their buyers, so you never collect and redistribute other people's money. You earn by selling store plans and AI coins to your sellers — paid into your own Stripe account.

• No platform balance to reconcile or pay out
• Each vendor's money stays with that vendor
• Vendors handle their own refunds through their own provider
• Monthly store plans and AI coin packs for your sellers, at your prices

Clear pricing helps buyers decide. Sellers set their own prices, and merchandise can show "From $" pricing when options change the price. Options like sizes or colors can add to the price and can be marked sold out. Shipping profiles show shipping costs and delivery estimates on the product page before the buyer commits.

• Seller-set prices in every department
• Options that add to the price, such as larger sizes or premium colors
• Sold-out options clearly marked
• Shipping price, free-shipping thresholds and delivery estimates shown up front