Documentation
Getting paid
Connect payouts, take card payments, and understand the fee.
Connect your payouts
In Settings → Payments, connect your account through Stripe. Once it’s active you can accept card payments and receive payouts directly to your bank — no separate processor to set up.
How a customer pays
Send an invoice and the customer opens a secure pay page branded to your business, then pays by card through Stripe-hosted checkout. The invoice is marked paid automatically and a receipt is emailed.
Pricing & the platform fee
Meridian is free to run — no subscription, no per-user fees. You keep 100% of every invoice: a small checkout fee (the flat 1% platform fee plus card processing) is added to your customer’s payment, not taken out of your payout.
AI and messaging usage (texts, emails, AI features) is billed at cost plus a small margin — so if you don’t use those, there’s nothing to pay. You can choose to absorb card processing yourself under Settings → Payments.