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How-to17 August 2026 · 6 min read

How to Set Up Stripe Payments for Your Fitness Studio

Step-by-step Stripe setup for fitness studios. Account creation, connecting to booking software, and avoiding unnecessary fees.

By Koryn Barrett— Founder & Marketing Director, Kollabo

Stripe is the payment processor most modern studio software uses. Setting it up takes 15 minutes.

Steps

  1. Create account at stripe.com with your business email.
  2. Verify business — name, address, tax ID, bank account. Takes 1–2 days.
  3. Connect to software — in KOLLABO OS, the setup wizard has a "Connect Stripe" button. One click, authorise, done.
  4. Set payout schedule — default T+2. Change to daily or weekly in Stripe dashboard.

The fee difference that matters

Stripe charges 2.9% + 30¢ (US) or 1.75% + 30¢ (AU). Some platforms add 2–3% on top. KOLLABO OS adds nothing. At $20k/month revenue, that saves $4,800–$7,200/year.

Set up KOLLABO OS with Stripe

About Kollabo

Kollabo is a marketing agency for small businesses. We also build the AI marketing platform (ai.kollabo.online) and the studio operations platform (os.kollabo.online). Dubai and Brisbane. Working with small businesses across Australia, the UAE, the UK, USA, Canada, and Japan.

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