Use this article to turn off Direct Debit and Link on invoice payment pages so customers pay by card instead. Paying by card lets Stora reuse saved cards for future automated payments.
Why disable Direct Debit and Link for invoices
When invoices are paid by Direct Debit or Link from the invoice payment page, the payment is treated as a one‑off. Stora cannot always reuse those details to collect future payments automatically.
If you ask customers to pay invoices by card instead, Stora can often save that card and use it for future renewals and failed payment recovery.
How to disable Link payments
Go to Settings in your Stora Backoffice.
Select Payments, then click Payment methods.
Open your default configuration.
Find Link in the list of payment methods and select it.
Click Disable.
Repeat these steps for your billing configuration.
If you do not want to offer Klarna, disable it in the same way.
How to create a card‑only configuration in Stripe
If you prefer, you can create a separate configuration in Stripe that only allows cards on invoice payment pages.
1. Access payment method vonfigurations
Log in to your Stripe Dashboard.
Click the Settings icon (gear) in the upper-right corner.
Under Payments, select Payment methods.
2. Create a new payment method configuration
Click the three-dot menu in the toolbar.
Select Create a configuration.
Name the configuration appropriately (e.g., "Invoice Payments - Card Only").
Save the configuration.
3. Customise Payment Methods for the Configuration\
Open your new configuration.
Enable Cards as the only payment method you want to offer on invoices.
Disable Direct Debit and Link, along with any other methods you do not want to show on invoice payment pages.
This ensures customers can only pay these invoices by card.
4. Apply the Configuration to Invoices
In Stripe, click the Settings icon again.
Under Billing, select Invoices.
Find the Default payment methods setting.
Choose your new card only configuration.
Save your changes.
Stripe will now use this card‑only configuration as the default for invoice payment pages.
What this means for your customers
With these changes:
Customers will no longer see Direct Debit or Link when paying invoices online.
Customers will be guided towards paying by card instead.
Saved cards can be reused for future automated payments and failed payment recovery through Stora.
For more detailed information, refer to Stripe's documentation on customizing payment methods.