---
title: "MemberDash Payment Settings"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/learndash/memberdash/payment-settings/"
description: "MemberDash > Settings / Payment is where you can control both your Global Payment Settings (what appears on your invoices) and your individual Payment Gateways.…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "MemberDash"
topics: ["Billing and Payments", "MemberDash", "Payment Gateways", "Settings", "Stripe Gateway Settings", "Supported Payment Gateways"]
date: "2024-02-14"
last_modified: "2026-08-11"
---

# MemberDash Payment Settings

**MemberDash > Settings / Payment** is where you can control both your Global Payment Settings (what appears on your invoices) and your individual Payment Gateways.

### Global Payment Settings

[![Payment Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MD-Global-Payment-Settings-1.png)](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MD-Global-Payment-Settings-1.png)Global Payment Settings control the Currency and what appears on each Invoice no matter what Membership your customers purchase. These fields will auto-save as you fill them out and move on to the next field.

### Payment Gateways

MemberDash offers three different Payment Gateways

- Manual Payment
- PayPal Standard
- Stripe

[![Payment Gateways Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MD-Payment-Gateway-Overview.png)](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MD-Payment-Gateway-Overview.png)#### Manual Payment Gateway

[![Manual Payments](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MD-Manual-Payment-Gateway.png)](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MD-Manual-Payment-Gateway.png)The **Manual Payment Gateway** is provided for situations in which you may need to take payment in person via check or cash or other payment methods. Fill out the Payment Info field to instruct your users how to send payment.

#### PayPal Standard Payment Gateway

[![Paypal](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MD-PayPal-Standard-Gateway-1.png)](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MD-PayPal-Standard-Gateway-1.png)PayPal Standard is a gateway for everything except for permanent/one-time payment Memberships. *This Gateway defaults to Test/Sandbox mode for testing prior to site launch – don’t forget to change to Live mode before you take your site live.*

IPN instructions can be found here: [PayPal IPN Documentation](https://developer.paypal.com/api/nvp-soap/ipn/IPNSetup/#:~:text=Hover%20over%20your%20name%20and,in%20the%20Notification%20URL%20field.)

After you log in, follow these instructions to set up your listener:

1. Log in to your PayPal business account at [www.paypal.com](https://www.paypal.com/ "external link").
2. Hover over your name and then click **Account Settings** from the dropdown menu.
3. On the **Notifications** page, click the **Update** link for the **Instant payment notifications** item.
4. Click **Choose IPN Settings** to specify your listener’s URL and activate the listener.
5. Specify the URL for your listener in the Notification URL field.
6. Click **Receive IPN messages (Enabled)** to enable your listener.
7. Click **Save**.

You can return to the **Instant Payment Notification** page to modify your notification URL, disable your listener, or turn off IPN.

#### Stripe Connect Gateway

![](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/stripe_memberdash-1024x666.webp)**The Stripe Connect Gateway will work for Recurring, Finite, One Time, and Date Range Memberships.** The default selection is Sandbox Mode, for testing purposes. *Once you have tested your payment gateway, remember to switch to Live Mode and to also connect the Webhook in Live Mode on Stripe.*

When you first go to the Payment Settings, you’ll see a button to **Click to Connect Stripe,** like the above screenshot.

**Note:** With the **toggle** button, you can toggle each Payment Gateway **on** or **off**.

If you’d like to display a Vendor Logo, load it to **WordPress Dashboard > Media** and copy the image URL. **Paste** that URL into the **Vendor Logo** area.