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# How to accept SEPA payments?

| Payfacile also makes it possible to accept SEPA transfers for the payment of orders.

|| You can use GoCardless or Stripe as your SEPA payment gateway:

# ${color}[#6964e0](How do I activate SEPA GoCardless?)

To activate SEPA GoCardless, simply connect GoCardless:

1. Go to [E-commerce // Settings // Payment gateway](https://www.payfacile.com/store/settings/payment).
2. Click on "SEPA Instant transfers"
3. Click on "GoCardless "
4. Click on "Connect GoCardless "(if you don't have a GoCardless account, click on "Open an account ".

# ${color}[#6964e0](How to activate Stripe SEPA?)

To **activate the SEPA payment** you must first **make a request to Stripe** from the "Payments >>> Settings" section : https://dashboard.stripe.com/account/payments/settings

||| You will need to have an ICS number. You must request this number from your bank. This will take about 15 days. 


Once Stripe has activated SEPA, **go on your Payfacile account to complete the SEPA activation**:

1. Go to: [E-commerce // Settings // Payment Gateway](https://www.payfacile.com/store/settings/payment).
2. Then check the "Activate SEPA" checkbox.
3. Fill in the requested information and confirm.