EventForge Stripe Integration

The EventForge Stripe integration creates a bidirectional sync between your event registration system and payment processing infrastructure. When attendees complete registration, the integration automatically:

• Processes payments in real-time through Stripe's secure payment gateway, supporting credit cards, digital wallets, and ACH transfers
• Updates attendee records with payment status, transaction IDs, and receipt information in EventForge
• Handles refunds and cancellations by syncing refund requests initiated in EventForge back to Stripe
• Reconciles financial data by matching Stripe payouts with event revenue in your EventForge dashboard
• Manages failed payments through automated retry logic and dunning workflows for installment plans

This eliminates the need for finance teams to manually cross-reference Stripe transaction reports with EventForge registration data, reducing reconciliation time from hours to minutes.

Setting up the eventforge stripe integration requires administrator access to both platforms and takes approximately 10-15 minutes:

1. Generate Stripe API keys: Log into your Stripe Dashboard, navigate to Developers > API keys, and copy your publishable and secret keys (use test keys for initial setup)
2. Configure EventForge payment settings: In EventForge, go to Settings > Integrations > Payment Gateways and select Stripe as your payment processor
3. Paste API credentials: Enter your Stripe publishable key and secret key in the designated fields, then select your default currency and payment methods
4. Map webhook endpoints: Copy the webhook URL provided by EventForge and add it to Stripe's webhook settings to enable real-time payment status updates
5. Test the connection: Process a test registration using Stripe's test card numbers to verify payment flow and data sync

Once activated, the integration applies automatically to all new events created in EventForge.

The EventForge Stripe integration serves event professionals who need reliable payment processing with minimal technical overhead:

• Conference organizers managing paid registrations for industry events, academic conferences, and trade shows with tiered pricing and early-bird discounts
• Corporate events teams processing internal training registrations, partner summits, and customer events with complex approval workflows
• Association event managers handling member and non-member pricing, group registrations, and recurring annual event series
• Event agencies running multiple client events simultaneously who need separate Stripe accounts or sub-accounts for each client
• Hybrid event producers selling both in-person and virtual tickets with different pricing tiers and payment schedules

Finance teams particularly value the integration's automated reconciliation capabilities, which simplify month-end close processes and audit preparation.