# Payment Gateway ### What to know * It's important to understand you can only take payments from the UK and Ireland. * You need to have setup and registered either as a limited company or sole trader * You **cannot** use Stripe, paypal (in the first two years) when they find out you are they block and freeze funds which can ruin your business. * You will need a [business bank account](https://competition.docs.getfoundni.co.uk/business-setup/uk-banking) for payments to be deposited into. * Payouts are made to your bank usually daily as a lump sum of all the payments made on your website. * Below is a video on how to signup and setup the high risk payment gateway ### Video {% embed url="" %} Apple and google pay high risk payment gateway for UK Raffle Competition Websites {% endembed %} ### Signing up Fill in the below signup form - this sends the company i talk about a video all the information they need and helps them get you setup faster - they then know exactly what software you are running which helps! {% embed url="" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://competition.docs.getfoundni.co.uk/business-setup/payment-gateway.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.