# Getting started

Using Stripe your business can accept all major debit and credit cards from customers in every country in 135+ currencies. Stripe supports additional payment methods to accept payments: Klarna, Sofort, iDEAL, giropay, SWISH, Bancontact, EPS, Google Pay, Apple Pay and etc.

We offer 2 payment plugins for Phoca Cart:

{% embed url="<https://norrnext.com/ecommerce/stripe-for-phoca-cart>" %}

{% embed url="<https://norrnext.com/ecommerce/stripe-checkout-for-phoca-cart>" %}

### System Requirements

| Minimum        | Recommended     |
| -------------- | --------------- |
| Joomla 5.3     | Joomla 6.0+     |
| Phoca Cart 5.1 | Phoca Cart 5.2+ |
| PHP 8.1        | PHP 8.3         |

{% hint style="danger" %}
SSL certificate is a must-have to ensure card details of your customers are safe.
{% endhint %}


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