diff --git a/Bulky.Utility/StripeSettings.cs b/Bulky.Utility/StripeSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b8438d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Bulky.Utility/StripeSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace BookBazaar.Utility
+{
+    public class StripeSettings
+    {
+        public string SecretKey { get; set; }
+        public string PublishableKey { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/BulkyWeb/Areas/Customer/Controllers/CartController.cs b/BulkyWeb/Areas/Customer/Controllers/CartController.cs
index 2f9958b..4e1c3c4 100644
--- a/BulkyWeb/Areas/Customer/Controllers/CartController.cs
+++ b/BulkyWeb/Areas/Customer/Controllers/CartController.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ public IActionResult SummaryPOST()
             if (applicationUser.CompanyId.GetValueOrDefault() == 0)
             {
                 //it is a regular customer account and we need to capture payment
-                //stripe logic
+                //adyen logic
+                //var options = new AdyenPaymentOptions()
 
             }
 
diff --git a/BulkyWeb/BookBazaar.csproj b/BulkyWeb/BookBazaar.csproj
index e77271e..c9c4143 100644
--- a/BulkyWeb/BookBazaar.csproj
+++ b/BulkyWeb/BookBazaar.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="8.0.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Stripe.net" Version="46.2.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/BulkyWeb/Program.cs b/BulkyWeb/Program.cs
index 965f4e0..7783be8 100644
--- a/BulkyWeb/Program.cs
+++ b/BulkyWeb/Program.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI.Services;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Stripe;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 builder.Services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options =>
     options.UseSqlServer(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")));
 
+builder.Services.Configure<StripeSettings>(builder.Configuration.GetSection("Stripe"));
 builder.Services.AddIdentity<IdentityUser, IdentityRole>().AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>().AddDefaultTokenProviders();
 builder.Services.ConfigureApplicationCookie(options =>
 {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@
 
 app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 app.UseStaticFiles();
-
+StripeConfiguration.ApiKey = builder.Configuration.GetSection("Stripe:SecretKey").Get<string>();
 app.UseRouting();
 app.UseAuthentication();
 app.UseAuthorization();
diff --git a/BulkyWeb/appsettings.json b/BulkyWeb/appsettings.json
index e214491..c04c302 100644
--- a/BulkyWeb/appsettings.json
+++ b/BulkyWeb/appsettings.json
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
   "ConnectionStrings": {
     "DefaultConnection": "Server=.;Database=Bulky;Trusted_Connection=True; TrustServerCertificate=True"
+  },
+  "Stripe": {
+    "SecretKey": "sk_test_51QBwYZAp4ASQ4CvpOMhUjEQC0kGQiEIMq11E5hhhKLZMyEixiWevtN2F8rgNfHOBNU4sizZgiPnnxBkJhmGwYJfm00o49xyO4G",
+    "PublishableKey": "pk_test_51QBwYZAp4ASQ4CvpCLbh03xF3omkVlTRoWR4hQ8mlBwplhWn7I6LBPKQT5GXS0SeR7ZAy181xxLnPI5mrwuNWyVw00vezNAAly"
   }
 }