# Payment Provider (Stripe) not showing in checkout

You add payment providers to your Medusa instance by adding them as plugins in `medusa-config.js`:

```jsx
const plugins = [
  ...
  // You can create a Stripe account via: https://stripe.com
  {
    resolve: `medusa-payment-stripe`,
    options: {
      api_key: STRIPE_API_KEY,
      webhook_secret: STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET,
    },
  },
  ...
];
```

And installing them with your favourite package manager:

```bash npm2yarn
npm install medusa-payment-stripe
```

However, to also show them as part of your checkout flow you need to add them to your regions.

In the Medusa Admin go to Settings > Regions and for each region scroll down to the Payment Provider input and choose the payment provider you want to use in that region:

![Enable Payment Provider](https://i.imgur.com/FH5vgWh.png)

## Additional Resources

- Learn how to install [Stripe](../add-plugins/stripe.md) as a payment provider.
- Learn more about the [Payment architecture](../advanced/backend/payment/overview.md).