diff --git a/payments/stripe/providers.py b/payments/stripe/providers.py
index 8f37d18b3..330975fd7 100644
--- a/payments/stripe/providers.py
+++ b/payments/stripe/providers.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def create_session(self, payment):
             if payment.billing_first_name or payment.billing_last_name:
                 session_data.update(
                     {
-                        "customer_data": {
+                        "metadata": {
                             "customer_name": f"{payment.billing_first_name} "
                             f"{payment.billing_last_name}"
                         }
diff --git a/payments/stripe/test_stripev3.py b/payments/stripe/test_stripev3.py
index ea3c7a506..d219a6360 100644
--- a/payments/stripe/test_stripev3.py
+++ b/payments/stripe/test_stripev3.py
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ def test_provider_create_session_failure_with_transaction_id(self):
         with patch("stripe.checkout.Session.create"), self.assertRaises(PaymentError):
             provider.create_session(payment)
 
+    def test_provider_create_session_success_with_billing_name(self):
+        payment = Payment()
+        payment.billing_name = "Billy Ngname"
+        provider = StripeProviderV3(api_key=API_KEY)
+        provider.create_session(payment)
+
     def test_provider_status(self):
         payment = Payment()
         provider = StripeProviderV3(api_key=API_KEY)