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Global Payments · Merchant onboarding

What we need to get you started

To open your merchant account with Global Payments, we need three sets of information: about your company, your business bank account, and each owner. Gather everything on this page first and your application goes through faster.

  1. CH 1CompanyLegal name, address, EIN and structure.
  2. CH 2BankYour business checking account.
  3. CH 3OwnersEveryone who owns 25% or more.
  4. CH 4MatchAvoid the common hold-ups.
  5. THENSendText us when you have it all.

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Company information

These details identify your business. They are checked against your bank account, so they need to match it exactly.

  • Legal business name. It must match the name on your business bank account.
  • Business mailing address. Use the address shown on your business bank account.
  • Date established. The date the business started.
  • EIN. This is your business's federal tax ID number. It must match your business bank account.
  • Business structure. One of: C Corp, S Corp, Partnership, Sole Proprietor or LLC.

Company checklist

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Bank information

This is the account your card sales are deposited into. It must be a dedicated business checking account, not a personal one.

  • Bank name.
  • Name as it appears on the account. Copy it exactly from a statement or check.
  • Checking account number.
  • Routing number.
Where to find the numbers: the routing number and the account number are both printed along the bottom of your checks.

Bank checklist

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Owner and officer information

We need this for everyone who owns 25% or more of the business. If three people each own a third, we need all three.

  • Full legal name. No nicknames. It must match the person's ID exactly, because it is checked by identity verification.
  • Title or position.
  • Date of birth.
  • A photocopy of a state ID, for verification.
  • How long they have lived at the address on that ID.
  • Personal phone number.
  • Personal email address.
  • SSN or TIN. A Social Security number or taxpayer ID number.
  • Ownership percentage.

Checklist for each owner

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Avoid the common hold-ups

Most delays come from details that do not match. Check these four things before you send anything.

  • Everything matches the bank account. The legal business name, the mailing address and the EIN must all match your business bank account.
  • Names are full legal names. Write each owner's name exactly as it appears on their ID. No nicknames or short forms.
  • Every 25% owner is included. Not just the main owner.
  • The account is a business checking account. A personal account will not be accepted.
Keep it private: this is sensitive information. Send it only in the way we ask you to, and never post it anywhere public.

Final check

Nothing ticked yet.

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Three sets of information

Have all three ready and tell us. Use the green text button at the bottom of the page to reach us.

Your companyLegal name, mailing address, date established, EIN and structure (chapter 1).
Your bankA business checking account: bank, name, account and routing numbers (chapter 2).
Each ownerEveryone with 25% or more: name, ID, contact details, SSN or TIN (chapter 3).
It all matchesBusiness details match the bank; names match IDs (chapter 4).

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