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Create a Merchant ID

The merchant ID (MID) identifies you and your transactions, which requires you to include it in each transaction request. When you signed up for a sandbox account, you received a merchant ID for testing purposes. If you choose, you can use that merchant ID as your production ID.
Follow these steps to sign up for a merchant account in order to create a production MID:
  1. Go to the
    Business Center
     Sandbox Account Sign Up page, enter the required information, and click
    Create Account
    .
    Choose your merchant ID name. It cannot be changed. This name is not visible to your customers.
  2. Review your information entered, especially your business email address. Your merchant ID registration information will be sent to the email entered on this form.
  3. Look for an email from customer support titled:
    Visa Acceptance Solutions
     Merchant Evaluation Account
    .
    This email contains your organization ID and contact email associated with your MID.
  4. Look for an email titled:
    Merchant Registration Details
    . Click the
    Set up your username and password now
     link.
    Your browser opens the New User Sign Up wizard.
  5. Enter the organization ID and contact email you supplied previously. Follow the wizard pages to add your name, a username, and password.
  6. Log in to the
    Business Center
    .
    When you log in for the first time, you will be asked to identify yourself through a system-generated email that is sent to your email account.
  7. Look for an email titled:
    Visa Acceptance Solutions
     Identification Code
    . Save the passcode in the email.
  8. Enter the passcode on the Verify your Identity page. You are directed to the
    Business Center
     home page.
You have successfully created a merchant ID and merchant account.
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