Step 4a. Activate Shopify Payments for Australia
This guide will walk you through activating Shopify Payments for Australia.
To use Reach's local acquiring solution through Shopify Payments, you must schedule a go-live call with Reach.
Important
Do not begin this step until the scheduled go-live call with Reach. You should only activate Shopify Payments with your Reach representative during that call.
Before you start, choose the appropriate activation method:
- Activate Shopify Payments for a configured credit card payment provider
- Activate Shopify Payments for an unconfigured credit card payment provider
Activate Shopify Payments for a configured credit card payment provider
- From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Payments.
- Click Activate Shopify Payments.

Activate Shopify Payments for an unconfigured credit card payment provider
If you haven't set up a credit card payment provider, you can complete the account setup on the Complete account setup page. This page guides you through the steps to set up Shopify Payments for your store.
- Click Submit details from the Complete account setup page to set up Shopify Payments for your store.

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Clear the I'm doing business as an individual or sole proprietor checkbox and click Complete setup or Continue depending on the modal that appears.
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Complete the fields under Business type and click Next.
Required Information | Description |
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Business type | Select Company from the Business type dropdown list. |
Legal business name | Enter the name of the selling entity provided by your Reach representative. |
Australian Company Number / Australian Business Number (ACN/ABN) | Enter the ACN or ABN number provided by your Reach representative. The selling entity’s country determines the required fields. |
Business address | Enter the selling entity's address provided by your Reach representative. |
City | Enter the selling entity's city provided by your Reach representative. |
Postcode | Enter the selling entity's postcode provided by your Reach representative. |
State/territory | Enter the selling entity's state or territory provided by your Reach representative. |

- Complete the fields under Personal details and click Next:
Required Information | Description |
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First Name and Last Name | Enter the name of the account representative provided by your Reach representative. |
Job Title | Enter the account representative's job title provided by your Reach representative. |
Date of birth | Enter the account representative's date of birth provided by your Reach representative. |
Address | Enter the account representative's address provided by your Reach representative. |
City | Enter the account representative's City provided by your Reach representative. |
ZIP/postal code | Enter the account representative's ZIP or postal code provided by your Reach representative. |
Country/region | Enter the account representative's country or region provided by your Reach representative. |
Province | Enter the account representative's province provided by your Reach representative. |
This person owns 25% or more of the business. | Select this checkbox. When you select this checkbox, the Equity field appears. |
This person is a director of the business | Select this checkbox. |

- Complete the fields under Additional owners and directors and click Save.
Required information | Description |
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I am the only owner | Clear this option. |
Add another owner or director | Select this option. |
First name and Last name | Enter the name of the account representative provided by your Reach representative. |
Job Title | Enter the account representative's title role provided by your Reach representative. |
Enter the account representative's email address provided by your Reach representative. | |
Date of birth | Enter the account representative's date of birth provided by your Reach representative. |
Address | Enter the account representative's address provided by your Reach representative. |
City | Enter the account representative's City provided by your Reach representative. |
Postcode | Enter the account representative's or postal code provided by your Reach representative. |
Country/region | Enter the account representative's country or region provided by your Reach representative. |
This person owns 25% or more of the business | Select this checkbox. |
This person is a member of the business's governing board | Select this checkbox. |
This person is one of the business's controlling managers | Select this checkbox. |

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