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Step 4c. Activate Shopify Payments for the United Kingdom

This guide will walk you through activating Shopify Payments for the United Kingdom.

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To use Reach's local acquiring solution through Shopify Payments, you must schedule a go-live call with Reach.

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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

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Payments.
  2. 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.

  1. Click Submit details from the Complete account setup page to set up Shopify Payments for your store.
  1. Select A registered business, choose Private corporation from the dropdown list, and click Next.
  1. Complete the fields under Business details and Business Address by including the following information, and click Next.
Required informationDescription
Registered nameEnter the name of the selling entity provided by your Reach representative.
Companies House Registration Number (CRN)Enter the Company Registration Number (CRN) provided by your Reach representative. The selling entity’s country determines the required fields.
Phone numberEnter your store or service phone number.
Country/regionEnter the selling entity's country/region provided by your Reach representative.
AddressEnter the selling entity's address provided by your Reach representative.
CityEnter the selling entity's city provided by your Reach representative.
PostcodeEnter the selling entity's postcode provided by your Reach representative.
  1. Complete the fields under Industry type and Tax identification by including the following information, and click Next.
Required informationDescription
CategorySelect your company’s business category from the Category dropdown list.
Sub-categorySelect your company’s business sub-category from the Sub-category dropdown list.
Description of products or servicesDescribe your company’s product or service.
Store phone numberEnter your store or customer service phone number.
VAT numberEnter the VAT number provided by your Reach representative.
I do not have a VAT number⬚ No. Clear this checkbox.
  1. Complete the fields under Account representative by including the following information, and click Next.
Required informationDescription
First name and Last nameEnter the name of the account representative provided by your Reach representative.
This person owns 25% or more equity in the business.⬚ No. Clear this checkbox.
This person is an executive in the company.☑ Yes. Select this checkbox.
This person is on the company's board of directors⬚ No. Clear this checkbox.
Date of birthEnter the account representative's date of birth provided by your Reach representative.
Job roleEnter the account representative's job role provided by your Reach representative.
EmailEnter the account representative's email address provided by your Reach representative.
Phone numberEnter the account representative's phone number provided by your Reach representative.
Country/regionEnter the country provided by your Reach representative. The selling entity’s country determines the required address fields.
AddressEnter the address provided by your Reach representative.
CityEnter the city provided by your Reach representative.
ProvinceEnter the province provided by your Reach representative.
PostcodeEnter the postcode provided by your Reach representative.
  1. Click Next.

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Note

There are no owners who own 25% or more of the business.

  1. Click Next.
  1. Click Next.

  1. Under Verification:

    1. Click Upload next to Business document to upload a business document provided by your Reach representative.

    2. Select the document type from the Business document dropdown list.

    3. Click Add file, select the file, and then click Done. Your Reach representative will provide the required document.

    4. Click Confirm.

  2. Under Owners, click Confirm.

  3. Under Account representative:

    1. Click Upload next to Residential business document to upload the residential address document provided by your Reach representative.

    2. Select the document type from the Residential address document dropdown list. Your reach representative will tell you what type to select.

    3. Click Add file, select the file, and then click Done. Your Reach representative will provide the required document.

    4. Click Upload next to Identity document and select the document type provided by your Reach Representative from the Identity document dropdown list.

    5. Select the document type from the Identity document dropdown list. Your reach representative will tell you what type to select.

    6. Click Add file, select the file, and then click Done. Your Reach representative will provide the required document.

    7. Click Confirm.

  4. Click Submit for verification.

  5. Click Review terms to review the terms and conditions, and click Agree. See Reach disclaimer and Terms of Service requirements for more information.

  1. Click Submit for verification.

Updated 12 days ago