Blinxi
New Member
Sorry I realized after I should have put my post in THIS thread. Forgive the duplicity but here it is again!
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Am I correct in stating…...when you have a online store as WELL as applying for a Payment Gateway, you also have to apply for a Merchant Account?
Also providers I have looked at online (for Payment Gateway) are requesting a Registration Number be inputted -- (it is not optional, it is asterisked and therefore it will not let me progress an application unless I input my Registration Number.
However as this is a new venture I am embarking on I don't actually have a Registration Number? Does everyone who is starting up have to provide this to the Payment Gateway people?
And if so, where do I get it (as I am not registering as a company, I will register as a Sole Trader (for now anyway as I am just starting out) - however I see from their online form they are seeking this Reg Number too even if a Sole Trader? -- Therefore do I have to register FIRST as a Sole Trader BEFORE applying for a Payment Gateway? (assuming that is actually how I get a Reg Number).
This is like, the ‘which came first, chicken or the egg’ syndrome.
How do others deal with this, esp those just starting out? Any advice would be appreciated.
P.S.
I availed of the search feature but didn't see anything like this.
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Am I correct in stating…...when you have a online store as WELL as applying for a Payment Gateway, you also have to apply for a Merchant Account?
Also providers I have looked at online (for Payment Gateway) are requesting a Registration Number be inputted -- (it is not optional, it is asterisked and therefore it will not let me progress an application unless I input my Registration Number.
However as this is a new venture I am embarking on I don't actually have a Registration Number? Does everyone who is starting up have to provide this to the Payment Gateway people?
And if so, where do I get it (as I am not registering as a company, I will register as a Sole Trader (for now anyway as I am just starting out) - however I see from their online form they are seeking this Reg Number too even if a Sole Trader? -- Therefore do I have to register FIRST as a Sole Trader BEFORE applying for a Payment Gateway? (assuming that is actually how I get a Reg Number).
This is like, the ‘which came first, chicken or the egg’ syndrome.
How do others deal with this, esp those just starting out? Any advice would be appreciated.
P.S.
I availed of the search feature but didn't see anything like this.