Blinxi
New Member
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 are requesting a Registration Number? (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's how I get a Reg Number).
This is like, the ‘which came first, chicken and 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.
Also providers I have looked at online are requesting a Registration Number? (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's how I get a Reg Number).
This is like, the ‘which came first, chicken and 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.