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Getting set up
Your merchant account is set up for you, by SwitchKeep Direct or by the payments partner who introduced you. Here's what happens on your side, from the welcome email to a branded pay page.
Step 01
Open your welcome email
When your login is ready you get an email with a link to set your password, the link to install SwitchKeep Pay, and your next steps.
- The set-password link works for 72 hours. If it has expired, use Forgot password? on the merchant portal sign-in page.
- Can't find it? Check spam, then ask your payments partner. If you get a reminder 2 or 5 days later, it carries a fresh link.
- If your partner gave you a temporary password instead, you'll be asked to set your own the first time you sign in.
Step 02
Set your password
Use at least 10 characters, with letters and a number. The same login works in SwitchKeep Pay and on the merchant portal.
Step 03
Install SwitchKeep Pay
Add it to Chrome on each computer where someone takes payments, and sign in.
- Installing the extension has the details.
Step 04
Brand your pay page
On the merchant portal, go to Account & settings, then Branding.
- Add a display name, your logo (PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 200 KB), an accent color, and a support phone and email.
- They appear on your pay page, receipts and customer emails. The preview shows how it looks.
Step 05
Check your customer emails
Under Account & settings, Customer emails controls receipts, payment reminders and whether pay links include the full invoice.
Step 06
Take your first payment
Open an invoice in your software and click Pay.
- Taking your first payment walks through it.
Still stuck?
Email [email protected] with your business name and what you were trying to do. Please don't send card numbers.
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