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5.10

Updated information and screenshots on Sub-Merchant Payment Processing Configuration Panel and Legal Entity and Background Check Results Panels.

Corrected descriptions in Adding a Sub-Merchant screen for EIN/Tax ID and SSN.

5.9

Added information on new fields (Country of Origin, Enable Revenue Boost, and PCI Level) to the Adding a Sub-Merchant screen.

5.8

Added information about maximum allowable digits in the amount field when Adding a Sub-Merchant.

5.7

Clarified requirements for Social Security number for principal owner(s) when Adding a Sub-Merchant and Creating a New Legal Entity Request.

5.6

Added information on new fields, Merchant Category Type and Payment Type Processing Status to the Sub-Merchant Payment Processing Configuration Panel, Adding a Sub-Merchant, and the Editing or Disabling a Sub-Merchant topics.

5.5

Added information on URL structure when Adding a Sub-Merchant.

5.4

Updated Worldpay eComm Dynamic Payout Information document name reference to reflect changes due to the transfer of U.S. Dynamic Payout processing services to RealNet Payments LLC, a licensed money transmitter in the jurisdictions listed here.

5.3

Added information on the addition of a new search term for the sub-merchant search function: Amex Seller ID.

5.2

Added information on FraudSight to the Enable Fraud field in the Adding a Sub-merchant screen.

5.1

Added information on the addition of the Legal Entity ID field to the search function. Also added information on new fields included in the search export CSV report (Legal Entity ID and Request Date).

5.0

Rebranded for FIS and converted to online format.

4.8

Added information on required fields for Visa transactions (Principal Contact Phone and Email address). Also added notes on using P.O. boxes for sub-merchant and legal entity addresses (prohibited).

4.7

Added information on concurrent limits when adding or editing sub-merchants.

4.6

Updated screen-shots and format

4.5

Added a note on using the paste function to enter data in the Merchant Name field.

4.4

Added information on fields that trigger a manual review.

4.3

Added information on the Title field for Legal Entity Principals if no value is entered.

4.2

Updated the description of the ‘Amex Acquired’ checkbox in the Adding a Sub-Merchant screen for clarification.

Added information on stake holders when the organization is a non-profit or government agency.

4.1

Updated screenshots with new iQ design (due to Vantiv-Worldpay merger).

Updated Contact Information.

4.0

Re-branded entire document format due to the Vantiv-Worldpay merger; replaced many instances of the 'Vantiv' with 'Worldpay.’

Replaced some instances of ‘PayFac’ to ‘Payment Facilitator’ due to change in product name usage.

3.8

Added information on supported browsers due to TLS 2.1 requirements.

Added information on maximum number or Principal Owners that can be configured; updated Add a Sub-Merchant, Edit a Sub-Merchant, and Edit a Legal Entity screenshots to reflect changes in the interface.

Added a Note and information on designating the controlling Principal when creating a Legal Entity.

3.7

Updated note related to API V12 compatibility.

Updated PayFac Account Management Contact from PayFacEcomm@Vantiv.com to PayFacEcommerce@Vantiv.com

Updated all occurrences of LitleXML to cnpAPI, due to a change to the product name.

3.6

Updated the URL for access to the PayFac Portal (due to retirement of Litle domain).The URL is changed from:

https://psp.litle.com/metaui/ to

https://payfac.vantivcnp.com/metaui/login.

3.5

Added a note about blanking out fields with the Edit Sub-Merchant function.

3.4

Updated the list of Legal Entity Business types available (due to support of Canadian-domiciled sub-merchants).

3.3

Updated contact e-mails, phone numbers, and hours of operation in the Contact Information section.

Added information on a new requirement to provide a title for an associated principal if your organization is boarding American Express OptBlue sub-merchants.

3.2

Added two new fields to the Adding a Sub-Merchant section related to Merchant Category Code 9311: Tax Authority and Tax Authority State.

3.1

Changed support@litle.com e-mail address to eCommerceSupport@vantiv.com in the Contact Information. Also added new contact information for PayFac Relationship Management/Customer Service.

Updated information on masking of answers to security questions.

Added information to the billing descriptor and billing descriptor prefix fields in the Add Sub-Merchant screen.

Added information on whether certain fields are required under certain circumstances.