Sub-Merchant Payment Processing Configuration Panel

The Payment Processing Configuration panel provides more detailed information on the sub-merchant related to payment processing.

The table below describes the fields in the Payment Processing Configuration panel.

Payment Processing Configuration Panel Field Descriptions

Field

Description

PayFac

Sub-Merchant ID

The unique identifier that your organization has assigned for this sub-merchant.

Merchant Name

The name of the sub-merchant, as known by customers.

Do not use the paste function when entering data in this field; it may result in a "Disallowed Character" error.

Customer Service Phone

The customer service number for this sub-merchant, without hyphens. This is shown on the consumer’s statement if a value was not sent with the transaction.

URL

The URL/website for this sub-merchant, for example, ‘somecompany.com’. The domain name (after the '.') must be at least two (2) characters and can be more than six (6) characters. For example:

Correct URLs: www.xyz.ab , http://www.mycompany.valley, www.mycompany.com

Incorrect URLs: www.xyz.a , www.mycompany.

Amex Merchant ID

The Merchant ID provided by American Express (only complete this field if the sub-merchant is Amex ESA/Conveyed).

Amex Acquired

Indicates whether or not this sub-merchant is designated as an American Express OptBlue merchant (Worldpay is acquiring the transactions).

Do not check this box if the sub-merchant is Amex ESA/Conveyed (has a direct relationship with and settles funds directly to your organization).

Amex Seller ID

The unique identifier for this sub-merchant returned by Worldpay (read only). This is assigned even when Amex is not a method of payment.

Discover Merchant ID

The Merchant ID provided by Discover. Required if Discover has a direct relationship with you and settles the funds directly to you.

Merchant Category Code

The Merchant Category Code (MCC) for this sub-merchant. Your organization has been approved for the list of MCCs provided.

Tax Authority

The Tax Authority (taxing body) for which this

sub-merchant collects tax payments. This field is required and only seen if the sub-merchant’s MCC is 9311 (‘Tax Payments - Government Agencies’).

Tax Authority State

The state associated with the Tax Authority listed above. This field is required if the sub-merchant’s MCC is 9311 (‘Tax Payments - Government Agencies’).

Settlement Currency

The settlement currency used by this sub- merchant.

Purchase Currency

The purchase currency of this sub-merchant (USD, unless this merchant settles outside of the US).

Address (includes Street Address 1 & 2, City, State/Province, Postal Code, and Country)

The street address of this sub-merchant. P.O. boxes are not allowed.

Country of Origin

Indicates the country of origin, a required field when the Merchant Category Code (MCC) is associated with a government-controlled legal entity (MCCs 9211, 9222, 9311, 9402, 9405, and 9406). You must use the drop down to select, even if the country is listed in Address field above.

Billing Descriptor Prefix

The billing descriptor prefix for this sub-merchant. The prefix must:

  • Be either 3, 7, or 12 characters in length.
  • Contain an asterisk (*) after the prefix as a separator in the 4th, 8th, or 13th position. Do not use an asterisk in more than one position.
  • Contain only numerals, letters, and these special characters: ampersand, asterisk (required), comma, dash, period, or pound sign.

If your organization has established a specific billing descriptor prefix, this field may be pre-populated with the prefix.

Default Billing Descriptor

The default billing descriptor for this sub-merchant, if the billing descriptor value was not sent with the transaction. This defines the text shown on the consumer’s billing statement. Limited to 25 total characters (your organization's hard-coded prefix plus the Descriptor).

Do not change this value in sub-merchant updates if an authorization transaction has already been submitted and not yet captured or settled.

Max Transaction Amount

The maximum transaction amount (in the purchase currency) allowed on a single transaction submitted by this sub-merchant. Supply the value in cents without a decimal point (for example, a value of ‘50000’ = $500.00). A maximum of 10 digits is allowed.

Enable Fraud

Indicates whether this sub-merchant should be enabled for FraudSight or fraud filters.

Enable eCheck Transactions

Indicates whether this sub-merchant will be enabled for eCheck Transactions (only seen if your organization is enabled for eCheck payment type). If checked, you must complete the following fields:

  • eCheck Billing Descriptor - The billing descriptor used for eCheck transactions (typically, your customer service phone number). This is shown on the consumer's statement if the billing descriptor value was not sent with the transaction.

  • eCheck Company Name - The billing descriptor company name for eCheck transactions. This is shown on the consumer's statement if the billing descriptor value was not sent with the transaction.

Enable Revenue Boost

Indicates whether to enable this sub-merchant for Revenue Boost (only seen if your organization is enabled for Revenue Boost).

Sub-Merchant Funding Enabled

Indicates whether to enable this sub-merchant for Sub-merchant Funding, either Managed Payout or Dynamic Payout.

For Managed Payout-configured sub-merchants:

  • Leave the checkbox un-checked if you do not want to enable this sub-merchant for managed payout.

  • Click the checkbox to enable this sub-merchant for Managed Payout, then select a Fee Profile from the drop-down list. (See Creating a Sub-Merchant Fee Profile and Fee Profile Rules for more information.)

For Dynamic Payout funding sub-merchants, the checkbox is automatically selected. Complete the Sub-Merchant Funding ID field, described next.

For sub-merchants with standard funding, this field is disabled and unchecked.

Sub-Merchant Funding ID

The unique identifier used to designate this sub-merchant in funding instructions (Dynamic Payout). Enter one of these values:

  • If you are processing transactions on the eCommerce platform only, enter the value auto_generate (including the underscore).

  • If you are processing transactions on both the Worldpay Core and Worldpay eCommerce platforms, enter the Sub-merchant Id previously provided for use on the Worldpay platform.

This field is only seen if this sub-merchant is configured for Dynamic Payout funding.

Create Connectivity Credentials

Whether our system should create login credentials for this sub-merchant (username, password, and PayPage ID, if necessary).