To register online:
1. Click the Register online now link on the EBT Merchant Log In page. The following Merchant Registration pages display one after the other in the Merchant portal for the Food Stamp Merchant(s) and allows them to register online:
o Merchant Registration (Step 1 of 5)
o Merchant Registration (Step 2 of 5)
o Merchant Registration (Step 3 of 5)
o Merchant Registration (Step 4 of 5)
o Merchant Registration (Step 5 of 5)
The Merchant Registration (Step 1 of 5) page displays fields in two sections:
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It is required that you enter valid information for all fields in the Merchant Identification and User Access sections, and then click the Continue button to begin the online registration process, or error messages will display. |
2. Enter the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) number in the FNS # field.
3. Enter the store phone number in the Store Phone # field.
4. Enter a valid email address in the User ID field.
5. Enter the email address that you entered in the User ID field again in the Re-enter User ID field.
6. Enter the password in the Password field.
7. Enter the password that you entered in the Password field again in the Confirm Password field.
8. Select the challenge question that you would like to answer from the drop-down list next to the Challenge Question field.
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From time to time the list of Challenge Questions may be updated. |
9. Provide your answer(s) for the question(s) selected in the Challenge Question field in the Challenge Response field.
10. Click the Continue button to begin the online registration process.
· Click the Cancel button if you want to clear the entered fields and enter them again.
· The Cash-only Merchant registration link in the page. The Cash-Only Merchant Registration page displays.
11. The Merchant Registration (Step 2 of 5) page displays the following fields that you entered in the Merchant Registration (Step 1 of 5) page:
o FNS #
12. Perform the following steps in the Merchant Agreement Instructions section of the Merchant Registration (Step 2 of 5) page:
a. Click the Test Merchant Agreement link to download the test merchant agreement.
b. Click the Download Agreement button to download the merchant agreement.
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If you have problems opening or reading the Merchant Agreement, click the Get Adobe Reader button to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
· Click the Continue button to continue with the Merchant Registration (3 of 5).
· Click the Back To Top link to scroll to the top of the Merchant Registration (Step 2 of 5) page.
· Click the Cancel button to return to the Merchant Registration (Step 1 of 5) page.
13. Read the Merchant Agreement information carefully.
14. Click Yes, I accept these terms button if you have reviewed the Merchant Agreement and wish to continue with the registration process.
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Click the No, I do not accept these terms button if you wish to review the Merchant Agreement further, or do not want to proceed with the registration process.
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By default, the No, I do not accept these terms button is selected. |
The Merchant Registration (Step 4 of 5) page displays four sections:
The Merchant Information section on the screen displays the following fields that you entered in the Merchant Registration (Step 1 of 5) page:
· FNS #
The Store Information section displays the following fields for the selected store:
· City
· State
15. Enter the fax number of the store in the Fax # field.
16. Enter the number of checkout lanes of the store in the # of Checkout Lanes field.
17. Select the Yes radio button next to the Open 24X7 field to indicate if the store is open everyday for 24 hours
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Select the No radio to indicate if the store is open only on selected days of the week.
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Enter your daily store working hours in your local time zone for the desired Day fields:
a. Enter the local store working hours in the Monday field.
b. Enter the local store working hours in the Tuesday field.
c. Enter the local store working hours in the Wednesday field.
d. Enter the local store working hours in the Thursday field.
e. Enter the local store working hours in the Friday field.
f. Enter the local store working hours in the Saturday field.
g. Enter the local store working hours in the Sunday field.
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By default, the No radio button next to the Open 24X7 field is selected. |
18. (Required) Select the transaction processing cut off time for each day from the drop-down list next to the Transaction Processing Cutoff Time field.
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The 24-hour period from one cutoff time to the next is your processing day. · If your cutoff time is before the ACH deposit deadline at 6.00 p.m. CST your processing day funds will be deposited in your bank account the next business day. · If it is after 06.00 p.m., your funds will be deposited in two business days. |
19. (Required) Enter the first name of the merchant in the First Name field.
20. (Required) Enter the last name of the merchant in the Last Name field.
21. Enter the contact phone number of the merchant in the Home Phone # field.
22. Click the Continue button to continue with the last step of the registration process. The Merchant Agreement (Step 5 of 5) page displays.
· Click the Back To Top link to scroll to the top of the Merchant Registration (Step 4 of 5) page.
· Click the Cancel button if you want to clear the entered fields, and enter them again.
Read the Merchant Agreement information carefully, and keep a copy of the Merchant Agreement for your records. When FIS receives your signed Agreement; the setup process for participating in the EBT Program will be completed.
23. Click the Continue to ebtMerchant button. The Merchant Registration Complete page displays a confirmation message stating that the online registration process was successfully completed.
o Click the Continue to ebtMerchant button in the Merchant Registration Complete page. The EBT Merchant Services page displays.
· Click the Log off button to return to the EBT Merchant Log In page.
See Also:
Cash Only Merchant Registration
Headquarters Merchant Registration
WIC-Only Merchant Registration