Merchant application

Apply for a DepositMark account

About ten minutes · Reviewed by our underwriting team

We verify every business before it can take payments: that the company exists and is in good standing with its state, that the EIN matches, and that the person applying is who they say they are. Have these ready as PDF or photo files: your formation document, your IRS EIN letter, and the owner's photo ID. The owner also takes a live selfie, so apply from a phone or a computer with a camera.

1 The business

Legal business name Exactly as on your formation document Trade name (DBA), if different This is the payee name printed on checks Entity type State of formation EIN Federal Employer Identification Number Business street address City State ZIP Business phone Website

2 The owner signing this application

Full legal name Title Email Mobile phone Date of birth Ownership of the business (%) Home street address City State ZIP

3 What you sell Products or services, and who buys themBe specific. Underwriting reads your website alongside this.

How you take orders

Online store In person Mail order Telephone

Bank check payments through DepositMark cannot be used for sales made by telephone.

Average sale ($) Expected monthly volume by check ($) Bank where you will deposit the checks How you take payment today

Chargeback or returned-payment history, if anyIncluding any account closed by a processor or bank. Telling us now is better than our finding it later.

4 Documents

PDF, JPG or PNG, up to 10 MB each. Files are encrypted when stored and seen only by underwriting.

Formation documentArticles of Organization or Incorporation, as filed with the state

IRS EIN letterCP 575 or 147C showing the business name and EIN

Owner's photo ID, frontA clear photo of the driver's license or passport of the person signing

Owner's photo ID, back optionalOptional. The back of a driver's license helps the check

Live selfie of the ownerTaken now with your camera. We compare it with the photo on your ID

Certificate of good standing optionalOptional. We also check directly with the state

Voided check optionalOptional. From the account you will deposit into

5 Certify and submit I certify that I am authorized to apply for this business, that everything in this application is true and complete, and that the business will use DepositMark only for lawful sales and only for payments its customers have authorized. I consent to DepositMark verifying the business and my identity, including with government records and third-party services, and to DepositMark and its identity verification provider comparing my selfie with the photo on my ID. Type your full name as your signature

Approval is not automatic. If approved you will receive a merchant agreement covering fees and a refundable security deposit before you can take payments. See our privacy policy.