Add a Business Account

For details about required privileges, see Predefined Payment Groups and Privileges. If you try to assign from Business Management, but the business is still in the process of being onboarded, you are taken to the onboarding checklist.

Note:

Add Business Account from Onboarding Step 4

  1. From the onboarding checklist, click Begin, and then click Add Business Account.
  2. Find the business unit you want to add the account to and then click Add Business Account.

    TIP: You must add a Business Account to each of the automatically created Business Units.

  3. Complete the required fields.
    • Optionally, you can change the Card Statement Descriptor, which is the name that appears on the card statement. See Card Statement Descriptors for a full definition and how they work within your organization structure.
    • The Business Account Name field and the optional Payout Description field appear on bank statements when you receive payouts. The final display may vary by bank, but the Business Account Name is limited to the first 30 characters and Payout Description is limited to the first 15 characters. A dynamic mockup of how the description could appear reflecting the values you have entered is shown by expanding the section below.
  4. Click Add and Add Another or Add and Close.
  5. To return to the onboarding checklist, Onboarding Steps in the header.
  6. The next onboarding step is to Add Locations. This is only needed if locations do not already exist in your organization.

Add from Business Management

  1. Click Business Management at the bottom of the dashboard, click the business, click Add Business Account for the business unit.
  2. Find the business unit you want to add the account to and then click Add Business Account.
  3. Complete the required fields. Optionally, you can change the Card Statement Descriptor, which is the name that appears on the card statement. See Card Statement Descriptors for a full definition and how they work within your organization structure.
  4. Click Add and Add Another or Add and Close.

Parent topics: Business Accounts , Onboard your Business