Learn how to get QuickBooks Payments so you can process customer payments in QuickBooks.
Process payments in QuickBooks by credit card, debit, ACH bank transfer, PayPal, and Venmo. QuickBooks auto-categorizes each payment on your chart of accounts for you.
Sign up for QuickBooks Payments from your QuickBooks product. Find out more about about QuickBooks Payments.
Important: Your payments account auto-connects to the product you sign up from. If you signed up for QuickBooks Payments in a different QuickBooks product, link that account instead of creating a new one. Connect a Payments account to QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop.
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Sign up through QuickBooks Online
The Payments signup window displays three sections:
- In the Business section, select Start. Fill out the form and tell us about your business. When you're done, select Next.
- In the Owner/Proprietor section, select Start. Fill out the form and then select Next.
- In the Payment deposit section, select Start. You have the option to get a QuickBooks Checking account OR select a different bank account for your customer payments. Get more info about QuickBooks Checking.
- If you choose to get a QuickBooks Checking account, ensure the name on the debit card is correct.
- If you choose a different bank account, select Add and search for your bank. Enter the sign-in info you use for your bank, then select Connect.
- When you're finished with all of the sections, select Get Set Up.
You'll get an email about your enrollment in a few business days. If approved, you can order things like a mobile card reader directly from the email.
Sign up through QuickBooks Desktop
- Go to Customers and select Add Credit Card Processing.
- Follow the on-screen steps and fill out the form to apply.
Sign up on the web
Sign up directly on the QuickBooks Payments website.
Disclaimer: QuickBooks Payments account subject to eligibility criteria, credit and application approval. Money movement services are provided by Intuit Payments Inc., licensed as a Money Transmitter by the New York State Department of Financial Services.
Note: Once you sign up for Payments, make sure to review the Merchant Services Agreements.