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Connect an existing payments account

by Intuit • Image Alt Text 7
Image Alt Text Updated 8/5/2026 00:56

When you sign up for QuickBooks Payments from a QuickBooks product, your account is linked to that product. 

If you need to use QuickBooks Payments in a different QuickBooks product, no problem. Here's how to manually connect your payments account so you can process payments in another product. 

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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.

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