Canada - Sign up for Credit Card Processing

Vagaro offers competitive credit card processing rates as well as a wide range of other benefits, including the ability to sell services, products, memberships, products, and gift certificates online, store credit cards, create cancellation, and no-show policies, and require credit card payments online.

Additionally, you become eligible to receive a free EMV credit card reader once the application is approved.

In this article, we will go over:

• Sign up on the Vagaro Pro app
• Sign up on the Web Version
• What's Required to Complete the Application 

If you have an employee who is interested in signing up for a separate employee merchant account, see Employee Merchant Account Sign-Up.

Vagaro Pro app

1. Tap More and then Credit Card Processing.
   
   
   
2. Tap Sign Up.
   
3. Provide all required information and then tap Submit Application.

There's no credit check so the approval process is instant. You'll receive an email once the merchant account is approved. Tap the Get Your Free Reader button to place an order for a free EMV reader.

Web Version

1. Go to Settings > Credit Card Application.
   
   
   
2. Click Sign Up.
   
   
   If your business already has a merchant account setup, you can set up additional merchant accounts for your employees.
   
3. Provide all required information and then tap Submit Application.

There's no credit check so the approval process is instant. You'll receive an email once the merchant account is approved. Click the Get Your Free Reader button to place an order for a free EMV reader.

What's Required to Complete the Application

Regulatory requirements obligate us to verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. 

The following information is required to activate your Vagaro merchant account:

• Full legal name
• Social Insurance Number and Company Tax ID (not required for a sole proprietor)
• Canada-based bank account
• Date of birth: Current credit card regulations require our customers to be 18 years of age or older to create a merchant account.
• Home mailing address
• Your bank account

Social Insurance Number Requirement

We are required by the banking industry and government regulations to ask for the Social Insurance number, date of birth, and full name for all our merchant account holders. There is no way to create a merchant account without this information.

Even if you plan to use our merchant services as a business or organization, in order to create an account you must provide your individual name, mailing address, date of birth, a valid Social Insurance Number, and Company Tax ID if you are not a sole proprietor.

Choose a Business Type

When signing up, you have to classify how you’ll use our merchant services by selecting your business type. Vagaro will use this information to provide you with the best features to help you grow your business.

If you’ve already set your business type and would like to change it, send a request to support@vagaro.com.