Set up Wave Payments in your web browser
Set up Wave Payments in the Wave mobile app
Set up Wave Payments in your web browser
Wave recommends that the business owner completes the Wave Payments setup, as the application requests confidential information, including verification of the business owner's identity.
- Log in to waveapps.com.
- On the left navigation menu, click Sales & Payments > Payments Setup.
- Enter your business type.
- The business details page has both required and optional fields. Fill in the fields, ensuring to fill in all of the required ones, then click Save and continue.
- Enter your personal details, then click Save to continue.
Why do we ask for these details? To keep our services and our partners secure, and to combat fraud and money laundering, Wave is legally obligated to collect certain information about the businesses using our services. Information we collect includes details about your business and about you personally. This is industry-standard; all payment processors will require you to submit the same information. Learn more in Provide your business's ownership information.
- Enter your banking details so we can transfer money to you when your invoices have been paid. If you can't find your financial institution when searching, you can enter in your details manually. (If you don’t know where to find this information, Wave will show you.) Enter this information, then click Save and continue.
Entering your details manually is only an option for Wave Payroll and Wave Payments, and can’t be used to import transactions.
- Enter your business name again. This time, we need the version of your business name that will appear on your customer’s credit card statements. If your customers know you by something other than your legal business name (for example, your legal business name is “8675309 Inc.” but your customers know you as “Home Renos 4 U”), use the name they know. Click Save and continue.
- Wave will ask some questions to help verify your identity. These questions will vary depending on location. Answer the questions, then click Submit answers and continue.
- Next, Wave needs to verify your identity with a piece of government-issued identification. Click Start verification to begin this process.
- Choose the type of ID you are uploading. You can take a picture using your webcam, or upload an existing image of your ID. If you’re using a webcam, Wave will open your webcam and allow you to take a picture. If you’re uploading an existing image, click Choose file and find the document. Click Continue to begin the upload.
Once your identity has been verified, Wave reviews your application to get you approved and set up. If you need to provide more information, Wave will reach out via email.
Set up Wave Payments in the Wave mobile app
Wave recommends that the business owner completes the Wave Payments setup, as the application requests confidential information, including verification of the business owner's identity.
- Log in to the Wave mobile app.
- Select Payments from the bottom menu.
- Select which ID document you want to scan, then select the issuing country from the dropdown menu.
- Take a picture of the front of your ID, select Continue with this photo, take a picture of the back of your ID, then tap Continue with this photo again.
If you want to take a replacement image, select Re-take photo.
- On the next page, enter your personal details, then tap Continue.
- Enter your home address, then tap Continue.
Why do we ask for these details? To keep our services and our partners secure, and to combat fraud and money laundering, Wave is legally obligated to collect certain information about the businesses using our services. Information we collect includes details about your business and about you personally. This is industry-standard; all payment processors will require you to submit the same information. Learn more in Provide your business's ownership information.
- Select your business structure from the list and tap Confirm.
- On the next page, enter your business details, then tap Continue.
- Enter your business address, then tap Continue.
- If there are any legal owners of the business besides yourself, tap Add owner and enter in their details, then tap Add owner again to confirm. Once you’ve added all legal owners, select the checkbox to confirm there are no additional owners, then tap Continue.
- Add the bank account that you want to set as the payout account for Wave Payments. Tap on your bank’s icon, or search for your bank using the search bar, then log into your account. If you can't find your financial institution when searching, you can enter in your details manually.
Entering your details manually is only an option for Wave Payroll and Wave Payments, and can’t be used to import transactions.
Once your identity has been verified, Wave reviews your application to get you approved and set up. If you need to provide more information, Wave will reach out via email.