AMEX Front End Only Merchant Registration from Homepage

AMEX FE Merchant Registration page

Enter the merchant information in these panels as required:
Merchant Header
The fields in this panel allow you to enter basic merchant registration information. Some of these fields are automatically populated after the merchant is registered. You will only need to enter the information in the BIN and POS Merchant fields.
- BIN
  From the drop-down list, select the six-digit number that identifies the client bank. A BIN is assigned by TSYS Acquiring Solutions and is the highest level of the front-end hierarchy. The front-end hierarchy is used by TSYS Acquiring Solutions to route an authorization or batch to the correct Acquirer. BINS contain Agents, the second level of the front-end hierarchy.
- POS Merchant
  The unique, 12-digit number that identifies the merchant to the client or agent bank.
AMEX Registration Information
The fields in this panel allow you to enter details about the merchant contact information and the American Express identification numbers. The American Express identification numbers include the Seller ID and Seller Industry SE fields. These numbers are provided by the back-end processor. The Seller State and the Seller Country will populate based on the number entered for the Seller Postal Code.
- Seller DBA
  The merchant's DBA (Doing Business As) name.
- Seller ID
  This number identifies a single merchant. A merchant may operate under multiple MCCs so they may be assigned multiple Industry SE numbers under their Seller ID.
  - For full service and back end only merchants, the Seller ID is a combination of the four-digit bank number and the back-end merchant ID, and the field is populated automatically.
  - For front end only merchants, you need to enter the Seller ID as defined by the Back End Processor.
- Seller MCC
  The four-digit Merchant Category Code (MCC) for the merchant.
- Seller Industry SE
  This is an identification number required for authorization, settlement, and reporting. A single Participant CAP number is assigned 10 unique Industry SE numbers. Every Industry SE number correlates with a Merchant Category Code (MCC) to represent the business type. Merchants with the same MCC are assigned to the same Industry SE number.
  - For full service and back end only merchants, the Seller Industry SE is populated automatically based on the Participant CAP number.
  - For front end only merchants, you need to enter the Seller Industry SE as defined by the Back End Processor.
- Seller Email Address
  The merchant’s business email address. This field is required for MCC 5969. Use standard email format (for example, email@server.com).
- Seller Phone Number
  The merchant phone number.
- Seller Address
  The physical address of the merchant location. This cannot be a PO Box number.
- Seller Postal Code
  The ZIP code associated with the merchant’s physical address. This postal code must be within the 50 US states and Washington DC.
- Seller City
  The city associated with the merchant’s physical address. This field will automatically default based on the postal code; however, you can also manually change the city.
- Seller State
  The state associated with the merchant’s physical address. This field will automatically default based on the Seller Postal Code.
- Seller Country
  The country associated with the merchant’s physical address. This field will automatically default based on the Seller Postal Code. The only valid value for this field is the United States.
- PSP Name
  The Payment Service Provider name.
Additional Terminal Information
This panel allows you to identify additional MCCs set up for the terminals. This information is required in order to board terminals under a different MCC than identified in the Merchant Header panel. To add an additional MCC:
1. Enter information in these fields:
  - Additional Merchant Category Code: Enter the MCC.
  - Additional Industry SE: Enter the Industry SE number as defined by the Back End Processor.
2. Click ADD.
  The combined MCC/Industry SE number appears in the Additional MCC - Additional Industry SE list.
3. To remove an MCC/Industry SE number, select it in the Additional MCC - Additional Industry SE list, and then click REMOVE.
  The MCC/Industry SE number is deleted from the Additional MCC - Additional Industry SE list.
To save the merchant information, click Save.
Saving the merchant allows you to store the registration if you need to board it at a later date. Once you are ready to board the request, you can search for the merchant from the AMEX Merchant Registration Homepage, edit the required information, and then board the request. Boarding the merchant will register the merchant for American Express in the TSYS system and send the merchant information to American Express.

Note: If the merchant's AMEX Merchant Registration record has been saved but has not yet been registered, a Delete button appears at the bottom of this page, which you can click to delete the record. This enables you to remove any saved merchant registration record that is no longer valid or no longer needed. Once a merchant’s registration record has been boarded, this button and the delete functionality will no longer be available for the record.

Tip: You can view a list of saved records by searching for merchants whose Registration Status is Saved.
If you opened this page from the Merchant Product Setup page, click Next.
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If you opened this page from the Homepage, and have completed the fields on this page and validated all required information per the American Express OptBlue Operating Regulations, board the merchant by clicking Board.