# Applying for card payments

> Apply for card payments, with what to have ready and what each status means.

Checked 8 November 2026 · https://docs.seascape.bz/payments/apply-for-card-payments

Go to **Settings** → **Payments** → **Take card payments** and press **Apply for card payments**. It saves as you type, so you can stop, find what's missing and come back.

Have these ready:
- business registration and tax ID
- the bank account you want to be paid into: bank, branch, name on the account and account number
- photo ID, date of birth and home address for everyone who owns 25% or more of the business
- proof of address and your business registration document
- a short name for customers' card statements, up to 22 characters. Make it recognisably your shop: an unfamiliar name on a statement is the most common reason for a chargeback.

Mark one person as the main contact, then press **Submit application**.

What the status means: *Not submitted yet* is a draft only you can see. *Submitted* and *Being reviewed* mean Seascape has it, and you can't edit it while we look. *We need a bit more from you* means we've asked for something and you can edit again. *Approved* switches card payments on. *Not approved* comes with the reason.

When it is decided you get a notification in Seascape.