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title: "Add a Merchant's Bank Account"
slug: "add-a-merchants-bank-account"
updated: 2026-03-26T17:10:49Z
published: 2026-03-26T21:00:00Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Add a Merchant's Bank Account

You can [add bank accounts](/v1/docs/adding-a-bank-account) for your merchants at any time. This article shows you how to manually add a bank account to your merchant’s Portal account.

## Prerequisites

Before adding a merchant’s bank account, you must:

- Understand the [requirements](/v1/docs/add-a-bank-account#bank-account-requirements) for adding a bank account.
- Have the merchant’s bank account information, including the account and routing numbers.
- Have a file containing an image of the merchant’s voided check, bank statement, or bank letter to support the validity of the new account.

## Add the Merchant’s Bank Account

1. Select **Merchants** under Management****in the main side bar.
2. Locate the merchant in the table and select any information in the table row to open the [Merchant Profile](/v1/docs/merchant-profile-partners) page.
3. Select **Banking** in the page side bar.
4. Click **Manual Entry**.
5. Enter the bank account information in the required fields.
6. Click **Next** and upload a supporting document.
7. Click **Save**to submit the bank account information for risk review.

A Payrix Pro risk analyst will manually review your merchant’s account information before approving the bank account for use on the platform. When the merchant’s bank account verification is complete, their new account is accessible for transactions, payouts, debits, and more.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> Verification of the new account information takes up to five business days. To cancel or view the status of your pending manual review, access the Pending Change Requests section of the Banking tab on your entity’s profile page.

## Next Steps

After the merchant’s bank account is verified and approved, review the following articles on managing bank accounts:

- [Update a Bank Account](/v1/docs/update-a-bank-account):****Update bank account information for your entity or a merchant.
- [Manage Bank Account Change Requests](/v1/docs/manage-bank-account-change-requests): Submit and manage Change Requests.

An entity that can process transactions and has been onboarded through a Payrix Pro partner.

The web portal offered by the Payrix Pro platform to accomplish tasks for their business through a web-based user interface rather than the API. The Payrix Pro portal contains general settings, payment processing options, reporting, fee settings, group assignments, user management, and much more.

A PayFac-as-a-service platform. Software companies can act as payment facilitators without taking on the associated risks, compliance burdens, and investment.

1. Any merchant or partner account operating on the Payrix Pro platform.
2. In API terms, the top-level resource for any merchant or partner account.