Documentation Index
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Configure and manage merchant accounts based on your chosen operating model. The merchant management capabilities adapt to support all four Commerce V2 operating models.
Primary Merchant
Platform / Marketplace
Ecosystem
Managed Ecosystem
The default model for single businesses. Your account operates as a standalone merchant processing its own transactions.
- Single merchant configuration locked to your primary account
- Cannot add sub-merchants (
POST /merchants disabled)
- Cannot delete the primary merchant (
DELETE /merchants/{id} disabled)
- Full access to all payment features for your own transactions
Enable multiple sellers or service providers to process payments through your platform.
- Add and manage multiple sub-merchants
- Configure individual processing rules per merchant
- Track transactions by merchant for split payments
- Implement marketplace payment flows
Platform model requires activation by your account manager.
Grant controlled payment capabilities to third parties within your business ecosystem.
- Onboard ecosystem partners as sub-merchants
- Set transaction limits and permissions per partner
- Maintain oversight of all ecosystem transactions
- Common in mobility, delivery, and service networks
Ecosystem model requires validation of your use case by your account manager.
Full payment facilitation with comprehensive merchant management capabilities.
- Advanced sub-merchant onboarding and underwriting
- Risk management and compliance tools
- Detailed merchant monitoring and reporting
- Support for complex multi-party payment flows
Managed Ecosystem requires special licensing and compliance review.
For more detailed information about operating models, see the Operating Models documentation.