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How to apply for a TBBN Merchant account (Trade Engine)

A Merchant account gives your store, marketplace or app access to the Trade Engine — listings, matching, offers and checkout orchestration through TBBN's API, SDKs and widgets. Trade settlement always happens on your own checkout; TBBN never takes a cut of a trade's value.

Want to try the API first? Get a sandbox key instantly — no application needed.

Before you apply

You need a registered business on TBBN that is verified:

  1. Create a TBBN account and verify your identity.
  2. Create a Business and choose Registered business (an individual profile can't run a Merchant account).
  3. Complete Stripe Connect on the Business page. This verifies the Business.

You must be the Business's owner or an Admin, and Merchant accounts must be available in your country.

Apply

  1. Go to business.tbbnetwork.com, open your Business and select Linked merchants →.
  2. Under Apply for a Merchant account, select Start application.
  3. The first time, read and accept the Merchant Agreement when it appears.
  4. Fill in:
    • Store name (shown to traders)
    • Legal name (filled in from your Business — check it)
    • Country you sell from and Default currency
    • Representative's name and Representative's work email — the person who signs in to the Merchant dashboard. It can be you.
  5. Select Submit application.

You see "Application submitted." The new Merchant appears in the Linked Merchants table.

Sign in to the Merchant dashboard

The representative signs in straight away:

  1. Go to merchants.tbbnetwork.com/login.
  2. Enter the representative's email and select Send code.
  3. Enter the 6-digit code and select Verify & log in.

While the application is reviewed, this is a temporary account that lasts 7 days. You can use the sandbox, create sandbox API keys and set up your integration. When TBBN approves the account, the same login becomes permanent.

During and after review

  • TBBN reviews each application and emails the representative the result.
  • While it's under review, live API keys can't be created. Build against sandbox keys.
  • Once approved, you can create a production key and choose a plan for production usage.
  • If the temporary account expires before approval, start a new application.

Next steps

  1. Get your API keys
  2. Set up your Merchant dashboard — team, integration settings and your storefront button
  3. Set up webhooks
  4. Follow the Trade Engine integration walkthrough

Common questions

It says "Business must be verified before creating a Merchant account." Finish Stripe Connect on the Business page, refresh, and try again.

It says "Only a registered business can create a Merchant account." Your Business is an individual profile. Create a registered business.

Can one Business run several Merchant accounts? Yes — for example one per region or brand. One plan covers all of them.

I already have a Merchant account id. Paste it into the Merchant id box on Linked merchants and select Link merchant.

Still stuck? Ask in the community or contact us from tbbnetwork.com/contact.