After having your application for a Collect & Pay account approved, you will receive a welcome email. Click the link in the welcome email access your Collect & Pay account.
- In the first step, you will be asked to set a password for your Collect & Pay account. The password must be composed of lowercase letters a-z, uppercase letters A-Z, numbers 0-9 and symbols !()@#$%^&*. After entering your desired password in the Password field and confirming it by entering it again in the Confirm Password field, click the “Update” button.
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- In the second step, you will set your Authorization Code. You will use this code when resetting your Google Authenticator, which you will set in the next step. The Authorization Code must be composed of lowercase and uppercase letters, number and a symbol, same like the Collect & Pay account password. Click “Continue with Login” when set.
- In the final step, you must setup the Google Authenticator app. Google Authenticator. Collect & Pay uses Google Authenticator as the 2nd step authentication to increase the security and protection of your Collect & Pay account from an unauthorized use.Google Authenticator is a multifactor app for mobile devices. It generates timed codes used during the 2-step verification process.To use Google Authenticator, install the Google Authenticator application on your mobile device. Go to your app store on your mobile device (Google Play store or Apple App Store) and search for “Google Authenticator”.When you have the Google Authenticator app installed and configured on your mobile device, select the “+” icon and sign on the app to pair the mobile device with your Collect & Pay account. Hold your camera to the screen and scan the QR code.
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After successfully linking the Google Authenticator app on your mobile device with your Collect & Pay account using the QR code, fill out the Device Name field (this can be any name based on your wish) and the Authenticator Code field using the code generated by Google Authenticator on your mobile device. Please note the code is regenerated every 30 seconds.
When done, click “Continue with Login” button. Now you are done setting up your Collect & Pay account.
Please make sure to transfer initial funds to cover the account opening fee and minimum account balance to your account within the next 30 days to avoid your account suspension due to inactivity.
For instructions about how to fund your Collect & Pay account, see the “How to send funds to a Collect & Pay Account” tutorial below.