IDEA Accounts are Small Business/Individual Merchant accounts. IDEA Accounts will allow you sell through online auctions or your own website, or on the road with your Mobile Device
All you need for an IDEA account is a cell phone number and an internet connection. Your cell phone number is your mPayy ID, and you must be online to open an account.
A checking account is necessary to fund transactions and withdraw funds, except for transactions funded by Stored Value
The identify verification process is to help keep mPayy safe and eliminate fraud. It also facilitates enforcing our policies and other violations of rules and laws. Because mPayy operations involve moving funds from and to bank accounts, it is in the best interests of mPayy and its members to take all steps to validate identities. mPayy seeks to ensure that all transactions are conducted between honest parties and comply with the law.
A Stored Value Account is an mPayy account that receives funds from other mPayy Accounts.
Money can be transferred from the Stored Value to another mPayy Member e.g., from a parent’s account to a child’s, or can be used to make purchases.
A Message Key is just a Member-generated string of letters and numbers to ensure that any communication the member receives from mPayy is as tamper-proof as possible. If you don't see or recognize the Message Key, you should not trust the communication and should contact mPayy Customer Service immediately.
Your mPayy Username is your cell/mobile phone number. You can also use your mPayy nickname if you created one.
Please call customer service at 312.346.7090 and we can reset your password
Accounts can be locked for a number of reasons including:
Please call customer service at 312.346.7090 and we can reset your password
In any event, Members should call mPayy Customer Service to address either of the problems at 312.346.7090
At mPayy, your personal identifier is either your mobile phone. In order for us to locate you and bring you the money someone is trying to send you, you must verify your mobile device.
Log in and click “Verify Mobile Device” from your Dashboard. If the cell phone number and/or carrier do not match, click “Modify Mobile Device” and change the information to match your cell phone number and carrier.
Text messages many times vanish into the ether. If you are having trouble verifying your mobile device. Send an email to [email protected] with your home address and wireless carrier. mPayy will send you your Verification Code.
Otherwise, call 312.346.7090, and mPayy Member Services will help you verify your device.
NO. Any device that can access the Internet, e.g., cell phone, iPhone, Blackberry, Treo, laptop, etc, and receive SMS or email can be used to send and receive payments or turned into a mobile point-of-sale device. You do not need to download any software. The few older cell phones using mobile web 1.0 cannot be used to send money from your phone, but those are pretty hard to find these days.
NO. mPayy works with all carriers. If you do not see your carrier in the new account form, email us and we will add it.
Text messages many times vanish into the ether. If you are having trouble verifying your mobile device. Send an email to [email protected] with your home address and wireless carrier. mPayy will send you your Verification Code.
You can open an mPayy account without a mobile phone to make purchases only. You are not able to receive funds until your account has a verified Mobile device.
You can use mPayy through any machine that has access to the Internet and you can receive money, but you cannot send money or make a payment from your phone. Adding mobile web will enable you to use your phone to make purchases and send money with your phone.
mPayy suspended your account due to invalid information about your bank account. Please call 312.346.7090 to discuss.
Deposits will take two to three business days to show up in your bank account.
mPayy only sends a single deposit per linked bank account. If you received multiple deposits, it is because you added multiple bank accounts. The valid one is only the most recent. You should NOT add the deposits and specify the sum.
mPayy securely encrypts all sensitive member data and stores it in our hosting data centers, which are provided by U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB).
Your accounts are protected against unauthorized transactions above $50.00 just like credit cards and you can also dispute purchases, just like credit card (Please see “Shopping Online” for more information on Buyer Protection)
Your bank account information and credit card information is not transmitted to retailers or to other Members.
Account numbers are not visible to any mPayy employees. Account information is encrypted within the application and used simply to transfer and receive funds.
mPayy will never transfer your bank account information to any third party. mPayy Members who receive money through mPayy have no visibility into the sensitive account information of any other Member.
All mPayy Member's funds are held on account with mPayy at U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB). U.S. Bancorp also provides all the transaction settlement services. For more information about U.S. Bancorp please link to US Bank. mPayy’s corporate accounts and funds are held at a separate bank.
The funds stored in your MPAYY account are FDIC insured through U.S. Bank, National Association.
mPayy knows that SPAM E-Mails are terribly annoying and come en masse, and text message marketing is increasing. mPayy will never provide your information to a 3rd party, and all messaging sent to you from mPayy will be focused on transactions you are conducting through mPayy, to communicate Account Information, or to inform you of mPayy specific offers such as promotions, contests or member discounts. In short, if mPayy contacts you, it is for something important!
On your cell phone, go to http://mobile.mpayy.com and log in. Then, send money to your friends by specifying their cell phone number or mPayy nickname.
On Facebook, go to http://apps.facebook.com/mpayyment; on MySpace, go to http://profile.myspace.com/Modules/Applications/Pages/Canvas.aspx?appId=109002
mPayy Person-to-Person transfers take 4 business days to clear. Transfer-time starts at End of Day after the authorization, and the transaction will settle at End of Day on the 4th day.
You don’t need to fund your mPayy account before you can send money. Simply link your bank account, and the money will move directly from there to your recipient’s mPayy account.
If you do not have a Linked bank account, you must first receive funds from another mPayy member.
Person-to-Person transfers cost nothing for either the sender or the receiver. However, if the recipient has an IDEA account, merchant fees will be taken out of the transfer in the amount of $0.20 + 2.00%.
No, mPayy is not a credit card processor. All transactions that are not funded from a Stored Value account will be funded by
On your cell phone, go to http://mobile.mpayy.com and log in. Send money to your friends by specifying their cell phone number or mPayy nickname.
No, mPayy moves funds directly from your checking account or Stored Value balance
You can shop online directly from your checking account. Authorize the transaction with your mPayy ID and Password, and the funds will be moved from your checking account to the Merchant.
mPayy offers Buyer Protection for some transactions. mPayy Buyer Protection extends ONLY to those transactions for which “Buyer Protection Details” are displayed.
mPayy only offers Buyer Protection guarantees when it is displayed at checkout. Other than that, mPayy will work to help collect your funds from the seller, but does not make any guarantees. You should use information provided by Seller ratings before you make a purchase online.
You are limited to $500 per rolling 30 days to make purchases unless you have a linked credit card, then your limit is $1,000
Shopping with mPayy is always free
a. IDEA Account sales take 3 days to clear. Transfer-time starts end of day after the authorization, and the transaction will settle end of the 4th day
No. You should wait until the transaction is settled before you ship the goods. Transactions can fail up to the time their status changes to Settled.
No, buyers who use mPayy to make purchases from you will fund their transaction from their bank accounts or Stored Value.
Log into your iOffer account and go to Seller’s Preferences. Then choose the option to open an mPayy account. You will be returned to Seller’s Preferences with your mPayy ID when you are done.
If you already have an mPayy account, simply log in to iOffer and save your mPayy ID in your seller’s preferences.
When you complete a sale on iOffer, mPayy will be offered as an option to complete the sale automatically. Your iOffer account will be updated when the sale is completed.
mPayy does not have an online tool to automatically send emails to request money. However, mPayy does provide you with the ability to create an Invoice link (https://info.mpayy.com/social-network-and-blog-payments/do-it-yourself-ecommerce) that will send users directly to a checkout page with your information pre-populated
mPayy offers a “Buy Now” button generator at (https://info.mpayy.com/social-network-and-blog-payments/do-it-yourself-ecommerce) to complete single product sales
mPayy does offer a REACH account for large internet retailers who:
YES. Simply set up Universal Mobile Merchant Accounts in your name for each sales person using each sales person’s cell phone number and carrier, but your email address and your bank deposit account. Your sales people will be able to receive electronic mPayy payments anywhere and get real-time receipts to their cell phones. You will receive duplicate receipts to your email and the funds will be deposited into your account. You can also use your company’s brand name as a nickname that the buyer can enter to send money to. Sales people will not be able to make payments or withdrawals from this account as you maintain the password(s).