Mollie offers a seamless way to start accepting payments online quickly, supporting a wide range of payment methods. Its modern interface and flexible integration options, including support for recurring payments, make it an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes.

Step 1: Sign Up for Mollie (Free)

To get started, visit the Mollie homepage and click the Sign up button. You will be directed to a registration page titled Create an account for your business.

Here, you need to provide the following information:

• Your first and last name.
• A valid email address, which will be the primary contact point for Mollie.
• A secure password with a minimum length of 10 characters.

Once you have filled in all the required fields, click the Create account button. Shortly after, you will receive a confirmation email from Mollie. Make sure to check your inbox and confirm your email address to proceed.

Step 2: Activate Your Account

After successfully creating your account and logging in, you will be taken to your Mollie Dashboard. To move forward, click the Activate account button prominently displayed on the dashboard. This action initiates the process of verifying your business and setting up your account for live payment processing.

Step 3: Enter Organization Details

At this stage, you will be asked to provide detailed information about your organization, exactly as registered with your local Chamber of Commerce or Trade Register. This includes:

• Your business location.
• The official business name.
• The legal form or structure of your business.
• Your Chamber of Commerce (KvK) registration number.
• Your full address, including postal code and city.

Note that providing a VAT number is optional at this point and can be added later, except for foundations, which do not require a VAT number.

At the bottom of the form, you will find the User Agreement. Carefully review it, then indicate your agreement by clicking the Next button.

Important: Mollie primarily serves businesses within the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. If your business is located outside these regions, your application may not be approved.

Step 4: Add Stakeholders

Next, you will need to provide information about key individuals associated with your business.

First, enter the details of your legal representative, including:

• Full name.
• Country of birth.
• Date of birth.
• Nationality.
• Current country of residence.

You will also be asked whether the legal representative is a Politically Exposed Person (PEP). This designation applies to individuals holding prominent public positions, such as government officials or diplomats. Mollie, as a regulated financial institution, is required to perform additional due diligence on such individuals.

If the legal representative is identified as a PEP, Mollie will conduct further checks on your website and related information before enabling payment processing.

Finally, you must declare the Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) of your organization—those who own more than 25% of shares or have significant voting rights. For organizations with multiple UBOs, you can add them all in this section. Complete the requested details and then click Confirm.

After all stakeholder information is provided, click Next.

Step 5: Create Website Profile

You will now create your first website profile for your business. If you operate multiple websites, you can add more profiles later via Settings > Create a website profile.

Enter your website’s URL and specify the products or services you offer. Providing a detailed description helps Mollie’s onboarding team review your site quickly and accurately.

Additionally, enter your contact details as displayed on your website. These contact details will be available to your customers if they inquire about transactions through Mollie.

By saving your website profile, you confirm that you do not sell any prohibited products or services.

Step 6: Activate Payment Methods

Mollie supports a variety of payment methods. On this page, you can select which payment options you want to offer your customers.

To learn more about a specific payment method, click on the Rates & info link beside it.

Activate a payment method by toggling the button next to its name.

You can enable or disable payment methods anytime as your needs change.

Important notes about certain payment methods:

• Credit Card and SEPA Direct Debit: To activate these, you must provide additional information about the types of products or services you will be selling, due to the possibility of chargebacks.
• Apple Pay: Available only if Credit Card payments are enabled.
• PayPal: Requires you to link your PayPal account. Instructions are available within Mollie’s documentation.
• Gift Cards: Require a prior agreement with the respective gift card issuer before activation.
• Paysafecard: Activation requires contacting Mollie support via email.

Payment methods such as iDEAL, Bancontact, and SOFORT can be enabled immediately, whereas others like Klarna and credit cards are activated after profile review by Mollie’s onboarding team.

Once you have made your selections, click Next.

Step 7: Upload Identification Document

To comply with regulatory requirements, you need to upload a valid government-issued identification document.

Acceptable documents include:

• Passport (photo page).
• National ID card (both front and back).
• Residence permit (both front and back).

Please ensure:

• The document is clearly legible with all corners visible.
• Only your photo and citizen service number (BSN) can be obscured, nothing else.
• Supported file formats are PDF, JPG, and PNG.
• The document is currently valid (not expired).

After uploading, click Next.

Step 8: Link Your Bank Account

Enter the IBAN for your business bank account where you wish to receive payouts.

Note: Mollie requires a business bank account for settlements; personal accounts are not permitted.

Without a valid IBAN, your Mollie account approval cannot proceed.

Step 9: Verify Your Bank Account

You must verify ownership of the bank account by transferring a small amount (typically 1 cent) via:

• iDEAL: Instant verification.
• Bank Transfer: You will receive instructions by email; the transfer must be completed within one month and can take 2–3 business days.

Once the verification payment is complete, Mollie will update your dashboard accordingly. You will receive confirmation via email once your account verification is finalized.

Step 10: Connect Live API Key to Your Application

To enable payment processing in your application, you need to connect your Mollie API keys.

Find your Live API key and Test API key in the Mollie Dashboard under Developers.

Use the Test API key for development and testing.

Switch to the Live API key once you’re ready to accept real payments.

Step 11: Configure Mollie in Your Projeni Portal

Log in to your projeni portal with your admin or super admin credentials, then:

• Navigate to Settings > Payment Credentials > Mollie.
• Paste the copied Test API key (for testing) or Live API key (for production) into the Mollie API key field.
• Enable or activate the Mollie payment gateway.
• Save your settings.

Summary

This guide covered all steps from account creation, business verification, payment method activation, to connecting Mollie with your application. Following these steps ensures you are fully set up to receive payments securely and efficiently.

If you would like assistance with integration code, troubleshooting, or additional resources, feel free to ask!