Two payments professionals smiling while reviewing merchant boarding applications together on a laptop using NMI Merchant Central's centralized boarding platform.
Merchant Central (Formerly IRIS CRM)

Streamline
the Merchant
Boarding
Experience

Merchant Central makes it simple to board approved merchants quickly and accurately. A centralized boarding platform connects directly with leading payment processors, allowing operations teams to submit merchant applications from a single interface without switching between multiple systems.

Streamlined Merchant Onboarding

Faster Merchant Onboarding


Through Automation

By automating data transfer and streamlining processor submissions, Merchant Central
reduces manual work, improves accuracy and helps merchants begin processing
payments sooner. Teams can submit merchant applications faster, dramatically
increasing operational capacity while maintaining consistency across every account.

Multi-Processor Integrations

A Single Platform for Merchant Onboarding

Our centralized approach simplifies training, improves operational efficiency and allows
teams to manage processor relationships without adding complexity to their workflows.

Grid of four squares icon representing Merchant Central's unified merchant onboarding platform for submitting applications across multiple processors from a single interface.
Simplified Merchant Applications

Unified Merchant Onboarding Platform

Merchant Central provides a unified environment for submitting merchant applications across multiple processors. Instead of navigating separate processor portals, teams can manage boarding from one centralized interface.

The platform automatically configures each application to match the requirements of the selected processor, ensuring submissions are complete and correctly formatted.

  • Merchant Central integrates with leading processor onboarding systems, including:
  • Fiserv AccessOne Omaha 
  • Fiserv AccessOne North
  • TSYS ELAPP
  • TSYS Express and PPM
  • Paysafe iAccess
  • Priority Payments MXConnect
  • Worldpay MAG (formerly Vantiv)
  • Elavon
  • Clearent
  • Fiserv logo, a financial technology and payment processing company integrated with NMI Merchant Central for streamlined merchant boarding.
  • Payrix logo, a payments platform integrated with NMI Merchant Central to support automated merchant application submission and boarding.
  • A payments platform integrated with NMI Merchant Central to support automated merchant application submission and boarding.
  • Priority Payments logo, a merchant acquiring and payment solutions provider integrated with NMI Merchant Central's boarding workflows.
  • Worldpay logo, a global payment processing company integrated with NMI Merchant Central to support multi-processor merchant boarding.
  • Elavon logo, a payment processing provider integrated with NMI Merchant Central for automated merchant application submission and activation.
  • Clearent logo, a payment technology company integrated with NMI Merchant Central to enable streamlined merchant boarding and processing setup.
Smart Application Automation

TurboApp Automated Merchant Boarding

TurboApp is Merchant Central’s automated boarding engine, designed to streamline
application submission and eliminate repetitive manual entry.

Merchant Onboarding in
Five Simple Steps

  1. File Upload: Select processor and assign sales reps, upload MPA, void check and any additional documentation

  2. Corporate Info: Review and complete any information not auto-populated

  3. Location Info: Review and complete any information not auto-populated

  4. Rates & Fees: Confirm the rates and fees for transactions and services

  5. Review & Submit: Transfer the application to the processor’s underwriting department

Faster, Error-Free Merchant Boarding

Instead of entering hundreds of fields manually, TurboApp automatically populates processor boarding applications using merchant data already captured within the platform. Default pricing plans can also be configured so that rates and fees populate automatically, requiring adjustments only when necessary.

The result is a faster, more reliable boarding process. What traditionally takes up to 30 minutes can be completed in as little as five minutes, even by new team members.

Automated Merchant Boarding with eSignature

Integrated eSignature Workflows

Payments professional reviewing a signed merchant processing application on a laptop while TurboApp automatically populates processor boarding fields inside Merchant Central.

Automatically Populate
Applications From Signed MPAs

Merchant Central integrates directly with built-in eSignature capabilities, allowing merchant processing applications (MPAs) to be completed and signed electronically.

Once an MPA is signed, TurboApp automatically extracts the merchant’s information and populates the processor boarding fields. This removes the need to manually transfer data between documents and processor portals.

Automating this step not only speeds up boarding but also reduces the risk of errors that can delay approvals or impact pricing accuracy.

Woman with glasses reviewing reusable electronic merchant processing applications configured inside NMI Merchant Central's boarding platform.

Reusable Electronic Applications

Merchant Central allows teams to create reusable merchant processing applications that can be sent electronically to new merchants.

Administrators simply configure the required fields once. The platform then generates a digital application with built-in electronic signature functionality that can be shared with applicants whenever needed.

This ensures consistent information collection across every merchant submission while making the application process faster and easier for merchants.

Two payments professionals reviewing merchant boarding workflows on a laptop, using Merchant Central to manage high-volume merchant applications without increasing operational complexity.

Built to Scale With Your Operations

Merchant Central’s boarding capabilities help payment providers handle growing merchant volumes without increasing operational complexity. By automating data entry, standardizing processor submission, and centralizing workflows, teams can increase productivity while maintaining accuracy and control.

Key capabilities include:

  • Centralized merchant boarding across multiple processors
  • Automated application population through TurboApp
  • eSignature integration for merchant processing applications
  • Reusable digital merchant applications
  • Faster submission and reduced operational workload

Testimonial

We were looking for a product that could consolidate all of our acquirers we’re working with. [Merchant Central] was the only one in the market out there that successfully integrates with all the acquirers so we can pull the data in and have that information available for our sales reps.

Brandon Haile , National Retail Solutions

Merchant Central Time-Saving Calculator

Calculate Your Time Savings With
Merchant Central

Manual merchant onboarding is time consuming and inefficient. Use this calculator to estimate how much
time Merchant Central could save your team by automating onboarding workflows.

Number of new merchants added per year

Without Merchant Central

Onboarding merchants often involves re-entering the same data across multiple forms and processor portals. This is incredibly time-consuming and increases the risk of errors that can delay approvals or impact pricing.


hours/month

Merchant Central

Merchant Central automates the process by pulling data directly from digital applications and populating across multiple processor portals in minutes. Save hours of time, reduce costs, minimize human error, and ensure more applications are accepted.


hours/month

hours saved
72%
Saving
Merchant Central Time-Saving Calclulator

Total Time Saved

Without Merchant Central

91


hours/month without Merchant Central
With Merchant Central

25.5

hours/month with Merchant Central

28%

Saving
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