Acting as a Shop-in-Shop admin means operating the main platform that connects multiple businesses or recipients under one shared payment flow. The admin defines, creates, and manages sub-merchant accounts, defines payment splits and commission structures, and operates through an aggregator account. Using the Partner portal and Merchant panel, the admin manages the Shop-in-Shop setup within Paytrail’s system.
Your responsibilities as a Shop-in-Shop admin
The admin is the platform owner or primary operator responsible for the overall Shop-in-Shop setup.
As an admin, you:
- Define, create, and manage sub-merchant accounts for connected businesses or recipients
- Define how payments are split between parties
- Set commission structures when applicable
- Create payments through the aggregator account integration
- Monitor and manage transactions created through the aggregator account
- Communicate platform-level processes and requirements to sub-merchants
Aggregator account
The admin operates through an aggregator account, which is used to create Shop-in-Shop payments through API integration. Sub-merchant accounts do not create payments through the API.
In the Shop-in-Shop setup:
- Payments are not settled to the aggregator account
- Paytrail automatically routes funds to sub-merchants according to the defined payment split
- If you charge a commission, it is routed to a dedicated sub-merchant account created for that purpose
Learn more about Shop-in-Shop account types and the payment flow.
Tools used by the admin
Partner portal
The Partner portal is used to create sub-merchant accounts, including a commission account if needed, and to view existing merchants within the Shop-in-Shop service.
Merchant panel
The Merchant panel is used for tracking and managing payments. Each merchant account has its own Merchant panel account and login credentials.