Shopify Payment Partner - how to become . Different information is presented on the website

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Topic summary

Confusion over whether Shopify is currently accepting new Payment Partner applications. The poster attempted to create a Partner payment account after seeing the opportunity described on Shopify’s Partners terms page (link provided). During the application process, they encountered a notification stating that new partner applications cannot be accepted at this time (screenshot link provided).

They ask for clarification on:

  • Whether there is any option or pathway to submit a Payment Partner application now.
  • Why Shopify’s website shows conflicting information between the terms page and the application flow/notification.

No responses, decisions, or official guidance have been provided yet. The discussion remains open with the key question unresolved. The linked terms page and the screenshot/notification are central to understanding the issue.

Summarized with AI on December 24. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi all!
Can someone assist on the following
We have tried creating the Partner payment account since we noticed that this opportunity is available on the website.
The information is presented via this link: Shopify Partner Program - Partner Program Agreement - Shopify Canada

While checking the procedure we faced another notification that states that now the new partner applications can not be accepted: 1721201045759 (162 kb) uploaded July 17, 2024 Joxi

Please advise if at this stage there is an option that allows the processing of an application for the payment partner account and why there is different information presented on the website.