# Payment (Provider) Contracts

The Payment Provider Contracts (PPCs) option enables you to view a list of all service providers related to your organizations, with useful information such as your Verifone Merchant ID, the supported channels, and payment types of the processors you work with. 

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## Availability <a href="#availability" id="availability"></a>

The Payment Provider Contract feature is available to all users for viewing, except for those with the Merchant Partner role. Only a Verifone representative can create a new payment provider contract or delete an existing one upon the merchant's request.

## Benefits <a href="#benefits" id="benefits"></a>

This feature provides the following benefits:

* Enables you to view all the payment contracts and processors
* Allows you to centralize important information about the payment contracts, such as the processor, sales channel, and payment type
* Enables you to safely share bank account details and PIM-related configuration details with the processor

## Accessing the Payment (Provider) Contracts Feature <a href="#accessing-the-payment-__0028provider__0029-contracts-feature" id="accessing-the-payment-__0028provider__0029-contracts-feature"></a>

To view this page in Verifone Central, select **Administration&#x20;*****>*****&#x20;Payment (Provider) Contracts** from the top menu.

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You can search for PPCs by name, and filter the list by:

* Organization
* Service provider&#x20;
* Payment type

You can view additional details of a specific PPC by clicking its row in the table.

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You can view details about the processor configuration, including the supported channels, currencies, and payment types, in the detailed PPC view.

This information is divided into the following sections:

* General Information that includes general details regarding the PPC, such as:
  * Contract name: the name given to the registered PPC
  * Payment Provider Contract ID: the unique identifier of the PPC
  * Organization: the company that the PPC is signed with
  * Merchant category code: numeric code of the merchant signing the PPC with the processor
  * Contract duration: duration of the PPC until it expires
  * Status: whether the PPC is Enabled or Disabled
* Processor details, which include information about the processor involved in the PPC, such as:
  * Processor: Name of the processor
  * Acquirer: Name of the acquirer
  * Sales channel: Chanel used to process the sale and payment
  * Merchant ID: the ID of the merchant that signs the PPC with the processor
  * Currencies: the currencies used in the transactions covered by the PPC

You can easily find and copy the Payment Provider Contract ID and use it in Checkout and eCommerce API (Application Programming Interface) calls.

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Currently, merchants do not have the option to create or edit PPCs, so if any details are incorrect or missing, contact your Verifone representative or local support. &#x20;
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