{"id":298,"date":"2026-08-28T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.epos.com\/my\/merchant-academy\/academy\/acc-email\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T06:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T06:12:17","slug":"acc-email","status":"publish","type":"academy_article","link":"https:\/\/www.epos.com\/my\/merchant-academy\/academy\/acc-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign up with email"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New to EPOS360? Create an account with any email address, verify it with an OTP, tell us a little about the business, and you are trading.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-step-tags wp-block-epos-academy-step-tags\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"aa-step-tags__tag\">\n\t\t\t4 steps\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"aa-step-tags__tag\">\n\t\t\tAbout 2 minutes\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"aa-step-tags__tag\">\n\t\t\tAny email address\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"aa-step-tags__tag\">\n\t\t\tUpdated 04 Sep 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"aa-step-images aa-image-showcase wp-block-epos-academy-image-showcase\">\n\t<div class=\"aa-step-images__row\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"aa-step-figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-figure__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epos.com\/my\/merchant-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260902-140616-1.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"aa-audience wp-block-epos-academy-audience-cards\">\n\n\t\n\t<h2 class=\"aa-audience__heading\">WHO THIS IS FOR<\/h2>\n\n\t<div class=\"aa-audience__cards\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"aa-audience__card wp-block-epos-academy-audience-card\">\n\t<div class=\"aa-audience__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aa-audience__card-title\">New merchants<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"aa-audience__card-desc\"><li>you don&#8217;t have a Touch &#8216;n Go merchant account and want the fastest way to start.<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-audience__card wp-block-epos-academy-audience-card\">\n\t<div class=\"aa-audience__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aa-audience__card-title\">Anyone trying EPOS360 out<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"aa-audience__card-desc\"><li>you want to explore the app before connecting payments and hardware.<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"aa-checklist wp-block-epos-academy-prereq-checklist\">\n\n\t\n\t<h2 class=\"aa-checklist__heading\">BEFORE YOU BEGIN<\/h2>\n\n\t<div class=\"aa-checklist__box\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"aa-checklist__item wp-block-epos-academy-prereq-item\">\n\t<span class=\"aa-checklist__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<p class=\"aa-checklist__item-text\"><strong>Already a Touch \u2019n Go Digital (TNGD) merchant?<\/strong> Use <strong>Sign up with TNGD<\/strong> instead, so your existing business profile carries over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-checklist__item wp-block-epos-academy-prereq-item\">\n\t<span class=\"aa-checklist__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<p class=\"aa-checklist__item-text\"><strong>Use an inbox you can open now.<\/strong> We&#8217;ll send an OTP there before you can continue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-checklist__item wp-block-epos-academy-prereq-item\">\n\t<span class=\"aa-checklist__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<p class=\"aa-checklist__item-text\"><strong>Have your business mobile number ready.<\/strong> You&#8217;ll need it during sign-up<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-checklist__item wp-block-epos-academy-prereq-item\">\n\t<span class=\"aa-checklist__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<p class=\"aa-checklist__item-text\"><strong>Passwords need at least 8 characters.<\/strong> Pick something staff will not need written on the counter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-steps wp-block-epos-academy-steps-section\">\n\t<div class=\"aa-steps__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"aa-steps__heading\">THE STEPS<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"aa-steps__panels\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"aa-steps__panel wp-block-epos-academy-steps-tab\" data-tab-id=\"tab-phone\">\n\t\n<div class=\"aa-step aa-step--split wp-block-epos-academy-setup-step\">\n\t<div class=\"aa-step__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step__main\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aa-step__title\">Step 1: Sign up with email<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aa-step-text wp-block-epos-academy-step-text\">On the welcome screen, tap <code>Sign up with Email<\/code>. On <strong>Create Account<\/strong>, enter your email address and a password of at least 8 characters, tick to accept the <strong>Terms &amp; Conditions<\/strong> and <strong>Data Privacy<\/strong> notice, then tap <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-images wp-block-epos-academy-step-images\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-images__row\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"aa-step-figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-figure__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epos.com\/my\/merchant-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260902-140727.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-step aa-step--split wp-block-epos-academy-setup-step\">\n\t<div class=\"aa-step__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step__main\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aa-step__title\">Step 2: Verify with the OTP<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aa-step-text wp-block-epos-academy-step-text\">EPOS360 emails an OTP to the address you entered. Open that inbox, then key the OTP into the app. If it does not arrive within a minute, check spam and request a new one.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-images wp-block-epos-academy-step-images\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-images__row\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"aa-step-figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-figure__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epos.com\/my\/merchant-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260904-115303-1.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-step aa-step--split wp-block-epos-academy-setup-step\">\n\t<div class=\"aa-step__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step__main\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aa-step__title\">Step 3: Enter your mobile number<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aa-step-text wp-block-epos-academy-step-text\">Tap the mobile number field and enter your business mobile number. The country code is prefilled and cannot be changed &#8211; just enter the number itself.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-images wp-block-epos-academy-step-images\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-images__row\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"aa-step-figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step-figure__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epos.com\/my\/merchant-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260904-115356.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-step wp-block-epos-academy-setup-step\">\n\t<div class=\"aa-step__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step__main\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-step__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aa-step__title\">Step 4: Add your business details<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aa-step-text wp-block-epos-academy-step-text\">Fill in the short business form \u2014 the basics about what you sell and where \u2014 and that is it. You land in EPOS360 ready to build your menu.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aa-step-note wp-block-epos-academy-step-note\" style=\"background:#F7F8FE;border-color:#DDE1F8;\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"aa-step-note__icon\" style=\"color:#071578;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">i<\/span>\n\t\t<p class=\"aa-step-note__text\" style=\"color:#414651;\">The business name you enter here is what the AI assistant uses later to generate your store logo and banners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-next-steps wp-block-epos-academy-next-steps\" id=\"aa-next-steps-3\">\n\t<h2 class=\"aa-next-steps__heading\">WHERE TO GO NEXT<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"aa-next-steps__cards\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"aa-next-steps__card wp-block-epos-academy-next-step-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aa-next-steps__eyebrow\">NEXT<\/span>\n\t\t<p class=\"aa-next-steps__title\">Connect your hardware<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epos.com\/my\/merchant-academy\/academy\/hardware\/\" class=\"aa-next-steps__link\">Read \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-next-steps__card wp-block-epos-academy-next-step-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aa-next-steps__eyebrow\">Alternative<\/span>\n\t\t<p class=\"aa-next-steps__title\">Log in with Touch \u2019n Go<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epos.com\/my\/merchant-academy\/academy\/acc-tngd\/\" class=\"aa-next-steps__link\">Read \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-troubleshoot wp-block-epos-academy-troubleshoot-list\" id=\"aa-troubleshoot-4\">\n\t<h2 class=\"aa-troubleshoot__heading\">IF IT LOOKS WRONG<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"aa-troubleshoot__cards\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"aa-troubleshoot__card wp-block-epos-academy-troubleshoot-card\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"aa-troubleshoot__title\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t<span>Continue stays greyed out<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-troubleshoot__body\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"aa-troubleshoot__desc\">The password must be at least 8 characters and the Terms tick box must be checked.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aa-troubleshoot__card wp-block-epos-academy-troubleshoot-card\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"aa-troubleshoot__title\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t<span>The OTP never arrives<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-troubleshoot__body\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"aa-troubleshoot__desc\">Check spam, confirm the address has no typo, then request a fresh code. 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