# Process sub-entity payments

After your sub-entity passes onboarding checks and has payment capabilities enabled, Checkout.com can start processing payments via your platform.

The following payment methods are supported:

- American Express
- Discover
- Visa
- Mastercard
- [ACH Direct Debit](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/add-payment-methods/ach-direct-debit.md)
- [Apple Pay](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/payment-methods/apple-pay.md)
- [Cartes Bancaires](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/payment-methods/cartes-bancaires.md)
- [Google Pay](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/payment-methods/google-pay.md)
- [PINless Debit](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/add-payment-methods/pinless-debit.md)

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## Request a payment for a sub-entity

You can choose to charge a mark-up as part of the fees Checkout.com charges to a sub-entity. You can use one of three following types of mark-up:

- Fixed - a fixed mark-up, charged per payment in [minor currency units](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/accept-payments/format-the-amount-value.md).
- Variable -  a variable mark-up, charged as a percentage of the payment amount.
- Compound - a compound mark-up, charged as a fixed amount per payment combined with a percentage of the payment amount.

If you do not wish to charge a mark-up, do not include it in the request's `amount_allocations` object.

Call the [Request a payment or payout](https://api-reference.checkout.com/tag/Payments/#operation/requestAPaymentOrPayout) endpoint. In the request body, provide the following:

- `source` – The source of payment.
- `amount`
- `currency`
- `description`
- `processing_channel_id`
- `amount_allocations.id` – The sub-entity ID to link the payment to the sub-entity
- `amount_allocations.amount` – The amount to be credited to your sub-entity's currency account, in [minor currency unit](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/accept-payments/format-the-amount-value.md).
- `amount_allocations.commission.amount` – If applicable, the fixed mark-up in [minor currency units](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/accept-payments/format-the-amount-value.md)
- `amount_allocation.commission.percentage` – If applicable, the variable mark-up

In the following example, the request charges a fixed mark-up of 2 USD:

> **Information**
>
> Your base URL's `{prefix}` value is unique to your account and environment. To learn how to retrieve your base URLs for the sandbox and production environments, see [API endpoints](https://www.checkout.com/docs/developer-resources/api/api-endpoints.md).

**Production**

`POST` `https://{prefix}.api.checkout.com/payments`

**Sandbox**

`POST` `https://{prefix}.api.sandbox.checkout.com/payments`

```json
{
  "source": {
    "type": "token",
    "token": "tok_4gzeau5o2uqubbk6fufs3m7p54"
  },
  "amount": 1000,
  "currency": "USD",
  "reference": "ORD-5023-4E89",
  "description": "Purchase basket",
  "processing_channel_id": "pc_hpswyyx23geezflc2ocz3exn4y",
  "amount_allocations": [
    {
      "id": "ent_125673kjsdhfksjdhf",
      "amount": 1000,
      "commission": {
        "amount": 200
      }
    }
  ]
}
```