diff --git a/packages/wallet/backend/migrations/20260618154710_create_field_definitions.js b/packages/wallet/backend/migrations/20260618154710_create_field_definitions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52000ecc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wallet/backend/migrations/20260618154710_create_field_definitions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const fields = [
+  {
+    key: 'contactEmail',
+    label: 'Contact email',
+    description: 'We use this to send onboarding confirmation.',
+    type: 'email',
+    required: true,
+    placeholder: 'me@interledger.org',
+    order: 2,
+    format: 'email',
+    maxLength: 255
+  },
+  {
+    id: '1acf7723-e1cd-44e7-a5db-3f614ce045ac',
+    key: 'merchantCategoryCode',
+    label: 'Merchant category',
+    type: 'select',
+    required: true,
+    order: 1
+  }
+]
+
+/**
+ * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
+ * @returns { Promise<void> }
+ */
+exports.up = async function (knex) {
+  await knex.schema.createTable('field_definitions', (table) => {
+    table.uuid('id').primary().defaultTo(knex.raw('gen_random_uuid()'))
+
+    table.string('key').notNullable()
+    table.string('label').notNullable()
+    table.string('description').nullable()
+    table
+      .enum('type', [
+        'text',
+        'email',
+        'tel',
+        'number',
+        'select',
+        'checkbox',
+        'date'
+      ])
+      .notNullable()
+    table.boolean('required').notNullable().defaultTo(false)
+    table.string('placeholder').nullable()
+    table.integer('order').notNullable()
+
+    table.integer('maxLength').nullable()
+    table.string('format').nullable()
+
+    table.timestamp('createdAt').notNullable().defaultTo(knex.fn.now())
+    table.timestamp('updatedAt').notNullable().defaultTo(knex.fn.now())
+  })
+
+  return knex('field_definitions').insert(fields)
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
+ * @returns { Promise<void> }
+ */
+exports.down = function (knex) {
+  return knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('field_definitions')
+}
diff --git a/packages/wallet/backend/migrations/20260619142642_create_options.js b/packages/wallet/backend/migrations/20260619142642_create_options.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b066ff3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wallet/backend/migrations/20260619142642_create_options.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const options = [
+  {
+    fieldId: '1acf7723-e1cd-44e7-a5db-3f614ce045ac',
+    value: '5411',
+    label: 'Grocery stores / supermarkets'
+  },
+  {
+    fieldId: '1acf7723-e1cd-44e7-a5db-3f614ce045ac',
+    value: '5812',
+    label: 'Eating places / restaurants'
+  },
+  {
+    fieldId: '1acf7723-e1cd-44e7-a5db-3f614ce045ac',
+    value: '5999',
+    label: 'Miscellaneous retail'
+  }
+]
+/**
+ * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
+ * @returns { Promise<void> }
+ */
+exports.up = async function (knex) {
+  await knex.schema.createTable('options', (table) => {
+    table.uuid('id').primary().defaultTo(knex.raw('gen_random_uuid()'))
+
+    table.uuid('fieldId').notNullable()
+    table.foreign('fieldId').references('id').inTable('field_definitions')
+    table.string('value').notNullable()
+    table.string('label').notNullable()
+
+    table.timestamp('createdAt').notNullable().defaultTo(knex.fn.now())
+    table.timestamp('updatedAt').notNullable().defaultTo(knex.fn.now())
+  })
+
+  return knex('options').insert(options)
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
+ * @returns { Promise<void> }
+ */
+exports.down = function (knex) {
+  return knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('options')
+}
diff --git a/packages/wallet/backend/src/app.ts b/packages/wallet/backend/src/app.ts
index d7bcb9ac9..4c2f44335 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/wallet/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { GateHubClient } from '@/gatehub/client'
 import { GateHubService } from '@/gatehub/service'
 import { CardController } from './card/controller'
 import { CardService } from './card/service'
+import { TerminalController } from './terminal/controller'
 import { isRafikiSignedWebhook } from '@/middleware/isRafikiSignedWebhook'
 import { isGateHubSignedWebhook } from '@/middleware/isGateHubSignedWebhook'
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export interface Bindings {
   gateHubService: GateHubService
   cardService: CardService
   cardController: CardController
+  terminalController: TerminalController
 }
 
 export class App {
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ export class App {
     const interledgerCardController = this.container.resolve(
       'interledgerCardController'
     )
+    const terminalController = this.container.resolve('terminalController')
 
     app.use(
       cors({
@@ -454,6 +457,12 @@ export class App {
       interledgerCardController.terminate
     )
 
+    // Terminal
+    router.get(
+      '/terminals/onboarding',
+      terminalController.getOnboardingFormDefinition
+    )
+
     // Return an error for invalid routes
     router.use('*', (req: Request, res: CustomResponse) => {
       const e = Error(`Requested path ${req.path} was not found`)
diff --git a/packages/wallet/backend/src/createContainer.ts b/packages/wallet/backend/src/createContainer.ts
index d59976385..bb2645013 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/backend/src/createContainer.ts
+++ b/packages/wallet/backend/src/createContainer.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ import { StripeController } from './stripe-integration/controller'
 import { StripeService } from './stripe-integration/service'
 import { InterledgerCardController } from '@/interledgerCard/controller'
 import { InterledgerCardService } from '@/interledgerCard/service'
+import { TerminalController } from '@/terminal/controller'
+import { TerminalService } from '@/terminal/service'
 
 export interface Cradle {
   env: Env
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ export interface Cradle {
   cardController: CardController
   interledgerCardService: InterledgerCardService
   interledgerCardController: InterledgerCardController
+  terminalService: TerminalService
+  terminalController: TerminalController
 }
 
 export async function createContainer(
@@ -166,7 +170,9 @@ export async function createContainer(
     gateHubService: asClass(GateHubService).singleton(),
     cardController: asClass(CardController).singleton(),
     interledgerCardService: asClass(InterledgerCardService).singleton(),
-    interledgerCardController: asClass(InterledgerCardController).singleton()
+    interledgerCardController: asClass(InterledgerCardController).singleton(),
+    terminalService: asClassSingletonWithLogger(TerminalService, logger),
+    terminalController: asClass(TerminalController).singleton()
   })
 
   return container
diff --git a/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/controller.ts b/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6371f6f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express'
+import { TerminalService } from './service'
+
+export class TerminalController {
+  constructor(private terminalService: TerminalService) {}
+
+  getOnboardingFormDefinition = async (
+    _req: Request,
+    res: Response,
+    next: NextFunction
+  ) => {
+    try {
+      const formDefinition =
+        await this.terminalService.getOnboardingFormDefinition()
+      res.status(200).json(formDefinition)
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/model.ts b/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec30d2a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { BaseModel } from '@shared/backend'
+import { Model } from 'objection'
+
+interface Validation {
+  minLength?: number
+  maxLength?: number
+  pattern?: string
+  min?: number
+  max?: number
+  format?: string
+  mustEqual?: boolean
+}
+
+enum FieldType {
+  TEXT = 'text',
+  EMAIL = 'email',
+  TEL = 'tel',
+  NUMBER = 'number',
+  SELECT = 'select',
+  CHECKBOX = 'checkbox',
+  DATE = 'date'
+}
+
+export class FieldDefinitions extends BaseModel {
+  static tableName = 'field_definitions'
+
+  public key!: string
+  public label!: string
+  public description?: string
+  public type!: FieldType
+  public required!: boolean
+  public placeholder?: string
+  public order!: number
+  public options?: Options[]
+  public validation?: Validation
+  public format?: string
+  public maxLength?: number
+
+  static relationMappings = () => ({
+    options: {
+      relation: Model.HasManyRelation,
+      modelClass: Options,
+      join: {
+        from: 'field_definitions.id',
+        to: 'options.fieldId'
+      }
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export class Options extends BaseModel {
+  static tableName = 'options'
+
+  public fieldId?: string
+  public value!: string
+  public label!: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/service.ts b/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5bf577a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wallet/backend/src/terminal/service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { Logger } from 'winston'
+import { FieldDefinitions } from './model'
+
+export class TerminalService {
+  constructor(private logger: Logger) {}
+
+  async getOnboardingFormDefinition(): Promise<FieldDefinitions[]> {
+    const fields = await FieldDefinitions.query()
+      .withGraphFetched('options')
+      .orderBy('order', 'asc')
+
+    this.logger.debug('Returning merchant onboarding form definition', {
+      fields: fields
+    })
+
+    return fields.map((field) => {
+      const mapped = {
+        key: field.key,
+        label: field.label,
+        type: field.type,
+        required: field.required,
+        order: field.order
+      } as Partial<FieldDefinitions>
+
+      if (field.description) mapped.description = field.description
+      if (field.placeholder) mapped.placeholder = field.placeholder
+      if (field.format)
+        mapped.validation = {
+          ...(mapped.validation || {}),
+          format: field.format
+        }
+      if (field.maxLength)
+        mapped.validation = {
+          ...(mapped.validation || {}),
+          maxLength: field.maxLength
+        }
+      if (field.options?.length) {
+        mapped.options = field.options.map((opt) => ({
+          ...(opt.value && { value: opt.value }),
+          ...(opt.label && { label: opt.label })
+        })) as FieldDefinitions['options']
+      }
+
+      return mapped as FieldDefinitions
+    })
+  }
+}