United States (US)
Below are the KYC requirements for the United States (US) business onboarding. There are more optional fields available in the full schema API for you to pass over additional information you wish to provide for an account to support the application.
Minimum verification requirements
Parameter | Company | Partnership | Sole Trader |
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account_details | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.attachments | Required only if business address is in NY, HI, NV, IN | Required only if business address is in NY, HI, NV, IN | Required only if business address is in NY, HI, NV, IN or if the business has a DBA name/ trading name |
account_details.business_details.attachments.business_documents | Required; Articles of incorporation filed with the state | Required; Partnership agreement AND Articles of incorporation filed with the state if applicable, if not upload EIN confirmation letter | Required; EIN confirmation letter and DBA certificate if applicable |
account_details.business_details.attachments.business_documents.file_id | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.attachments.business_documents.tag | CERTIFICATE_OF_INCORPORATION | PARTNERSHIP_AGREEMENT AND CERTIFICATE_OF_INCORPORATION or CONFIRMATION_STATEMENT | CONFIRMATION_STATEMENT and/or ASSUMED_NAME_CERTIFICATE |
account_details.business_details.business_address | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.business_address.address_line1 | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.business_address.country_code | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.business_address.postcode | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.business_address.state | Required. For U.S. states, use the standard two-letter abbreviations: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY | Required. For U.S. states, use the standard two-letter abbreviations: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY | Required. For U.S. states, use the standard two-letter abbreviations: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY |
account_details.business_details.business_address.suburb | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.business_name | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.business_structure | COMPANY | PARTNERSHIP | SOLE_PROPRIETOR |
account_details.business_details.description_of_goods_or_services | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.industry_category_code | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.operating_country | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.business_identifiers | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.business_identifiers.number | Required; must be EIN | Required; could be EIN or SSN | Required; could be EIN or SSN |
account_details.business_details.business_identifiers.type | EIN | EIN or SSN | EIN or SSN |
account_details.business_details.business_identifiers.country_code | US | US | US |
account_details.business_details.account_usage | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.account_usage.product_reference | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.account_usage.estimated_monthly_revenue | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.account_usage.estimated_monthly_revenue.currency | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_details.account_usage.estimated_monthly_revenue.amount | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details | All UBOs and one controlling person, , and PPTA if applicable | All UBOs and one controlling person, and PPTA if applicable | The UBO |
account_details.business_person_details.residential_address | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.residential_address.address_line1 | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.residential_address.country_code | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.residential_address.postcode | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.residential_address.state | Required. For U.S. states, use the standard two-letter abbreviations: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY | Required. For U.S. states, use the standard two-letter abbreviations: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY | Required. For U.S. states, use the standard two-letter abbreviations: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY |
account_details.business_person_details.residential_address.suburb | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.date_of_birth | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.first_name | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.identification_type | Must be TAX_ID for US persons, could be any government-issued IDs for non-US persons. One US person with SSN or ITIN is required if wish to use Payments | Must be TAX_ID for US persons, could be any government-issued IDs for non-US persons. One US person with SSN or ITIN is required if wish to use Payments | Must be TAX_ID for US persons, could be any government-issued IDs for non-US persons. One US person with SSN or ITIN is required if wish to use Payments |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.issuing_country_code | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.drivers_license | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.drivers_license.back_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.drivers_license.effective_at | Optional | Optional | Optional |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.drivers_license.expire_at | Required if input ID details manually | Required if input ID details manually | Required if input ID details manually |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.drivers_license.front_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.drivers_license.gender | Required if input ID details manually and applicable to the issuance country | Required if input ID details manually and applicable to the issuance country | Required if input ID details manually and applicable to the issuance country |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.drivers_license.issuing_state | Required if input ID details manually and applicable to the issuance country | Required if input ID details manually and applicable to the issuance country | Required if input ID details manually and applicable to the issuance country |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.drivers_license.number | Required if input ID details manually | Required if input ID details manually | Required if input ID details manually |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.passport | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.passport.front_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.personal_id | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) | Optional (only applicable for non-US persons) |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.personal_id.back_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.personal_id.effective_at | Optional | Optional | Optional |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.personal_id.expire_at | Required if input ID details manually | Required if input ID details manually | Required if input ID details manually |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.personal_id.front_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.personal_id.number | Required if input ID details manually | Required if input ID details manually | Required if input ID details manually |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.tax_id | Optional (only applicable for US persons) | Optional (only applicable for US persons) | Optional (only applicable for US persons) |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.tax_id.number | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.primary.tax_id.type | SSN or ITIN | SSN or ITIN | SSN or ITIN |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary | Required only if business address is in NY, HI, NV, IN must upload picture | Required only if business address is in NY, HI, NV, IN must upload picture | Required only if business address is in NY, HI, NV, IN must upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.identification_type | Required; any government-issued IDs with photo: DRIVERS_LICENCE, PASSPORT, PERSONAL_ID | Required; any government-issued IDs with photo: DRIVERS_LICENCE, PASSPORT, PERSONAL_ID | Required; any government-issued IDs with photo: DRIVERS_LICENCE, PASSPORT, PERSONAL_ID |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.issuing_country_code | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.drivers_license | Optional | Optional | Optional |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.drivers_license.back_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.drivers_license.front_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.passport | Optional | Optional | Optional |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.passport.front_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.personal_id | Optional | Optional | Optional |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.personal_id.back_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.identifications.secondary.personal_id.front_file_id | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture | Required if upload picture |
account_details.business_person_details.job_title | Required for controlling person | Required for controlling person | Required for controlling person |
account_details.business_person_details.last_name | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.nationality | Required | Required | Required |
account_details.business_person_details.roles | One or more of the following: AUTHORISED_PERSON, BENEFICIAL_OWNER, CONTROLLING_PERSON | One or more of the following: AUTHORISED_PERSON, BENEFICIAL_OWNER, CONTROLLING_PERSON | AUTHORISED_PERSON and BENEFICIAL_OWNER |
account_details.legal_entity_type | Business | Business | Business |
customer_agreements | Required | Required | Required |
customer_agreements.agreed_to_data_usage | Required | Required | Required |
customer_agreements.agreed_to_terms_and_conditions | Required | Required | Required |
primary_contact | Required | Required | Required |
primary_contact.email | Required | Required | Required |
primary_contact.mobile | Required if wish to use Payments | Required if wish to use Payments | Required if wish to use Payments |