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Required verification information for US businesses

Business information

If your business is registered in the US, you must provide the following information:

  • Legal name

  • Trading name

  • Legal entity type

  • Registered address

  • Principal address

  • Employee identification number (EIN)

  • Financial information – annual processing volume, highest transaction value, average sales price

  • Company ultimate beneficial owner's (UBO) personal information and proof of identification

  • Authorized signatory

Authorized signatory and ultimate beneficial owner

You must assign one representative as an authorized signatory. An authorized signatory is the key decision-maker for the business. The assigned authorized signatory may also be a UBO. Therefore, two possible role combinations are:

  • An authorized signatory who is a UBO, and up to three other UBOs, or

  • An authorized signatory who is not a UBO, and up to four UBOs

If you are a sole trader registered in the US, you must provide the following information:

  • Your first and last names

  • Trading name

  • Social security number (SSN)

  • Registered address

Bank account information

You must add a bank account to get paid, regardless of your business type.

For example, if you are adding a US/USD bank account, you must provide the following information:

  • Account number

  • Bank code (routing number/ABA routing number)

  • Bank account document

Acceptable document types for verification document uploads

Each uploaded document must meet certain standards to be accepted for verification:

****Document types**** ****Valid document types**** ****Document standards****
Identity document - Passport - US government identity card (with photo) - Valid US driver license (with photo) - Cannot be a photo of a photo – for example, a photo of a document on a computer screen - Must be clear and large enough to read – fuzzy documents are not accepted - Must be in color – no black-and-white scans - Must be complete – for example, all four corners must be visible - Must not be expired - Must not be forged
Company document - Employer Identification Number (EIN) letter - Certificate of Incorporation (CoI) - Memorandum of Association (MoA) or Articles of Association (AoA) - Ownership structure (if not found in MoA or AoA) - Cannot be a photo of a photo – for example, a photo of a document on a computer screen - Must be clear and large enough to read – fuzzy documents are not accepted - Must be complete – no trimming of document
Bank account document - Bank statement - cannot be a photo of a photo (for example, a photo of a document on a computer screen) - must be clear and large enough to read (fuzzy documents are not accepted) - must be complete (no trimming of document)
Proof of address document (if needed) - Valid US driving license (with photo) - Property tax receipt - Posted mail with name of customer - Utility bill (for example, gas, electric, water, or fixed line telephone) - Lease agreement or mortgage statement - Bank or credit card statement containing name and residential address - Insurance policy containing name and residential address - Cannot be a photo of a photo – for example, a photo of a document on a computer screen - Must be clear and large enough to read – fuzzy documents are not accepted - Must be complete – no trimming of document
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