Required Documents

This page highlights the document required when requesting virtual accounts.

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The Document provided must be a valid Government-Issued Identification Card (ID)

All documents, with the exception of international passports, must be presented with both the front and back views else the request for a virtual account will be rejected.

The Document upload should be in the format (pdf, jpg, jpeg, png), resolution of 600 x 600 pixels( for picture formats), and maximum file size of 50MB

Individual Multicurrency Virtual Account

The individual multicurrency virtual account allows users to create a multiple-currency virtual account by calling a single endpoint

Below are the required documents for individual multicurrency virtual account

Document	API Value	Description
International Passport	passport	The International passport of the customer
Driver License	driverLicense	The driver's license of the customer
National ID card only	nationalId	National ID card only, (Not NIN or v-NIN)
Proof of Address	bankStatement	Individual's bank statements

Below is the payload request:

{
    "currency": "MCY",
    "meansOfId": [
        "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg"
    ],
    "utilityBill": "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg",
    "bankStatement": "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg",
    "accountType": "individual",
    "KYCInformation": {
        "firstName": "John",
        "lastName": "Doe",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "birthDate": "1984-07-24",
        "nationality": "NG",
        "incomeBand": "0-100000",
        "phone": "09031234321",
        "address": {
            "countryOfResidence": "NG",
            "zip": "23401",
            "street": "Obada",
            "number": "10",
            "state": "Lagos",
            "city": "Alimosho"
        },
        "document": {
            "type": "passport",
            "number": "B00530002",
            "issuedCountryCode": "NG",
            "issuedBy": "government",
            "issuedDate": "2000-09-14",
            "expirationDate": "02-09-2024"
        },
        "occupation": "Software-Developer",
        "sourceOfIncome": "Software-Development",
        "accountDesignation": "personal",
        "employmentStatus": "Employed"
    }
}

Please note that the meansOfId passed in this payload is international passport.
For Payload having other meanOfId different from International passport, Please upload the front and back of the document using this payload format( Frontpage URL, Backpage URL)

{
    "currency": "MCY",
    "meansOfId": [
        "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg",
    "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg"
    ],
    "utilityBill": "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg",
    "bankStatement": "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg",
    "accountType": "individual",
    "KYCInformation": {
        "firstName": "John",
        "lastName": "Doe",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "birthDate": "1984-07-24",
        "nationality": "NG",
        "incomeBand": "0-100000",
        "phone": "09031234321",
        "address": {
            "countryOfResidence": "NG",
            "zip": "23401",
            "street": "Obada",
            "number": "10",
            "state": "Lagos",
            "city": "Alimosho"
        },
        "document": {
            "type": "nationalId",
            "number": "B00530002",
            "issuedCountryCode": "NG",
            "issuedBy": "government",
            "issuedDate": "2000-09-14",
            "expirationDate": "02-09-2024"
        },
        "occupation": "Software-Developer",
        "sourceOfIncome": "Software-Development",
        "accountDesignation": "personal",
        "employmentStatus": "Employed"
    }
}

Below are the list of currencies that the MCY endpoint provides

Currency	Currency Name
GBP	Great Britain Pound
EUR	Euro

Below is a sample payload request:

{
    "currency": "GBP",
    "meansOfId": [
        "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg"
    ],
    "utilityBill": "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg",
    "bankStatement": "https://www.planetware.com/wpimages/2020/02/france-in-pictures-beautiful-places-to-photograph-eiffel-tower.jpg",
    "accountType": "individual",
    "KYCInformation": {
        "firstName": "John",
        "lastName": "Doe",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "birthDate": "1984-07-24",
        "nationality": "NG",
        "incomeBand": "0-100000",
        "phone": "09031234321",
        "address": {
            "countryOfResidence": "NG",
            "zip": "23401",
            "street": "Obada",
            "number": "10",
            "state": "Lagos",
            "city": "Alimosho"
        },
        "document": {
            "type": "passport",
            "number": "B00530002",
            "issuedCountryCode": "NG",
            "issuedBy": "government",
            "issuedDate": "2000-09-14",
            "expirationDate": "09-13-2023"
        },
        "occupation": "Software-Developer",
        "sourceOfIncome": "Software-Development",
        "accountDesignation": "personal",
        "employmentStatus": "Employed"
    }
}

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The meansOfId field references the document.type which is the passport.

The meansOfId field can contain a URL link, an array of URL links, or a file upload of the user's passport or whatever type of document was selected. As we can see from this example, the document object has a property called type, which can be any of the documents we accept, such as an international passport or an ID card.

The document.type field can only accept driverLicense , passport and nationalId any other value will prevent your virtual account from getting approved.

The meansOfId field must represent the document.type field i.e If you upload an international passport the API value of the document.type field should be passport else the virtual account will not be created. Please see the table below for guidance.

Corporate Multicurrency Virtual Account

The corporate multicurrency virtual account allows users to create a multiple-currency virtual account by calling a single endpoint.

Below are the required documents for a corporate multicurrency virtual account

Document
Company Incorporation _ Certificate
Shareholder Register Memorandum & Article of Association Director Register
Proof of Address (Bank statement only)
Documents for the individual shareholders & directors

Please note that these documents will be taken from the information provided during KYC onboarding

Below is the sample payload request

{
    "currency": "MCY",
    "accountType": "corporate",
    "KYCInformation": {
        "city": "Lekki",
        "state": "lagos",
        "zip": "234",
        "houseId": "12345" //for UK residents
    },
    "reason": "The reason for requesting a corporate account",
    "monthlyVolume": 10000,
    "entityName": "john doe legal enterprise",
    "paymentFlowDescription": "we pay in pounds every month",
}

Below are the list of currencies that the MCY endpoint provides

Currency	Currency Name
GBP	Great Britain Pound
EUR	Euro

Corporate GBP Virtual Account

The corporate GBP virtual account allows users to create ONLY GBP virtual account

Below are the required documents for individual GBP virtual account

Document
Company Incorporation _ Certificate
Shareholder Register Memorandum & Article of Association Director Register
Proof of Address (Bank statement only)
Documents for the individual shareholders & directors

Please note that these documents will be taken from the information provided during KYC onboarding

Below is a sample payload request

{
    "currency": "GBP",
    "accountType": "corporate",
    "KYCInformation": {
        "city": "Lekki",
        "state": "lagos",
        "zip": "234",
        "houseId": "12345" //for UK residents
    },
    "reason": "The reason for requesting a corporate account",
    "monthlyVolume": 10000,
    "entityName": "john doe legal enterprise",
    "paymentFlowDescription": "we pay in pounds every month",
}

Required Documents

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Individual Multicurrency Virtual Account

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Corporate Multicurrency Virtual Account

Corporate GBP Virtual Account

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Individual Multicurrency Virtual Account

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Corporate Multicurrency Virtual Account

Corporate GBP Virtual Account

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