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KYC document requirements by country

Find out which documents you need to submit to Payhawk to complete the KYC process.

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This article provides a detailed list of the required documents for companies, based on their country of registration, to successfully fulfill Payhawk’s mandatory KYC requirements.

Certain documents are publicly accessible, so you won’t need to submit them manually—the Payhawk Compliance team will retrieve them directly from official sources.

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

  • Extract from commercial/company register (Актуално състояние) - Obtainable via Commercial Register, publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (Учредителен акт/Актуално състояние) - Obtainable via Commercial Register, publicly available. View sample: BG_UBO_Extract_Sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Учредителен акт) - Obtainable via Commercial Register, publicly available.

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (evidence skutecnyh majitelu) - Obtainable via Evidence skutecnyh majitelu, has to be provided by the customer. View sample: CZ_UBO_Extract_Sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (Extrait et copie intégrale des bénéficiaires effectifs) - Obtainable via Les Greffiers des Tribunaux de Commerce, has to be provided by the customer. View sample: FR_UBO_Extract_Sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Publicly available.

Germany

Greece

Guernsey

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Has to be provided by the customer.

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Hungary

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Obtainable via Tényleges tulajdonosok központi nyilvántartása (Central Register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners), has to be provided by the customer.

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Ireland

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (RBO Extract) - Obtainable via RBO, has to be provided by the customer. View sample: IR_UBO_Extract_Sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Italy

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Obtainable via Registro Imprese (Commercial Register), publicly available. View sample: IT_UBO_Extract_Sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Latvia

Lithuania

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Obtainable via Registru Centras (Commercial Register), publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Obtainable via Registru Centras (Commercial Register), publicly available. View sample: LT_UBO_Extract_Sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Publicly available.

Liechtenstein

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Has to be provided by the customer.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Has to be provided by the customer.

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Luxembourg

Jersey UK

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Has to be provided by the customer.

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Malta

Netherlands

  • Extract from commercial/company register (Uittreksel Handelsregister)- Obtainable via KVK, publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (UBO-opgave) - Obtainable via KVK, has to be provided by the customer, needs to be digitally signed. View sample: NL_UBO_Extract_Sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Publicly available.

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Has to be provided by the customer.

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Slovakia

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Obtainable via Obchodny register (Commercial Register), has to be provided by the customer. View sample: SL_TR_extract_sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Slovenia

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Obtainable via Register dejanskih lastnikov (UBO register), has to be provided by the customer.

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

Spain

  • Extract from commercial/company register (Nota informativa mercantil) - Obtainable via Registro Mercantil, publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (Certificación de titularidades reales) - Obtainable via Portal de Titularidades Reales, has to be provided by the customer.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (Acta de titularidades reales) - Has to be provided by the customer. View sample: ES_UBO_Extract_Sample.png

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (Deposito de cuentas (Modelo200)) - Obtainable via Registro Mercantil, has to be provided by the customer. View sample: ES_UBO_Modelo200_Sample.png

  • Articles of Association (Estatutos) - Obtainable via Registro Mercantil, has to be provided by the customer.

Sweden

Switzerland

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership (List of shareholders) - Has to be provided by the customer.

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Has to be provided by the customer.

United Kingdom

  • Extract from commercial/company register - Obtainable via
    Companies House, publicly available.

  • Extracts evidencing ownership - Obtainable via
    Companies House, publicly available.

  • Articles of Association (Memorandum of Incorporation) - Obtainable via
    Companies House, publicly available.

  • (Optional) Financial statements - Obtainable via
    Companies House, publicly available.

United States

  • Tax Return - Has to be provided by the customer.

  • Good Standing Certificate - Has to be provided by the customer.

  • Corporate proof of address - Has to be provided by the customer.

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