The information Stripe is required to collect differs from country to country, and typically includes information about (but is not limited to):

• The individual creating the Stripe account
• The business associated with the Stripe account
• Any individuals who ultimately own or control that business (includes Custom Connect accounts)

If your account has outstanding verification requirements, you'll see a red banner at the top of your Dashboard. Click Review details on the banner to see what is required to verify your account.

Individual verifications

1. Identity verification

If Stripe can't automatically verify your business and/or identity when you sign up for a Stripe account, you will need to upload a photo of your government ID. You will be notified if this is required.

Having trouble with your government-issued photo ID upload? See Uploading photo of government-issued ID FAQ.

2. Home address verifications

If Stripe can't automatically verify your identity, you may need to upload additional documents. For a list of document types for individuals per country please refer to: Acceptable verification documents by country.

More resources

• Documents for identity and home address verification
• Exceptions to the list of Accepted Documents for non-US merchants

Business verifications

1. Legal entity verification

The exact documents vary by country and legal entity type, but Stripe can typically accept a copy of your:

• partnership agreement,
• company constitution/articles of association,
• certificate of incorporation, or
• certificate of nonprofit registration

The list of acceptable documents varies by country and entity type.

2. Business address verification

Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations require Stripe to verify that account holders are operating from the business addresses they provide in their account application.

To verify your business address automatically, ensure that all fields are filled out and formatted correctly in your Stripe Dashboard.

Otherwise, additional documentation may be required. See Verifying your business address for more details.

3. Bank account verification

Stripe must review an official document that confirms that the Stripe owner and bank account owner names match, as well as the last 4 digits of the account number.

See Bank account ownership verification.

4. Website verification

We may need to confirm you own the website connected to your Stripe account, or understand why you don’t have ownership over your website, to ensure the products or services you're selling there are in compliance with the Stripe Services Agreement.

If we need to confirm website ownership, we will send you an email and ask you to complete a form on your Stripe Dashboard.

See Website ownership verification during Stripe account application.

Beneficial ownership requirements

In certain countries, Stripe is required to collect, verify, and maintain information on a company’s owners—known as “beneficial owners”—and persons with significant control. Stripe is also required to confirm your company’s beneficial ownership and persons with significant control structures against the national registry of business in the country your account is set up in.

See country-specific information for Europe and the United Kingdom: Company beneficial ownership and director requirement.

More Resources

• Beneficial owner and director definitions
• Beneficial ownership requirements for nonprofit organizations

Country-specific information for verification of your account