Documents Required for E-wallet Verification

Following the requirements below is the best way to get your account verified quickly. Here are the documents needed for:

• Verifying your organization

• Verifying the Legal Representative's ID

• Verifying the bank account in the nonprofit's name

Verifying your organization

This step proves that your nonprofit is a legally recognized entity and is eligible to collect online payments. You'll need to provide one of the following:

• its SIRET number (recommended)
• its RNA number

SIRET number (recommended)

This is a unique number assigned by INSEE to each establishment — the equivalent of a local office or branch — of a nonprofit.

It consists of 14 digits: the first 9 make up the SIREN, which identifies the nonprofit itself, and the last 5 identify the specific establishment.

To find your SIRET number, you can search on societe.com.

Make sure to enter your nonprofit's name exactly as it appears on societe.com — they must match exactly.

For example, to verify AssoConnect's account, you would enter ASSOCONNECT in the "Official name in the bylaws" field, as that is how it appears on societe.com.

RNA number

The RNA (Répertoire National des Associations) is the national registry that centralizes all information about nonprofits in France. Each nonprofit receives a unique identifier starting with the letter W, followed by 9 digits. This number is assigned automatically when the nonprofit is officially registered. The same naming rules that apply to the SIRET number also apply to the RNA number.

Signed and dated bylaws (optional)

If needed, you can strengthen your verification request by attaching your bylaws. They must include the nonprofit's official name, be signed and dated with today's date, and be clearly legible.

Verifying the Legal Representative's ID

Strictly speaking, the Legal Representative is the person who represents the nonprofit in legal proceedings. More broadly, they are also the person who signs contracts and grant applications on behalf of the organization.

Note: If you have added the Legal Representative to your Contacts database and a government-issued ID is already on their profile, you can download it directly from there.

You may provide one of the following:

• passport
• national ID card (front and back)

Make sure the ID meets all of the following requirements to be accepted:

• valid and not expired
• in color
• if present, the MRZ must be visible. "MRZ" stands for Machine-Readable Zone — the optical scan area used for reading, identifying, and validating the document.
• leave a minimum margin of one centimeter around the document
• accepted formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (max. 2 pages)
• minimum file size: 1 KB for PDF, 100 KB for other formats
• maximum file size: 4 MB

Note: In 2014, the validity period of French national ID cards for adults was extended from 10 to 15 years. Your ID card is automatically extended and remains valid for an additional 5 years if you were an adult when it was issued and it was still valid on January 1, 2014 (Source).

Important: You may have added a watermark to your ID copies — this is generally a good practice to prevent fraud and identity theft. However, our payment verification partner requires documents with no markings or overlays. Watermarked documents will be rejected.

Verifying the bank account in the nonprofit's name

A RIB (relevé d'identité bancaire) is a French banking document that contains the account holder's identity and bank details.

The RIB must meet the following requirements to be approved by the payment provider:

• issued in the nonprofit's official name, or its recognized abbreviated name
• recent: if the RIB includes a date, it must be no more than one year old
• clear and legible
• must show the bank's name, logo, and account number

Warning: Some online or virtual bank accounts will not be accepted and will be automatically rejected by our system for security reasons.

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