KYC Documentation Required Per Country for Individuals & Businesses

Yellow Card is a multinational company that exists across several countries. Since each of these countries has unique laws, we are required to collect information that may vary from country to country. The information we collect may also be used to protect our users from fraudulent activities.

Yellow Card collects information about you based on your Tier. Each Tier, except Tier 0, requires a unique set of documents per country.

Tier 0

The documents required for Tier 0 mainly consist of general primary registration data. It is the same for all countries Yellow Card operates in and includes: 

  • Phone Number 
  • Email 
  • Full Name 
  • Date Of Birth

From this Tier, you can buy, receive and sell crypto without restrictions. However, some operations, such as deposits and receiving money via Yellow Pay, will be restricted. Finally, you will not be able to withdraw in local currency. To do so, please follow the Tier instructions below.

Please, do not forget to confirm your registration by opening your emails and clicking on the mail received from Yellow Card.

Tier 1, 2, 3 & 4 per country

The documents required for verification for these tiers may vary by country. Please, kindly click on your country of residence below:

Ghana  | Cameroon | Senegal | Tanzania  | South Africa | Nigeria | Botswana

Gabon | Côte d'Ivoire | Zambia | Malawi | Uganda  | DR Congo | Rwanda | Kenya | Togo | Mali | Burkina Faso | Republic of Benin |


For KYC submissions, please do not edit or alter your KYC document to show your information, as this violates our policy.

Ghana 🇬🇭

Tier 1

  • Government-issued ID
  • Driver’s License or
  • SSNIT (Social Security and National Insurance Trust) Card &
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

  • Certificate of Incorporation & Certificate to Commence Business, Forms 3 & 4
  • ID card of directors & key contact person
  • Residential Address Confirmation Documents of three Key Directors
  • All Signatories and all Shareholders with 10% or more interests.
  • Proof of Correspond (GhanaPostGPS address)
  • Proof of Address of company
  • WBen for foreign directors
  • Notarised docs
  • TIN of Company and Directors.
  • Board Resolution Letter on the Company’s Letter Head or with a Seal of the Company.

Zambia 🇿🇲

Tier 1

  • Selfie
  • National ID
  • Passport

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

  • Company registration documents (PACRA documents) and Company profile.
  • TIN/Tax Certificate (ZRA Tax form)
  • Identification documents for directors(NRC or passport)
  • Proof of Address for Business and all Directors.
  • A Board Resolution Letter on the company’s official letterhead authorizing the opening of the OTC account with Yellow Card – signed by the Director(s).

Cameroon 🇨🇲

Tier 1

  • National ID
  • National ID Receipt
  • Passport
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

  • Company articles of association as required by OHADA (notarized)
  • Certified sketch map of business location
  • Notice of publication of statutes
  • General Assembly Minutes constituting the company (required only for Public Limited Companies)
  • Valid Business license
  • Taxpayers number (valid taxpayer’s card)
  • Tax certificate (certificate of non-indebtedness)
  • Company stamp
  • Valid National Identity Cards or Passports of the signatories (photocopy needed also).

Gabon 🇬🇦

Tier 1

  • National ID Card
  • Passport
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

  • Proof of no conviction document

Malawi 🇲🇼

Tier 1

  • National ID
  • Passport
  • Traffic Register Card
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

  • Non conviction doc

Senegal 🇸🇳

Tier 1

  • Passport
  • Ecowas ID
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

  • Proof of no conviction document

Uganda 🇺🇬

Tier 1

  • National ID Card
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

  • Certificate of incorporation
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association (MERMART)
  • Company form 20 (Particulars of Directors)
  • A Board Resolution Letter on the company’s official letterhead authorizing the opening of the OTC account with Yellow Card – signed by the Director(s).
  • Company form 18 (shows location of business)
  • ID cards of Directors
  • Tax Registration Certificate or TIN.

DR Congo 🇨🇩

Tier 1

  • Passport

Tier 2

  • Proof of Residency/Proof of Residential Address

Tier 3

Botswana 🇧🇼

Tier 1

  • National ID
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Share certificates
  • Directors Ids/passports
  • Form 2 (Company physical address and postal address)
  • Form 3 (Evidence of Directors Residency)
  • Tax Receipt/Certificate or Tax Identification Number
  • A Board Resolution Letter on the company’s official letterhead authorizing the opening of the OTC account with Yellow Card – signed by the Director(s).

South Africa 🇿🇦

Tier 1

  • ID booklet
  • National ID
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

  • Certified ID or Passport of all three Directors  
  • Proof of Physical Address of all Directors
  • Company Registration documents  
  • Share Certificate
  • Tax clearance of corporate entity (Registration and SARS docs)
  • A Board Resolution Letter on the company’s official letterhead authorizing the opening of the OTC account with Yellow Card – signed by the Director(s).

Rwanda 🇷🇼

Tier 1

  • National ID
  • Rwanda Card
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Share certificates
  • Directors Ids/passports
  • Form 2 (Company physical address and postal address)
  • Form 3 (Evidence of Directors Residency)
  • Tax Receipt/Certificate or Tax Identification Number
  • A Board Resolution Letter on the company’s official letterhead authorizing the opening of the OTC account with Yellow Card – signed by the Director(s).

Tanzania 🇹🇿

Tier 1

  • National ID
  • Passport
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

  • Memorandum and Articles of Association (MERMART)
  • Certificate of Incorporation/Registration
  • Valid business license (Where applicable)
  • TIN (Tax Identification Number)
  • Means of ID of Directors
  • A Board Resolution Letter on the company’s official letterhead authorizing the opening of the OTC account with Yellow Card – signed by the Director(s).
  • Proof of Address of Directors
  • Shareholders Certificate

Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮

Tier 1

  • National ID
  • Passport
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 3

  • Proof of no conviction document

Kenya 🇰🇪


Tier 1

  • National ID
  • Alien Card (For Immigrants)
  • Selfie

Tier 2

  • Proof of residency/ Proof of Residential Address

Tier 3

  • Proof of occupation/business

Tier 4

  • An Original and Copy of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation – The certificate must have scannable QR Codes.
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association
  • A Board Resolution Letter on the company’s official letterhead authorizing the opening of the OTC account with Yellow Card – signed by the Director(s).
  • KRA Pin Certificate or Tax-Exempt Certificate for the Company.
  • Identification documents of all directors of the Company and any Shareholders owning 25% or more. These documents include; KRA Pin Certificate plus an Original and Copy of a National Identity Card (ID) or a Valid Passport.
  • A duly signed Company Registration Form (Form CR1) – for companies incorporated after the enactment of the Companies Act 2015.
  • Form CR2 Memorandum for a Company with share capital.

– Or, Form CR3 Memorandum for a Company limited by Guarantee.

– Or, Form CR4 Memorandum for a Company whose liability is unlimited;

  • Form CR8 showing the residential address of the Directors of the Company.
  • An updated Form CR12 that shows the list of Directors and Shareholders of the Company.

Nigeria 🇳🇬

Tier 1

  • Bank Verification Number (BVN) and National Identity Number (NIN) front photo
  • Selfie

Tier 2

Tier 4

  • Board Resolution authorizing the opening of the account and approving the account signatories.
  • Copy of the company certificate and other incorporation documents.
  • Residential address of the directors.
  • Bank Verification Number of signatories of directors
  • Notarized Valid identification of the directors such as international passport, driver's license, etc.
  • Tax Identification Number for the company
  • Notarized Utility bill of business addresses such as the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), water bill, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), etc.
  • Notarized Evidence of Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) registration for companies categorized as DNFI.
  • Notarized Ultimate Beneficial Owner Document showing the percentage of ownership.

Togo 🇹🇬

TIER 1

  • National ID card
  • Passport
  • Selfie

TIER 2

TIER 3

  • Proof of no conviction

Mali 🇲🇱

TIER 1

  • National ID card
  • Passport
  • Selfie

TIER 2

TIER 3

  • Proof of no conviction

Burkina Faso 🇧🇫

TIER 1

  • National ID card
  • Passport
  • Selfie

TIER 2

TIER 3

  • Proof of no conviction

Republic of Benin 🇧🇯

TIER 1

  • National ID card
  • Passport
  • Selfie

TIER 2

TIER 3

  • Proof of no conviction


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