How to verify a business

Verify a company (KYB): its legal name, its documents, and the people who own and control it, each of whom verifies themselves. Each step is shown in order, and the chapters let you skip ahead.

Verifying a business takes more than verifying a person, so gather everything first.

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What the business will need

Bridge, our regulated partner, runs verification and decides what it accepts. This list is from Bridge's published requirements as of October 11, 2026. If Bridge's form asks for something not listed here, its form is right.

About the business

Legal entity nameExactly as registered, including LLC, Inc or Ltd. You enter this on TheCoinRamp first, and it has to match Bridge’s records.
Entity typeFor example LLC, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, nonprofit or trust.
EINOr your country’s business registration or tax number if you’re outside the US.
Registered addressA real street address. PO boxes and virtual addresses are not accepted.
Principal operating addressWhere the business actually operates, if different.
WebsiteIt must be live and describe what the business does. Bridge checks it.
Industry and a short description of the business
What you’ll use the account for
Where the business’s money comes from
Whether the business is a DAO

Formation documents

The documents that created the business, for example articles of incorporation, articles of organization, or a certificate of partnership or limited partnership.

The people behind it

Everyone who owns 25% or moreBridge must confirm every individual beneficial owner at that level. If another company is an owner, list the people who own that company too.
At least one control personSomeone who runs the business, typically a CEO, CFO, COO, president or director. Needed even if no one owns 25%.
Each of them verifies through their own linkAfter the business is submitted, Bridge sends every 25%+ owner and the control person their own verification link. Each must open it and complete individual verification: their details, tax ID, a photo ID and a selfie. The business can’t be approved until all of them have finished, so let them know it’s coming.

If you’re a control person, you can confirm the ownership structure yourself with a checkbox in Bridge’s form. Otherwise you’ll need an ownership document from the table below.

Ownership documents, by type of business

One document that shows who owns the business is enough. Pick one that fits your entity type.

Entity type	Accepted documents
Sole proprietorship	Business license Trade name registration (DBA), if trading under another name Tax filings (Schedule C)
General partnership	Partnership agreement Certificate of partnership, if registered Trade name registration (DBA) listing the partners
Limited partnership	Certificate of limited partnership Limited partnership agreement Schedule of partners with ownership percentages K-1 forms
Limited liability partnership	Registration of limited liability partnership LLP agreement K-1 forms
Corporation	Articles of incorporation, if they list shareholders (directors or officers alone are not enough) Stock certificates Shareholder ledger or cap table Shareholders’ agreement Board meeting minutes SEC filings, for public companies K-1 forms
LLC	Articles of organization, if they list members Operating agreement Membership certificates Membership ledger K-1 forms IRS 147C EIN letter, for single-member LLCs
Nonprofit	Articles of incorporation listing directors or founders Bylaws Board meeting minutes IRS determination letter Annual reports
Foundation	Articles of incorporation Trust documents Bylaws Board meeting minutes IRS determination letter Annual reports
Trust	Trust deed Certificate of trust Notarized trustee’s affidavit
Cooperative	Articles of incorporation listing members Membership agreement Membership ledger Members’ meeting minutes Share certificates, if any
DAO	Membership agreements with ownership percentages Voting records White paper, membership or token agreement, or governance framework
Any entity type	Ownership org chart with each owner’s percentage Ownership attestation letter signed by a lawyer or independent CPA Cap table signed by a lawyer or independent CPA

Every ownership document must

Account for 100% of the ownership and name the business
Date and sign anything you made yourselfSigned by a verified control person, a lawyer or an independent CPA.
Cap tables from Carta, AngelList or Securitize need no signature
Cover company owners tooIf another company owns part of yours, include the same kind of document for that company’s owners.

ID for each owner and control person

Each person completes this through their own verification link from Bridge: legal name, date of birth, home address (not a PO box) and tax ID, one photo ID from these lists, and a selfie.

Photo ID: if you live in the US

US passport
US passport card
Driver’s licenseFrom any US state or Washington, DC.
State ID cardThe non-driver ID issued by any US state or Washington, DC.
Permanent resident card (green card)
Work permitEmployment Authorization Document. Photograph the front and the back.
Visa
Travel document

Photo ID: if you live outside the US

PassportAccepted from every country Bridge supports. The safest choice.
Driver’s license or national ID cardAccepted for many countries but not all.
Other government documentsResidence permits, voter IDs and consular IDs, for some countries only.

Bridge’s page shows the documents it accepts for the country you choose, so pick the country that issued your ID. Choosing the wrong document type or country is a common reason for a rejection.

Sometimes asked

Bridge asks some businesses for more, depending on what they do.

Estimated annual revenue
Expected monthly transaction volume, in US dollars
Any high-risk activities
Any activity involving Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea or Syria
Whether you move money for your own customersIf you do, how you screen them.

Only if Bridge asks

Proof of fundsFor example bank statements.
Proof of operating activityFor example invoices, receipts, bills of lading or commercial contracts.
LicensesIf the business is in a regulated industry.
Proof of addressFor the business or one of its people, when locations conflict.

Avoid a rejection

Match the registration exactlyThe name, number and address must match the government registry.
Use a business registration number that is valid in your country
Have a live website that describes the business
Use a real street addressNot a PO box or a virtual office.

Screens inside other companies' windows (Bridge, your bank, the security check) are illustrations, and every bank number and address shown is an unusable example. Stuck at any step? Email support@thecoinramp.com. All walkthroughs