Activate a business
Complete your business activation with our comprehensive compliance and regulatory information guide.
How to activate your business
You'll be in test mode once you create your Paystack Business account. Test mode exists to create a safe sandbox environment where you can use Paystac...
Compliance requirements for Côte d’Ivoire
A government-issued identification — National ID card or valid Passport. Your contact or business owner information. Personal mobile money or bank acc...
Compliance requirements for Egypt
We currently only support Registered Businesses in Egypt. To use Paystack to receive payments for your business, you must be duly registered with the ...
Compliance requirements for Ghana
A government-issued form of identification — Passport, National ID card, Driver’s Licence or Voter's card. Tax identification number. Personal bank ac...
Compliance requirements for Kenya
A government-issued form of identification — National ID or valid passport. Personal bank account number or personal mobile money number. All the info...
Compliance requirements for Nigeria
A government-issued form of identification — Nigerian Bank Verification Number, Driver’s Licence, National Identity Number (NIN Slip), Voter’s Card or...
Compliance requirements for Rwanda
Your contact or business owner information. A valid means of government-issued identification — National ID card, Passport, Driver’s License, Voter’s ...
Compliance requirements for South Africa
Personal bank account number. Bank confirmation letter. Valid government-issued identification. Your contact or business owner information. All the in...