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PATCH
/
v1
/
identities
/
business
/
{id}
Update a Business Identity
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://sandbox-api.borderless.xyz/v1/identities/business/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "email": "business@example.com",
  "phone": "+1234567890",
  "taxId": "123456789",
  "name": "Example Corp",
  "dateOfIncorporation": "2003-01-01",
  "description": "A technology solutions provider",
  "sourceOfFunds": "inter_company_funds",
  "sourceOfFundsDescription": "Profits from sales of goods and services",
  "businessIndustryCode": "336390",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "businessType": "Llc",
  "isDao": false,
  "hasMaterialIntermediaryOwnership": false,
  "businessTradeName": "Example Solutions",
  "accountPurpose": "investment_purposes",
  "accountPurposeOther": "<string>",
  "ultimateBeneficialOwners": [
    {
      "hasOwnership": true,
      "hasControl": true,
      "isSigner": true,
      "relationshipEstablishedAt": "2023-01-15",
      "personalIdentityId": "cm9db4g2s4r7ro224ra6u1qvl",
      "controlPersonTitle": "CEO",
      "ownershipPercentage": 30,
      "attestedOwnershipStructureAt": "2023-01-15"
    }
  ],
  "annualRevenue": "$5-$20M",
  "approximateMonthlyTransaction": "5-15",
  "approximateDepositFirstMonth": "$5-$20M",
  "highRiskActivities": [
    "none_of_the_above"
  ],
  "operatesInProhibitedCountries": false,
  "transmitsCustomersFunds": false,
  "complianceScreeningExplanation": "We screen all customers against OFAC and EU sanctions lists...",
  "conductsMoneyServices": false,
  "conductsMoneyServicesUsingBridge": false,
  "conductsMoneyServicesDescription": "Cross-border remittances for retail customers"
}
'
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "type": "Personal",
  "deleted": true,
  "hasComplianceChecks": true,
  "data": {
    "firstName": "<string>",
    "lastName": "<string>",
    "secondLastName": "<string>",
    "middleName": "<string>",
    "taxId": "<string>",
    "dateOfBirth": "YYYY-MM-DD",
    "email": "<string>",
    "phone": "<string>",
    "activity": "<string>",
    "sex": "Male",
    "address": {
      "id": "<string>",
      "street1": "<string>",
      "street2": "<string>",
      "city": "<string>",
      "state": "<string>",
      "country": "AF",
      "postalCode": "<string>"
    },
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "<string>",
        "issuingCountry": "AF",
        "type": "Passport",
        "subType": "UtilityBill",
        "idNumber": "<string>",
        "issuedDate": "YYYY-MM-DD",
        "expiryDate": "YYYY-MM-DD"
      }
    ],
    "occupationCode": "132011",
    "employmentStatus": "Employed",
    "sourceOfFunds": "CompanyFunds",
    "accountPurpose": "CharitableDonations",
    "monthlyAmounts": "LessThan5K",
    "actingAsIntermediary": true,
    "citizenship": "AF"
  }
}

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
id
string
required

Body

application/json
​
email
string<email>

The primary email address of the business

Example:

"business@example.com"

​
phone
string

The phone number of the business

Required string length: 7 - 20
Example:

"+1234567890"

​
taxId
string

The tax identification number of the business

Required string length: 3 - 20
Example:

"123456789"

​
name
string

The name of the business

Required string length: 3 - 100
Example:

"Example Corp"

​
dateOfIncorporation
string<date>

The date when the business was incorporated in format yyyy-mm-dd

Example:

"2003-01-01"

​
address
object

The address of the main business location

​
description
string

A brief description of the business

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"A technology solutions provider"

​
sourceOfFunds
enum<string>

The source of funds for the business

Available options:
business_loans,
business_revenue,
equity_funding,
grants,
inter_company_funds,
investment_proceeds,
legal_settlement,
legal_settlement_tax_refund,
owners_capital,
pension_retirement,
sale_of_assets,
sales_of_goods_and_services,
third_party_funds,
treasury_reserves
Example:

"inter_company_funds"

​
sourceOfFundsDescription
string

Description of the source of funds for the business' account

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"Profits from sales of goods and services"

​
businessIndustryCode
enum<string>

The industry code of the business

Available options:
111110,
111120,
111130,
111140,
111150,
111160,
111191,
111199,
111211,
111219,
111310,
111320,
111331,
111332,
111333,
111334,
111335,
111336,
111339,
111411,
111419,
111421,
111422,
111910,
111920,
111930,
111940,
111991,
111992,
111998,
112111,
112112,
112120,
112210,
112310,
112320,
112330,
112340,
112390,
112410,
112420,
112511,
112512,
112519,
112910,
112920,
112930,
112990,
113110,
113210,
113310,
114111,
114112,
114119,
114210,
115111,
115112,
115113,
115114,
115115,
115116,
115210,
115310,
211120,
211130,
212114,
212115,
212210,
212220,
212230,
212290,
212311,
212312,
212313,
212319,
212321,
212322,
212323,
212390,
213111,
213112,
213113,
213114,
213115,
221111,
221112,
221113,
221114,
221115,
221116,
221117,
221118,
221121,
221122,
221210,
221310,
221320,
221330,
236115,
236116,
236117,
236118,
236210,
236220,
237110,
237120,
237130,
237210,
237310,
237990,
238110,
238111,
238112,
238121,
238122,
238131,
238132,
238140,
238141,
238142,
238151,
238152,
238160,
238161,
238162,
238171,
238172,
238191,
238192,
238210,
238211,
238212,
238220,
238221,
238222,
238291,
238292,
238311,
238312,
238321,
238322,
238331,
238332,
238341,
238342,
238350,
238351,
238352,
238391,
238392,
238911,
238912,
238990,
238991,
238992,
311111,
311119,
311211,
311212,
311213,
311221,
311224,
311225,
311230,
311313,
311314,
311340,
311351,
311352,
311411,
311412,
311421,
311422,
311423,
311511,
311512,
311513,
311514,
311520,
311611,
311612,
311613,
311615,
311710,
311811,
311812,
311813,
311821,
311824,
311830,
311911,
311919,
311920,
311930,
311941,
311942,
311991,
311999,
312111,
312112,
312113,
312120,
312130,
312140,
312230,
313110,
313210,
313220,
313230,
313240,
313310,
313320,
314110,
314120,
314910,
314994,
314999,
315120,
315210,
315250,
315990,
316110,
316210,
316990,
321113,
321114,
321211,
321212,
321215,
321219,
321911,
321912,
321918,
321920,
321991,
321992,
321999,
322110,
322120,
322130,
322211,
322212,
322219,
322220,
322230,
322291,
322299,
323111,
323113,
323117,
323120,
324110,
324121,
324122,
324191,
324199,
325110,
325120,
325130,
325180,
325193,
325194,
325199,
325211,
325212,
325220,
325311,
325312,
325314,
325315,
325320,
325411,
325412,
325413,
325414,
325510,
325520,
325611,
325612,
325613,
325620,
325910,
325920,
325991,
325992,
325998,
326111,
326112,
326113,
326121,
326122,
326130,
326140,
326150,
326160,
326191,
326199,
326211,
326212,
326220,
326291,
326299,
327110,
327120,
327211,
327212,
327213,
327215,
327310,
327320,
327331,
327332,
327390,
327410,
327420,
327910,
327991,
327992,
327993,
327999,
331110,
331210,
331221,
331222,
331313,
331314,
331315,
331318,
331410,
331420,
331491,
331492,
331511,
331512,
331513,
331523,
331524,
331529,
332111,
332112,
332114,
332117,
332119,
332215,
332216,
332311,
332312,
332313,
332321,
332322,
332323,
332410,
332420,
332431,
332439,
332510,
332613,
332618,
332710,
332721,
332722,
332811,
332812,
332813,
332911,
332912,
332913,
332919,
332991,
332992,
332993,
332994,
332996,
332999,
333111,
333112,
333120,
333131,
333132,
333241,
333242,
333243,
333248,
333310,
333413,
333414,
333415,
333511,
333514,
333515,
333517,
333519,
333611,
333612,
333613,
333618,
333912,
333914,
333921,
333922,
333923,
333924,
333991,
333992,
333993,
333994,
333995,
333996,
333998,
334111,
334112,
334118,
334210,
334220,
334290,
334310,
334412,
334413,
334416,
334417,
334418,
334419,
334510,
334511,
334512,
334513,
334514,
334515,
334516,
334517,
334519,
334610,
335131,
335132,
335139,
335210,
335220,
335311,
335312,
335313,
335314,
335910,
335921,
335929,
335931,
335932,
335991,
335999,
336110,
336120,
336211,
336212,
336213,
336214,
336310,
336320,
336330,
336340,
336350,
336360,
336370,
336390,
336411,
336412,
336413,
336414,
336415,
336419,
336510,
336611,
336612,
336991,
336992,
336999,
337110,
337121,
337122,
337126,
337127,
337211,
337212,
337214,
337215,
337910,
337920,
339112,
339113,
339114,
339115,
339116,
339910,
339920,
339930,
339940,
339950,
339991,
339992,
339993,
339994,
339995,
339999,
423110,
423120,
423130,
423140,
423210,
423220,
423310,
423320,
423330,
423390,
423410,
423420,
423430,
423440,
423450,
423460,
423490,
423510,
423520,
423610,
423620,
423690,
423710,
423720,
423730,
423740,
423810,
423820,
423830,
423840,
423850,
423860,
423910,
423920,
423930,
423940,
423990,
424110,
424120,
424130,
424210,
424310,
424340,
424350,
424410,
424420,
424430,
424440,
424450,
424460,
424470,
424480,
424490,
424510,
424520,
424590,
424610,
424690,
424710,
424720,
424810,
424820,
424910,
424920,
424930,
424940,
424950,
424990,
425120,
441110,
441120,
441210,
441222,
441227,
441330,
441340,
444110,
444120,
444140,
444180,
444230,
444240,
445110,
445131,
445132,
445230,
445240,
445250,
445291,
445292,
445298,
445320,
449110,
449121,
449122,
449129,
449210,
454113,
454390,
455110,
455211,
455219,
456110,
456120,
456130,
456191,
456199,
457110,
457120,
457210,
458110,
458210,
458310,
458320,
459110,
459120,
459130,
459140,
459210,
459310,
459410,
459420,
459510,
459910,
459920,
459930,
459991,
459999,
481111,
481112,
481211,
481212,
481219,
482111,
482112,
483111,
483112,
483113,
483114,
483211,
483212,
484110,
484121,
484122,
484210,
484220,
484230,
485111,
485112,
485113,
485119,
485210,
485310,
485320,
485410,
485510,
485991,
485999,
486110,
486210,
486910,
486990,
487110,
487210,
487990,
488111,
488119,
488190,
488210,
488310,
488320,
488330,
488390,
488410,
488490,
488510,
488991,
488999,
491110,
492110,
492210,
493110,
493120,
493130,
493190,
512110,
512120,
512131,
512132,
512191,
512199,
512230,
512240,
512250,
512290,
513110,
513120,
513130,
513140,
513191,
513199,
513210,
515210,
516110,
516120,
516210,
517111,
517112,
517121,
517410,
517810,
518210,
519210,
519290,
521110,
522110,
522130,
522180,
522210,
522220,
522291,
522292,
522298,
522299,
522310,
522320,
522390,
523150,
523160,
523210,
523910,
523940,
523991,
523999,
524113,
524114,
524126,
524127,
524128,
524130,
524210,
524291,
524292,
524298,
525110,
525120,
525190,
525910,
525920,
525990,
531110,
531120,
531130,
531190,
531210,
531311,
531312,
531320,
531390,
532111,
532112,
532120,
532210,
532281,
532282,
532283,
532284,
532289,
532310,
532411,
532412,
532420,
532490,
533110,
541110,
541191,
541199,
541211,
541213,
541214,
541219,
541310,
541320,
541330,
541340,
541350,
541360,
541370,
541380,
541410,
541420,
541430,
541490,
541511,
541512,
541513,
541519,
541611,
541612,
541613,
541614,
541618,
541620,
541690,
541713,
541714,
541715,
541720,
541810,
541820,
541830,
541840,
541850,
541860,
541870,
541890,
541910,
541921,
541922,
541930,
541940,
541990,
551111,
551112,
551114,
561110,
561210,
561311,
561312,
561320,
561330,
561410,
561421,
561422,
561431,
561439,
561440,
561450,
561491,
561492,
561499,
561510,
561520,
561591,
561599,
561611,
561612,
561613,
561621,
561622,
561710,
561720,
561730,
561740,
561790,
561910,
561920,
561990,
562111,
562112,
562119,
562211,
562212,
562213,
562219,
562910,
562920,
562991,
562998,
611110,
611210,
611310,
611410,
611420,
611430,
611511,
611512,
611513,
611519,
611610,
611620,
611630,
611691,
611692,
611699,
611710,
621111,
621112,
621210,
621310,
621320,
621330,
621340,
621391,
621399,
621410,
621420,
621491,
621492,
621493,
621498,
621511,
621512,
621610,
621910,
621991,
621999,
622110,
622210,
622310,
623110,
623210,
623220,
623311,
623312,
623990,
624110,
624120,
624190,
624210,
624221,
624229,
624230,
624310,
624410,
711110,
711120,
711130,
711190,
711211,
711212,
711219,
711310,
711320,
711410,
711510,
712110,
712120,
712130,
712190,
713110,
713120,
713210,
713290,
713910,
713920,
713930,
713940,
713950,
713990,
721110,
721120,
721191,
721199,
721211,
721214,
721310,
722310,
722320,
722330,
722410,
722511,
722513,
722514,
722515,
811111,
811114,
811121,
811122,
811191,
811192,
811198,
811210,
811310,
811411,
811412,
811420,
811430,
811490,
812111,
812112,
812113,
812191,
812199,
812210,
812220,
812310,
812320,
812331,
812332,
812910,
812921,
812922,
812930,
812990,
813110,
813211,
813212,
813219,
813311,
813312,
813319,
813410,
813910,
813920,
813930,
813940,
813990,
814110,
921110,
921120,
921130,
921140,
921150,
921190,
922110,
922120,
922130,
922140,
922150,
922160,
922190,
923110,
923120,
923130,
923140,
924110,
924120,
925110,
925120,
926110,
926120,
926130,
926140,
926150,
927110,
928110,
928120,
999999
Example:

"336390"

​
website
string<uri>

The website URL of the business

Example:

"https://example.com"

​
businessType
enum<string>

How the business is legally registered

Available options:
Cooperative,
Corporation,
Llc,
Other,
Partnership,
SoleProp,
Trust
Example:

"Llc"

​
isDao
boolean

Indicates if the business is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)

Example:

false

​
hasMaterialIntermediaryOwnership
boolean

The business has at least one intermediate legal entity owner with 25% or more ownership

Example:

false

​
businessTradeName
string

The trading name or "Doing Business As" name under which the business operates publicly

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"Example Solutions"

​
accountPurpose
enum<string>

The primary purpose of the business account

Available options:
charitable_donations,
ecommerce_retail_payments,
investment_purposes,
other,
payments_to_friends_or_family_abroad,
payroll,
personal_or_living_expenses,
protect_wealth,
purchase_goods_and_services,
receive_payments_for_goods_and_services,
tax_optimization,
third_party_money_transmission,
treasury_management
Example:

"investment_purposes"

​
accountPurposeOther
string

Other account purpose (required if accountPurpose is 'Other')

​
ultimateBeneficialOwners
(Beneficial Owner of Existing Identity · object | Beneficial Owner of New Identity · object)[]

List of ultimate beneficial owners of the business

​
annualRevenue
string

Estimated annual revenue

Maximum string length: 10
Example:

"$5-$20M"

​
approximateMonthlyTransaction
string

Approximate monthly transaction volume

Maximum string length: 10
Example:

"5-15"

​
approximateDepositFirstMonth
string

Estimated deposits for the first month

Maximum string length: 10
Example:

"$5-$20M"

​
highRiskActivities
enum<string>[]

List of high-risk activities the business is involved in. Defaults to ['none_of_the_above'] when omitted

Available options:
adult_entertainment,
gambling,
hold_client_funds,
investment_services,
lending_banking,
marijuana_or_related_services,
money_services,
nicotine_tobacco_or_related_services,
operate_foreign_exchange_virtual_currencies_brokerage_otc,
pharmaceuticals,
precious_metals_precious_stones_jewelry,
safe_deposit_box_rentals,
third_party_payment_processing,
weapons_firearms_and_explosives,
none_of_the_above
Example:
["none_of_the_above"]
​
operatesInProhibitedCountries
boolean

Does the business operate in any prohibited countries?

Example:

false

​
transmitsCustomersFunds
boolean
deprecated

Indicates if the business transmits customer funds

Example:

false

​
complianceScreeningExplanation
string

Detailed description of the business's compliance and anti-money laundering controls and practices. Required when conductsMoneyServices is true

Maximum string length: 1024
Example:

"We screen all customers against OFAC and EU sanctions lists..."

​
conductsMoneyServices
boolean

Whether the business offers money services, investment products, and/or other financial services

Example:

false

​
conductsMoneyServicesUsingBridge
boolean

Whether the business plans to conduct money services using its Bridge account. Required when conductsMoneyServices is true

Example:

false

​
conductsMoneyServicesDescription
string

Description of the money services offered by the business. Required when conductsMoneyServices is true

Maximum string length: 1024
Example:

"Cross-border remittances for retail customers"

Response

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id
string
required
​
type
enum<string>
required
Available options:
Personal,
Business
​
deleted
boolean
required
​
hasComplianceChecks
boolean
required
​
data
object
required