Why legitimize your deposit account?
If you sell in your own name and would like to use our integrated payment provider "Lemonway", a deposit account will be created with our banking partner "Lemonway" upon activation.
Legitimation is necessary for this. After legitimation, the following payment methods are activated:
- Credit card and
- payment in advance / purchase on invoice.
All amounts for purchases made through this payment provider go to this deposit account. You can then independently arrange a transfer from this account to your bank account. These are then carried out on Monday morning.
Deposit accounts are subject to various legal requirements such as the Money Laundering Act, the Banking Act, the Money Transfer Ordinance, etc., so that there are certain requirements on the part of our cooperation bank for the activation of the deposit account as well as the cashout account.
Here we have put together some FAQ about legitimacy for you.
Overview of this document
Overview
Where do you upload the records?
- Go to "Settings" and then "Payment Methods" and click on "Create" under "Seller."
- Click on "Activate" at the top for elopage.
- Then upload all the records described there as a PDF.
IMPORTANT! Take a close look at which records are necessary for your situation and in what quality. Only then can legitimation by our banking partner take place quickly and without queries and exchange of documents. - To select the records, click on the "button" in front of each file.
With the "i" you can see which records are required in which quality.
- Provide the URL to your active website, which contains information about your products. If you don't have your own website, provide the URL to your elopage shop here. It is important that you have edited the shop theme accordingly so that you can see what kind of business / products you have.
- Now check all the information and files you have made again.
- The files are transferred by clicking on "Save".
What happens after the upload?
Every day we look at the records that have been fully uploaded and carry out an initial quality assurance. If all records are complete, they will be passed on to our banking partner and checked there.
If the records are
- complete, up-to-date and legible, depending on the legal form, we pass this on for legitimation. Provided that all records are complete, legitimation usually takes place within 2 to 3 working days.
- not complete, difficult to read, not up-to-date enough, the legitimation will be delayed and you will receive an email from us with a request for an addition / update of the records. Only after you have completed the records will the records be passed on for legitimation.
Required documents depending on the legal form
1. Natural person such as freelancer or sole proprietorship with a trade license
Natural person |
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Natural person, e.g. freelancer, doctor, lawyer without trade license
- Valid ID or passport.
- A signed letter from you with your name and date confirming that you have not registered a trade.
- Proof of residence as described here*.
- Official letter from the tax office with your tax number or VAT ID, date and signature/stamp of the tax office, max. 2 years old.
Individual company/sole proprietor with trade license
- Valid ID or passport.
- Proof of residence as described here*.
- Trade license.
- Official letter from the tax office with your tax number or VAT ID, date and signature/stamp of the tax office, max. 2 years old.
2. Legal persons / communities of persons
Unregistered companies and organizations |
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Gbr (partnership under civil law)
- Front and back of the ID card of all partners.
- Trade license.
- Social contract.
- Shareholders' resolution on the authorization to represent (unless regulated in the articles of association).
- Official letter from the tax office with your tax number or VAT ID, date and signature/stamp of the tax office, max. 2 years old.
registered companies and organizations |
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Individual companies with a trade license
- Front and back ID of the person responsible for the elopage account.
- Proof of residence* of the person responsible for the elopage account
- Current (maximum 3 months old) extract from the commercial register.
- Official letter from the tax office with your tax number or VAT ID, date and signature/stamp of the tax office, max. 2 years old.
GmbH, UG, KG, AG, OHG, Ltd. etc.
Here records are required to prove the company and the so-called beneficial owner in accordance with the Money Laundering Act. Identification is required for these beneficial owners (shareholders with more than 25% of the contributions).
- Front and back ID of the person responsible for the elopage account.
- Official letter from the tax office with your tax number or VAT ID, max. 2 years old.
- Current (maximum 3 months old) extract from the commercial register.
- Partnership agreement.
- List of shareholders with name, address and share of the capital contribution (except for AG).
- Identification of shareholders with more than 25 % Participation (except for AG).
If a partner or several partners in a GmbH or KG are also a company, the company documents and identification of the partners with more than 25% participation are required (see below).
GmbH & Co KG, KG if a legal person is the beneficial owner
Here records are required to prove the company and the so-called beneficial owner in accordance with the Money Laundering Act. Identification is required for these beneficial owners (shareholders with more than 25% of the contributions).
If the beneficial owner of this company is a legal person, the identification documents are also required for this legal person in order to determine the beneficial owner there.
Here is a diagram of our banking partner: 
- Front and back ID of the person responsible for the elopage account.
- Official letter from the tax office with the tax number or VAT ID, max. 2 years old.
- Current (more than 3 months old) Certificate of registration of the GmbH & Co.KG / KG and other legal person (e.g. GmbH).
- List of shareholders with name, address and share of the capital contribution.
- If applicable, the articles of association of both companies, provided that the beneficial owner cannot be identified from the other records or special regulations such as profit transfer and control are regulated here.
- Identification of shareholders with more than 25 % Participation (except for AG).
If a partner or several partners in a GmbH or KG are also a company, the company documents and identification of the partners with more than 25% participation required.
Association
- Front and back ID of the person responsible for the elopage account.
- statute.
- Current election protocol (maximum 1 year old) .
Please note:
*As proof of residence for the person who is responsible for the elopage account (see legal notice), a max. 3 months old invoice in the name and home address is needed, namely
- A utility bill such as electricity, gas, Internet or cell phone/telephone bill.
- AN invoice for the householder's comprehensive/residential building insurance.
- Registration certificate from the municipality.
or an additional second identification document, e.g. passport or driver's license from both sides (in one file / photo), if you have already uploaded your national ID).