{"id":24567,"date":"2023-11-20T11:17:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T11:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-infra-int4.worldfirst.com\/au\/?page_id=24567"},"modified":"2023-11-20T12:44:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:44:17","slug":"local-currency-account","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/au\/help-support\/local-currency-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Currency Account"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24567\" class=\"elementor elementor-24567\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b89ab8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b89ab8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba6b936\" data-id=\"1ba6b936\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e773e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"65e773e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/app3\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css?ver=1773109368\"><p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/au\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29b2a126 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29b2a126\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc321e5\" data-id=\"7bc321e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e077ae7 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e077ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to open a local currency account<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e3aa1ab elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e3aa1ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6123970c\" data-id=\"6123970c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166b616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"166b616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover how you can open a local currency account in minutes with our how-to guide<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b7d054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67b7d054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Open one or multiple local currency accounts online \u2014 without a local address or visiting a branch<\/li><li>Personalised account details, including your own unique account number under your business name<\/li><li>Request proof of currency account ownership documents online to provide to marketplace platforms<\/li><li>Free to receive money from international customers to your own GBP, USD, EUR, CAD, JPY, AUD, SGD, NZD, HKD, CNH &amp; MXN account details<\/li><\/ul><p>* Most requests will be activated instantly; but in some cases, this can take up to 1 business day. EUR and JPY will be activated within 1 business day.<\/p><p>Expand into new markets and collect payments from a host of online platforms with a local currency account from WorldFirst.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6d5e1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd6d5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/au\/receive-payments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4450e0b1\" data-id=\"4450e0b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a6bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a6bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe style=\"width: 100%; min-height: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3znf0weFPsI?wmode=transparent\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" id=\"widget6\" frameborder=\"0\" wmode=\"Opaque\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f374ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f374ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-845a3f8\" data-id=\"845a3f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f724e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f724e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f59a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f59a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Log in to your International Collections Account dashboard and navigate to Currency accounts via the left-hand menu.<\/p><p>Alternatively, simply click the \u2018Create currency account\u2019 button on the dashboard homepage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c89620\" data-id=\"9c89620\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0cafa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f0cafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Asset-ID-26_How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24578\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Asset-ID-26_How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-1.png 900w, https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Asset-ID-26_How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-1-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Asset-ID-26_How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-1-768x454.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24fa066 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24fa066\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86782d2\" data-id=\"86782d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923ea26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"923ea26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94201b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94201b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have navigated to the Currency Accounts page, click the red \u2018create currency account\u2019 button.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea262dd\" data-id=\"ea262dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e527dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e527dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-2.png 900w, https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-2-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-2-768x454.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e7ae90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e7ae90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eeddff\" data-id=\"5eeddff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a471996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a471996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf14f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf14f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will be taken to the \u2018Request a currency account\u2019 form.<\/p><p>Select the currency account you require and enter a Currency Accounts Name. This is only to help you identify the account, and will NOT appear to customers, on any Account Verification Letters or statements.<\/p><p>Note: If the details on currency account ownership documents need to be changed or updated, please contact your account manager BEFORE uploading to any linked marketplaces.<\/p><p>You can edit the Currency Account Name at any time via the Currency Account page.<\/p><p>When you have entered the Currency Account Name, click the red request button in the bottom right hand side of page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-553d4e7\" data-id=\"553d4e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c4043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82c4043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Asset-ID-28_How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Asset-ID-28_How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-3-1.png 900w, https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Asset-ID-28_How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-3-1-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/mdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Asset-ID-28_How-to-Open-a-Local-Currency-Account-step-3-1-768x454.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8c8b5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8c8b5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d912581\" data-id=\"d912581\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544b548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"544b548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805a661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"805a661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the currency account can be instantly generated (currently all currencies except EUR and JPY accounts), you will see a success message displaying your new currency account details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d2f679\" data-id=\"1d2f679\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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