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Networked onboarding

Simplify onboarding for connected account users who already have a Stripe account by sharing business information.

Networked onboarding lets connected account owners reuse their verified account information when creating new accounts. This helps to reduce friction during onboarding and eliminate redundant Know Your Customer (KYC) verification.

When creating a new connected account, eligible users can choose an existing legal entity. A legal entity represents the core identity data of a connected account, such as business type and company details.

Certain shared information remains synchronized. When you update one account, the changes automatically propagate to all accounts that share the same legal entity.

Platform configuration

Networked onboarding is enabled by default. Platforms can manage this feature in the Dashboard.

Disabling networked onboarding only affects new account creation. Existing accounts with shared information remain unchanged.

Connected account onboarding

During onboarding, Stripe offers the option to reuse information if the authenticated account owner has any existing eligible accounts. The owner can select an existing account to share information with the new account, or they can choose to set up the new account from the beginning.

Eligibility

Synchronizing and copying fields during onboarding are supported when:

Synchronized fields

These fields remain synchronized across all accounts that share the same legal entity:

Fields copied during onboarding

These fields are copied during initial onboarding only, and subsequent updates don’t propagate:

Limitations

Networked onboarding isn’t supported for:

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