2checkout wants passport scan!

[Ruppert]

I went through the hassle of settings up 2Checkout with VM because it seems like the VM plugin for Paypal Pro is a bit shifty. Now that I've set it up (even contributed code to get VM/2CO running!) and paid my $49 setup fee, I get a 'Risk Form' from 2checkout which has to be filled in.

2CO wants the following:

• Passport scan
• Driver's license scan
• Company owners, history etc..
• Mandatory return policy
• Mandatory privacy policy

See for yourself:

2Checkout.com, Inc. Vendor Risk Management Documentation


Company Information

Vendor Name:

Company Legal Name:   ___________________________________________________________________________
         
Taxpayer ID# or NTN for Pakistan vendors:      2Checkout StoreID #   
         
D/B/A Name(s):         
         
Address:         
         
City:      State/ZIP:   
         
Telephone (Contact)      Telephone (Customer Svc):   
         
Fax Number:      Web URL:   
         
Contact Email Address:      Alternate Email Address:   
         
         
Legal Entity Type:    C Corp       LLC       Partnership      S Corp      Sole Proprietorship
         
Business Incorporated:     Public       Private    Non-Profit     
         
Year Started:         
         
Date of Incorporation:      State Incorporated:   
         
Dun & Bradstreet #:         
         
Has the company ever filed bankruptcy?     Yes        No
Please list all principals and their percentage of ownership (attach separate form if additional space is required):
         
            
Name      Percentage      SS#, Government ID # or Passport Number
            
Name      Percentage      SS#, Government ID # or
Passport Number


Principal Street
_____________________
Principal City

Principal State/ZIP

Principal Second ID
(Driver's License# and State         
         
         
Have any of the principal officers ever filed bankruptcy?        Yes        No
If "Yes," individual(s) involved and year filed:      
         
If you were previously contracted with an alternate service to 2Co please identify the company.


Have you previously or do you currently possess a merchant account?    If so with who?



Please provide a detailed description of any/all goods or services being rendered through the account:




I, ______________________________________, do attest that the information provided is correct.

   
__________________________________________             _______________________________
      Signature                  Date

Apparently, this only applies for International Customers. Paypal doesn't do this. Why does 2CO? Is this standard practice? Seems overkill to me.

Ruppert.

[C-64]

Yap, same thing happen to me. You also must have live site to show them.

[Ruppert]

Ya, and you have to have a refund policy. They won't accept a no refund setup. Seems pretty restrictive. Wonder if Paypal is heavyhanded...

[PRO]

This is very common for any internet merchant account.