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Company Type Of Client

The Company Type Of Client Answer is used to specify the category of a company or legal entity, along with supporting documentation to verify the classification.

Fields

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
fieldTypeIdstringYesMust be set to "CompanyTypeOfClient" (from FieldTypeEnum)
companyCategorystringYesCategory of the company (from CompanyCategoryEnum)
countryOfDomicileIdstringConditionalCountry identifier for domicile (required for certain company categories)
regulatedDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the uploaded regulated status document
listedDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the uploaded listed status document
governmentDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the uploaded government entity document
supernationalDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the uploaded supernational entity document
companyDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the uploaded company document
institutionalInvestorFirstDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the first uploaded institutional investor document
institutionalInvestorSecondDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the second uploaded institutional investor document
trustFirstDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the first uploaded trust document
trustSecondDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the second uploaded trust document
trustThirdDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the third uploaded trust document
investmentVehicleFirstDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the first uploaded investment vehicle document
investmentVehicleSecondDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the second uploaded investment vehicle document
familyOfficeDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the uploaded family office document
noneOfTheAboveDocumentIdstringConditionalID of the uploaded document for companies not fitting other categories

Company Category Values

The companyCategory field should contain one of the following values:

ValueDescription
RegulatedRegulated financial institution
ListedPublicly listed company
GovernmentGovernment entity
SupernationalSupranational organization
CompanyStandard company
InstitutionalInvestorInstitutional investor
TrustTrust entity
InvestmentVehicleInvestment vehicle
FamilyOfficeFamily office
OtherNone of the above categories

Example Usage

{
"fqName": "CompanyInfo_Classification_TypeOfClient",
"answer": {
"fieldTypeId": "CompanyTypeOfClient",
"companyCategory": "Regulated",
"countryOfDomicileId": "AE",
"regulatedDocumentId": "a640b5fd-0b98-494a-a6ec-6f7f8e323ff72"
}
}

Notes

  • The company type classification affects the due diligence requirements, risk assessment, and available products and services.
  • Different company types require different supporting documentation to verify their status:
    • For Regulated companies: provide regulatedDocumentId
    • For Listed companies: provide listedDocumentId
    • For Government entities: provide governmentDocumentId
    • For Supernational organizations: provide supernationalDocumentId
    • For standard Company: provide companyDocumentId
    • For InstitutionalInvestor: provide both first and second institutional investor documents
    • For Trust entities: provide up to three trust-related documents
    • For InvestmentVehicle: provide both investment vehicle documents
    • For FamilyOffice: provide family office document
    • For Other (None of the above): provide appropriate documentation
  • The countryOfDomicileId field is required for most company categories and should be a valid ISO country code.
  • This classification is a key component of risk-based approach to customer due diligence.
  • All document IDs must reference documents previously uploaded using the upload documents API.