Verify an Irish Account

This guide walks you through setting up your Zeffy account as an Irish not-for-profit organisations.

Before you begin

Have these ready before starting your account setup:

• Organisation registration details — Registered Charity Number (RCN) and a CHY number (if applicable)

• Organisation's full legal address — the street address in Ireland.

• Government-issued photo ID — passport or national identity card for the person completing the setup.

• Bank account details — IBAN and BIC for the organization's bank account.

Step 1 — Create your Zeffy account

Go to Zeffy and sign up with your name and email. You'll then choose your organisation type:

• Registered Charity — select this if your charity is registered with the Charities Regulator and holds a valid charity number.

If your organisation does not have a charity registration number, it is not currently possible to use Zeffy.

Step 2 — Tell us about your organisation

Fill in your organization details:

• Organisation name and full Irish address (street, city, county, Eircode).

• Time zone — Zeffy will detect this automatically based on your address.

• Payment descriptor

• Official website or public social media page (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn). Social media pages must be public, not private. If your organisation has neither, you can create an organization landing page with your mission statement and campaigns listed

Step 3 — Verify your account representative's identity

The person completing the setup must verify their identity by uploading a government-issued photo ID and a selfie.

Acceptable forms of identification:

• Passport

• Irish driver's licence

Business executive information

During verification, you may be asked to share information about your business executives — this is a generic term used by Stripe referring to individuals with significant management responsibility, such as directors, officers, or senior managers.

If you choose to provide business executive details, you will need to provide identification and information for all executives. This includes:

• Full legal name

• Date of birth

• Residential address

Step 4 — Accept the connected account agreement

Review and accept Zeffy's connected account agreement. By agreeing, you confirm that the information you've provided is accurate and that you have the authority to set up the account on your organization's behalf.

Step 5 — Add your bank account

Add the bank account where you'd like donations to be deposited. You'll need:

• IBAN — your International Bank Account Number.

Donations clear to your account based on Zeffy's standard payout schedule. Learn more about payout schedules.

Step 6 — Set up two-factor authentication (2FA)

For account security, set up 2FA using either an authenticator app or SMS codes. This adds an extra layer of protection to your account.

You're all set

Once your account is verified, you can start creating donation forms, ticketing pages, and campaigns — and start receiving donations the same day.

Next steps:

• Set up a donation form

• Set up an event

Compliance considerations for Irish organizations