Overview
To enhance security and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory standards, we are introducing important changes to our KYC requirements for all new individual card account applications submitted via the Access API.Mandatory Fields (Effective Feb 1, 2026 at 00:00 HKT)
The following fields will become mandatory for all individual applicants:1. Occupation
The cardholder’s occupation, selected from the pre-defined list available at the/v1/occupations endpoint.
API Endpoint: GET /v1/occupations
2. Position
The cardholder’s job position, selected from the pre-defined list available at the/v1/positions endpoint.
API Endpoint: GET /v1/positions
3. Gender
The cardholder’s gender. Accepted values:MALEFEMALE
4. Nationality
The cardholder’s nationality in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. Format: Two-letter country code (e.g.,HK, US, CN)
5. Supporting Documents
For non-Hong Kong (HK) nationals, at least one of the following supporting documents must be provided.Accepted Supporting Documents
For applicants who are non-Hong Kong (HK) nationals, you must provide at least one of the following documents:Hong Kong nationals (nationality =
HK) are exempt from providing supporting documents.API Integration
When creating card accounts for individual cardholders via the API, include these fields in your request:Important:
occupationandpositionvalues should be retrieved from the/v1/occupationsand/v1/positionsendpoints (lowercase strings like"accountant","senior management")supportingDocumentsfiles must be base64 encoded in data URI format (e.g.,data:application/pdf;base64,JVBERi0...)- Accepted file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF
- Travel Permit: Both front and back sides must be submitted together
Implementation Timeline
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Now - January 31, 2026
Preparation Phase
- Update your systems to collect the new mandatory fields
- Test your integration in the sandbox environment
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February 1, 2026 at 00:00 HKT
Enforcement Date
- New fields become mandatory
- API requests without these fields will be rejected with validation errors
Testing in Sandbox
You can test the new requirements in our sandbox environment before the enforcement date: Sandbox Base URL:https://sandbox.access.utgl.io/v1
中文版本
重要更新:個人持卡人KYC要求的強制性變更
概述
為提升安全性並確保我們符合持續更新的監管標準,我們將對透過 Access API 提交的所有新個人持卡人帳戶申請,實施重要的 KYC 要求變更。強制性欄位(2026年2月1日 00:00 HKT起生效)
所有個人申請者將必須提供以下欄位:1. 職業 (Occupation)
必須從/v1/occupations API 端點提供的預先定義列表中選擇持卡人的職業。
API 端點: GET /v1/occupations
2. 職位 (Position)
必須從/v1/positions API 端點提供的預先定義列表中選擇持卡人的職位。
API 端點: GET /v1/positions
3. 性別 (Gender)
持卡人的性別。 可接受的值:MALE(男性)FEMALE(女性)
4. 國籍 (Nationality)
持卡人的國籍,需使用 ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 格式。 格式: 兩個字母的國家代碼(例如:HK、US、CN)
5. 證明文件 (Supporting Documents)
對於 非香港 (HK) 國籍 的申請人,必須提供以下至少一份證明文件。可接受的證明文件列表
對於 非香港 (HK) 國籍 的申請人,您必須提供以下至少一份文件:香港國籍 (nationality =
HK) 的申請人 無需 提供證明文件。API 整合範例
當透過 API 為個人持卡人創建卡帳戶時,請在請求中包含這些欄位:重要提示:
occupation和position的值應從/v1/occupations和/v1/positions端點獲取(小寫字串,如"accountant"、"senior management")supportingDocuments檔案必須以 base64 編碼的 data URI 格式提交(例如:data:application/pdf;base64,JVBERi0...)- 可接受的檔案類型:PDF、JPEG、PNG、GIF
- 往來港澳通行證: 必須同時提交正面和背面
實施時間表
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現在 - 2026年1月31日
準備階段
- 更新您的系統以收集新的強制性欄位
- 在沙盒環境中測試您的整合
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2026年2月1日 00:00 HKT
強制執行日期
- 新欄位成為強制性要求
- 缺少這些欄位的 API 請求將被拒絕並返回驗證錯誤

