Bank account requirements

Please be aware of the following bank account requirements when setting up your bank account.

  • Only English alphabetical and numeric characters (0-9) can be accepted.
  • Special characters are not allowed (i.e. = ! “ $ % & : * < > ; , # { } [ ] \ _ ^ | ~ @). If your bank account details contain ‘&’ (ampersand) please replace with text format as “and”. The only exception is Local Beneficiary Name and Local Bank name for China and Local Beneficiary Name for Japan.
  • Please make sure you have submitted the required documents in YCS to speed up the approval process. Fund transfer and ATM slips are NOT valid. This applies for both personal and corporate bank accounts.
  • The Bank Account Name field in the extranet needs to match the account name on the supporting documents.
  • Account holder’s name, account name, and bank name must be visible on supporting documents. If it is a corporate bank account, the account holder’s name should be under the corporate name as well.
  • Supporting documents are accepted in your local language; however, if your bank is able to provide your bank statement in English, you may submit it as well.
  • If your bank account is still pending or gets rejected, please amend the details by following the steps in How do I modify my bank account?.

Bank account fill-in instructions

Refer to the table below for the definition and instructions of each field.

Field Name Description
Bank location Country that the bank locates
Local Beneficiary Name The name written in the bank supporting documents provided, in the local language
Account holder or beneficiary name The name of the account holder as written in the bank supporting documents provided
Account holder or beneficiary address The address of the account holder as written in the bank supporting documents provided
Bank Account Name The name of the account holder as written in the bank supporting documents provided
Bank Account No. The number associated with the account holder as written in the bank supporting documents provided
Swift code An 8-11 character code that identifies banks worldwide, ex: ASCBVNVX. Contact your bank to request their SWIFT code
IBAN No. Codes that identify bank accounts internationally; IBAN should start with country code, followed by a number, ex: GB12345678912345678912. Contact your bank to request their IBAN code
Bank Name Name of beneficairy bank.
Local Bank Name Name of beneficairy bank and branch written in local language/characters
Bank code A unique identification code for a particular bank
Branch code A unique identification code for a particular bank branch
Bank Account Type Type of bank account. Please check you bank passbook or contact your bank to confirm your account type
Currency National currency that this account can receive
Bank Address Physical address of the bank
Status Approved — The bank account is approved
Rejected — The bank account i has been rejected and we have sent you an email with additional details
Pending — The bank account information has been received and is pending review by Agoda’s finance team

Specific requirements for each country

Country

Field Name

Specific Mandatory Requirement

Australia Branch code 6 digits ex. 123456
China Local Bank Name Bank and Branch name in Chinese
Local Beneficiary Name Beneficiary name in Chinese
Account holder or beneficiary address

Must be filled in, 2 lines:

  • Line 1: Building no, road, district (30-35 digits)
  • Line 2: City, Province, Country (30-35 digits)
India IFSC 11 digits and in capital letters only ex. HDFC1234567
Swift code *Required only if the property currency is USD
Indonesia Bank account name Must be matched with the name registered with the bank
Japan Account number 7 digits ex. 0012345
Bank code 4 digits ex. 1234
Branch code 3 digits ex. 123
Local beneficiary name
  1. Uppercase only
  2. Must match with the name registered with the bank and in half-width Katakana. (If registered in English, please fill letters in all capital English)
  3. Use hyphen(-) from English keyboard
  4. Use legal abbreviation terms such as カ)
Bank Account Type “Savings” or “Current” only (must be matched with the bank book)
Philippines Account holder or beneficiary address

Must be filled in, 3 lines:

  • Line1: Room No./Office Name, Building Name/House no., Street, Subdivision/Barangay
  • Line 2: District, Town, City Name
  • Line 3: Province, and ZIP/postal code
Russia Bank code RU+ Bank’s BIK code ex. RU123456789
Account holder or beneficiary address

For Line 3:

  • Input hotel KPP code for corporate; format as KPP+code e.g. KPP123456789
  • Input hotel INN code for individual; format as INN+ code e.g. INN123456789012(Both bank code and INN/KPP usually can be found in hotel’s bank supporting documents)
Singapore Swift code Must be in 11-digit format, e.g. DBSSSGSGXXX
Thailand Bank code 7 digits (bank code will pop up automatically based on the bank name selected)

How to set up the bank account

  1. Go to  YCS > Finance > My Payment Accounts menu.
  2. Click on Create to open up the bank account form.
  3. Fill in all the required details. After selecting bank location, you may click Save, and the system will highlight the mandatory fields in red. Make sure that you have read the Bank account requirements and Specific requirements for each country carefully.
  4. Upload supporting documents to verify your bank account details are valid and ready to receive payouts. Please do not attach your credit card or ATM card in Host Manage or YCS. Click Choose File to upload all the required documents as below:
    • Proof of the bank account ownership (bank book, online statement, bank statement and canceled cheque) that clearly shows bank account name and bank account number.
    • Government-issued IDs matching the Account Holder’s name (ONLY for personal accounts) with clearly displayed bank account information.
    • Refer to this file for examples of valid supporting documents.
  5. After submitting the account details, the status will first be displayed as Pending until our Finance Team review the details and the ownership documents. You will be informed via email when the bank account is approved or if there are additional steps required within 5 business days. It is not possible for us to expedite the review process to ensure that all reviews are being done duly.
  6.  Once the account is verified it will turn to Approved in YCS, and you’ll be able to start submitting payments via YCS > Finance > Current Transactions. In the case of  Rejected  bank account status, please revise the details and amend that account first before creating a new one. Our Finance team will contact you to confirm which details should be updated.  Click here to read more about why your bank account is Rejected.
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How do I modify my submission? 

We do not recommend you modify your submission as it will restart the submission date. However, if you would like to modify your current bank account details, follow the steps below:

  1. After you submitted the modification via YCS > Finance > My Payment Accounts and click Edit. You may also upload new documents.
  2. Once our Finance team has reviewed all the details, they will verify the account, and notify you via email to confirm the modification has been approved.
  3. Your bank account status will turn to Approved in YCS, and you’ll be able to start submitting payments via Finance.

What should I do if my bank account is rejected?

Once your bank account request has been reviewed, our Finance team will reach out to you to provide more details that are specific to your case via email.

Please note that you should not modify your existing bank account submission request. If you cancel the request and create a new submission, your request will revert to “new” status and approval may take an additional 5 business days.

The common reasons for rejection are:

  1. Invalid character input
  2. Missing supporting documents
  3. Incorrect bank account name
  4. Incorrect bank account number or IBAN

Make sure that you have read the Bank account requirements and Specific requirements for each country carefully before you update your bank account information.