Verify as a Beneficial Owner or Director
To ensure secure and uninterrupted business banking and to comply with banking obligations and financial crime regulations, each beneficial owner and if applicable, nominated directors of your organisation must be verified individually.
Why you need to verify
- Each beneficial owner and if applicable, nominated director must be verified or restrictions may be applied to the organisation’s accounts
- Ensure secure and uninterrupted business banking
- Protect your organisation with scam and fraud defence
- Comply with banking obligations and financial crime regulations.
Do you have a Westpac Customer ID?
Can you access Westpac Online Banking?
Ready to get started?
Verify as a Beneficial Owner or Director
With your Online Banking already set up, you only need to sign in and verify your identity as a beneficial owner or director.
You may need to provide 2 forms of ID, depending on how up-to-date your details are with us. We accept:
- Australian driver licence
- Passport
- Australian birth certificate
- Medicare card
Don’t have these documents? Refer to the identification checklist (PDF 657KB) for the full list of accepted IDs.
As part of identity verification, you may be required to provide foreign tax residency, employment and income source information.
This should take about 10 minutes. Your progress will be saved at points as you go so that you don’t need to complete it all at one time.
Things you should know
Find out what information you need to provide to become a customer (PDF 657KB).
Read the Westpac Online Banking Terms and Conditions (PDF 619KB).
Alternatively, you can visit a branch with proof of identity to create an Online Banking profile. You’ll still need to follow the instructions in the email and visit this page again later to complete verification.
Ready to get started?
Register for online banking then verify as a Beneficial Owner or Director
First, you’ll need to register for Online Banking so we can verify you and connect your personal profile to your organisation. Then you will need to verify your identity as a beneficial owner or director.
You may need to provide 2 forms of ID, depending on how up-to-date your details are with us. We accept:
- Australian driver licence
- Passport
- Australian birth certificate
- Medicare card
Don’t have these documents? Refer to identification checklist (PDF 657KB) for the full list of accepted IDs.
As part of identity verification, you may be required to provide foreign tax residency, employment and income source information.
This should take about 10 minutes. Your progress will be saved at points as you go so that you don’t need to complete it all at one time.
Things you should know
Find out what information you need to provide to become a customer (PDF 657KB).
Read the Westpac Online Banking Terms and Conditions (PDF 619KB).
Alternatively, you can visit a branch with proof of identity to create an Online Banking profile. You’ll still need to follow the instructions in the email and visit this page again later to complete verification.
Ready to get started?
Create a personal profile then verify your identity
You’ll need to create a Westpac personal profile and verify your identity as a beneficial owner or director.
You will need to provide 2 forms of ID. We accept:
- Australian driver licence
- Passport
- Australian birth certificate
- Medicare card
Don’t have these documents? Refer to identification checklist (PDF 657KB) for the full list of accepted IDs.
As part of identity verification, you may be required to provide foreign tax residency, employment and income source information.
This should take about 10 minutes. Your progress will be saved at points as you go so that you don’t need to complete it all at one time.
Things you should know
Find out what information you need to provide to become a customer (PDF 657KB).
Read the Westpac Online Banking Terms and Conditions (PDF 619KB).
Alternatively, you can visit a branch with proof of identity to create an Online Banking profile. You’ll still need to follow the instructions in the email and visit this page again later to complete verification.