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title: "Creating a Wallet"
source_url: https://docs.rapyd.net/en/creating-a-wallet.html
lang: en
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# Creating a Wallet

You can create a wallet within the Client Portal for a business or personal contact.

## How to Create a Wallet

1. Sign in as described in [Accessing the Client Portal](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/accessing-the-client-portal.md "Accessing the Client Portal") and navigate to **Wallets** > **Wallets**.

   The **Wallets** page appears.

   ![create-wallet-flow-1.png](image/img-b6e51e3c5e4ea4f80c577bf89749d4df.png)
2. Select **Create Wallet**.

   The **Create wallet** menu appears.

   ![create-wallet-flow-2.png](image/img-093497becf7233de6d53c875759dc423.png)
3. Select **Business wallet** or **Personal wallet**.

   The corresponding dialogue box appears.

### Creating a Personal Wallet

1. Complete the fields in the **Wallet Details** section:

   - First Name - First name of the primary wallet contact.
   - Last name - Last name of the primary wallet contact.
   - Email - email of the wallet contact.
   - Country Code - Short numeric code to identify a specific country used for communications.
   - Mobile Number - phone number of the contact.
   - Reference ID - The unique identifier assigned by the merchant.
   - Contact Reference ID - Unique identifier of the contact.
   - Country - Country of the contact.
   - Date of Birth - Date of birth of the contact.
   - Gender - Gender of the contact.
   - Nationality - Nationality of the contact.
   - Identification Type - Document verifying the identity of the contact.
   - Identification Number - Number associated with your identification document (license, passport, visa, etc.)

     ![create-wallet-flow-3.png](image/img-7bb828b017868edc59c99e844efb7da7.png)
2. Select **Contact address**.

   The contact address fields appear.
3. Complete the contact address fields.

   **Note**: Contact Required Fields - The Name, Country, and Street Address 1 are required fields when creating a Wallet in the Client Portal.
4. Click **Create Wallet**.

   The create wallet dialogue box appears.

   ![create-wallet-flow-4.png](image/img-9a3cee41584631da0d289d73b9716edb.png)

### Creating a Business Wallet

1. Complete the fields in the **Wallet Details** section:

   - Company name - Name of the company
   - Email - email of the wallet contact.
   - Country Code - Short numeric code to identify a specific country used for communications.
   - Mobile Number - phone number of the contact.
   - Reference ID - the unique identifier assigned by the merchant.

     ![create-wallet-flow-5.png](image/img-fc0b17020193dfe873c7356c1c448caa.png)
2. (Optional) Complete the fields in the **Business Details** section:

   - Name - name of the business.
   - Registration number - unique number associated with the company registration.
   - Date of establishment - date of the company registration.
   - Entity type - type of business entity.
3. Complete the fields in the **Contact Details** section:

   - Contact Reference ID - Unique identifier of the contact.
   - First Name - First name of the primary business contact.
   - Last name - Last name of the primary business contact.
   - Email - email of the primary business contact.
   - Country - Country of the contact.
   - Date of Birth - Date of birth of the contact.
   - Nationality - Nationality of the contact.
   - Identification Type - Document verifying the identity of the contact.
   - Identification Number - Number associated with your identification document (license, passport, visa, etc.)
   - Gender - Gender of the contact.
4. Select **Contact Address**. The contact address fields appear.

   **Note**: Business Contact Required Fields - The Name, Country, and Street Address 1 are required fields when creating a Wallet in the Client Portal.
5. Complete the contact address fields.
6. Click **Create Wallet**.

   The create wallet dialogue box appears.

   ![create-wallet-flow-6.png](image/img-9188572c5253bea51d27d1e937aa4a0f.png)