Properly endorsing documents is important to ensure they are valid and accepted. This guide gives simple instructions to help you through the endorsement process effortlessly. By following these steps, you can make sure your documents are correctly endorsed and meet all required standards.
Document Name | Description | Requirements | Guide to Acquiring Documents |
Certificate of Business Registration | A document that proves your business is officially recognized by the government. | - Ensure business name matches customer application details - Ensure business Registration Number matches customer application details | Step-by-Step Guide to Requesting Business Registration Documents |
Trade License | An authorization from the government or municipality that allows your business to operate within the country's legal regulations. | - Ensure the business name matches customer application details - Ensure business Registration Number matches customer application details | Step-by-Step Guide to Requesting Business Registration Documents |
Business registration Form | An official document used to register your businesses with the government | - Ensure to include all pages - Ensure owner's name matches customer's application details - Ensure business name matches customer application details | Step-by-Step Guide to Requesting Business Registration Documents |
Business Utility Bill / Receipt | A document that includes your full name and business address. This can be a water or electricity bill. | - Ensure Owner's name matches customer's application details - Ensure Bill period is within the last 6 months | How to Upload Utility Bills and Receipts |
License Receipt | A document that shows you've paid the required fee to apply for a license. | - Ensure Owner name matches customer application details - Ensure Date of issue is within the last 6 months | Step-by-Step Guide to Requesting Business Registration Documents |
Property Rate Receipt | A document that shows you own an immovable property at a particular location. | - Ensure Owner's name and business name on the receipt match the customer's application details. - Ensure Bill Period is within the past 1 year | Step-by-Step Guide to Requesting Business Registration Documents |
Bank Statement | A record of transactions like deposits, withdrawals, and transfers from your bank account. | - Name on Statement matches customer application details - Statement duration should not be less than 60 days - Statements must be in digital format. - Last statement transaction should not be more than a month before loan application | How to Request Financial Statements |
Mobile Money Transaction Statement | A record of transactions like deposits, withdrawals, and transfers from your MTN wallet. | - Name on Statement matches customer application details - Statement duration should not be less than 60 days - Statements must be in digital format. - Last statement transaction should not be more than a month before loan application | How to Request Financial Statements |
Operating Permit | A document that shows you have been given permission to do business at a particular location. | - The owners name matches with the one provided by the user (Green Rectangle) - The Business owner’s name matches the one provided by the user (Red Rectangle) | Step-by-Step Guide to Requesting Business Registration Documents |
Tin Certificate | A unique identifying number assigned to every taxpayer by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for tax administration purposes. | - Validate the business owner’s name against the user’s name (Green circle) - Validate the business location details against the business location details provided by the user (Yellow mark)and if there happens to be any inconsistencies, the customer needs to clarify - Validate the business name against the one provided by the user (Red circle A) | Step-by-Step Guide to Requesting Business Registration Documents |
Association Letter (Market letter) | A document that shows you have been given permission to do business at a particular location. | - Must be Headed with Market name and the Admin Telephone Numbers (Red Rectangle) -Must be addressed to fido credit (Yellow Rectangle) -Validate the owners name and one provided by the user ( Green Rectangle) -Validate the NIN provided by the user with the on the letter. -Must have the signature of the market Admin (Purple Rectangle). | Issued by the Authorized Market Admin |
Operating Permit Receipt | A document that shows you have been given permission to do business at a particular location. | - validate the Account name with the one provided by the user (purple Rectangle ) - Must have a bank stamp if the payment was made through the bank (Red Rectangle) - Must have a payment date (Green Rectangle) | Gotten from the bank after making payment |
Purchase/Sales Receipts Invoices | A document issued by a supplier to a business owner. | - Validate the services purchased with the services provided under business information (Green Rectangle ) - The issue date must be most recent, at least 30 days valid before the issue date (purple Rectangle) - Must include the Total amount (Red Rectangle) - Must include the business name and location and contacts of the supplier (Blue Rectangle) | This is issued by a supplier to a business owner or it is issued to a customer who purchases goods from the business |