Personal Account Sign-Up

Step-by-step guide to creating a Devdraft personal account, from email verification through claiming a tag and starting KYC verification.

Overview

Creating a Devdraft personal account takes you through email verification, password creation, entity-type selection, personal details, phone verification, and claiming a payment tag. Once registration is complete, you’ll need to complete a separate KYC (Know Your Customer) process before virtual accounts and banking features become available.

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Watch: How to Sign Up for a Devdraft Personal Account: Step-by-Step Guide

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Completing registration is not the same as completing KYC. The dashboard shown at the end of registration states that KYC verification must be completed before you can create virtual accounts or use banking features.

This guide covers signup through the point where KYC begins. It does not cover the KYC steps themselves (documents, selfie, review) — see the identity verification guide for that once you select Verify.

Before You Start

You’ll need	Notes
Email inbox access	You’ll receive a one-time verification code by email
A compliant password	At least 8 characters, including both uppercase and lowercase letters
Your legal or commonly used name	First and last name
Country of residence	Selected from a dropdown, not typed — this reflects where you currently live, not your nationality
A mobile number	Needed if you complete phone verification immediately; can be deferred
Candidate tags	3–20 characters, using lowercase letters, numbers, or underscores only

Phone verification can be skipped during signup, but the screen displays a notice that it will be required from October 1, 2026. Check the live app for the current requirement.

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Step 1 — Start Signup

Open the Devdraft app and select Sign up (not Log in) on the welcome screen. Choose a sign-up method:

• Continue with email
• Continue with Google

This guide follows the email path, which shows the full verification sequence.

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Step 2 — Verify Your Email

On “Let’s verify your email address,” enter your email address and select Continue. A verification code is sent to that address.

Double-check the address is spelled correctly before continuing — the next step ties the code to the address shown on screen, and there’s no change-email option after the code is sent.

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Step 3 — Enter the Email Code

On “Enter OTP,” enter the 6-digit verification code sent to your email, then select Continue.

If the code doesn’t arrive, select Didn’t receive code? to request a new one, and use only the most recently sent code.

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Step 4 — Create a Password

On “Create a password,” enter and confirm your password.

Requirement	Details
Minimum length	8 characters
Character mix	Must include both uppercase and lowercase letters

Use the eye icon on each field to check your entry, then select Continue.

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Step 5 — Choose Your Account Type

On “Select your entity type,” choose between Personal account and Business account.

Select Personal account to continue with this flow.

If you’re registering on behalf of a company, use the Business account path instead — later screens in the personal flow only collect an individual’s name and country of residence, not business details.

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Step 6 — Enter Personal Details

On “Enter your details,” provide:

Field	Notes
First name	Your legal or commonly used first name
Last name	Your legal or commonly used last name
Country	Dropdown selector — your country of current residence
Referral code (optional)	Via the Have a referral code? link, if you have one

Below the fields are two separate acknowledgements:

• Marketing emails — optional; leave unchecked to opt out of promotional communications
• Terms of Service and Privacy Policy — required to register; review both before accepting

Select Finish to continue to phone verification.

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Step 7 — Verify Your Phone Number

On “Verify your phone number,” select your country code and enter your mobile number, then select Continue to receive an SMS code — or select Skip for now to defer this step.

This screen displays a notice that phone verification will be required from October 1, 2026 — deferring now may only be temporary.

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Step 8 — Claim Your Tag

On “Pick your tag,” enter a handle after the @ symbol.

Rule	Details
Length	3–20 characters
Allowed characters	Lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores only

Wait for the Available status, then select Claim [tag] — or select Skip for now to defer claiming one.

A tag is a short payment handle others use to send you money, without needing your email address. Choose a clear, non-sensitive handle — the change process for an existing tag isn’t shown in this flow.

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Step 9 — Registration Complete

The dashboard opens with “Registration Complete” and the headline “Start receiving payments on your virtual account.” It also states:

“You need to complete KYC verification to create virtual accounts and use banking features.”

The dashboard shows USD Account and Named Account tiles, along with a virtual-bank-account notice and a Verify button.

Select Verify when you’re ready to begin KYC.

Finishing registration doesn’t mean a virtual account already exists, or that phone verification is complete if you skipped it. The account tiles are an invitation to activate features — KYC is the actual prerequisite.

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Troubleshooting

Issue	What to do
Email code doesn’t arrive	Use Didn’t receive code? on the OTP screen; check spam/junk folders; use only the most recently requested code or contact support at [e-mail]
Password won’t continue	Confirm both fields match and meet the 8-character, upper- and lowercase requirement
Tag can’t be claimed	Confirm it’s 3–20 characters using only lowercase letters, numbers, or underscores; try a different value if unavailable

Keep email and SMS verification codes private, and only create your account through the official Devdraft app.

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