Virtual Accounts

Last updated: March 18, 2026

Virtual Accounts Overview

Virtual Accounts, a.k.a Multi-Currency Account (MCA), Vostro, Nostro

These accounts allow your clients to receive and hold FX currencies, granting them the flexibility to purchase or sell at any time at the rate they desire.

These accounts can be enabled by any PayRecs Administrator at your Financial Institution that have the permission "Manage Customer"

Once enabled, the account will be visible under the "Accounts" menu in the PayRecs platform.

  • Outbound Payment - Allows you to send a wire from this account to a recipient

  • Fund Account - Allows you to purchase and hold foreign currency in that account utilizing your USD accounts hosted by your Financial Institution

  • Please see the "Incoming Wires" option below for more information on Incoming

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Enabling a Virtual Account

Enabling Virtual Accounts was previously handled on a request-only basis to PayRecs support, but is now available in the Financial Institution's PayRecs dashboard as long as the user has the permission "Manage Customer"

To enable an account, login to the PayRecs dashboard and select the company under the Companies menu.

The Accounts menu under that company will have a Visible & Hidden tab. Accounts under Hidden will not display for the client, all accounts will be hidden by default.

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To display these accounts to your client, select the "Show to Users" option under the 3 vertical dots menu

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The account will then appear under the Visible tab and will now be available to the client.

We generally do not recommend enabling the USD Virtual Account. Most Financial Institutions have a SWIFT/BIC that can be utilized to receive international USD transactions. Utilizing your SWIFT would allow the payments directly to your account instead of through PayRecs.

List of Supported MCA Currencies

Currency

Currency

Country Name

Currency Name

AED

United Arab Emirates

UAE Dirham

AUD

Australia

Australian Dollar

BGN

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Lev

BHD

Bahrain

Bahraini Dinar

BWP

Botswana

Pula

CAD

Canada

Canadian Dollar

CHF

Switzerland

Swiss Franc

CNH

HONG KONG

Chinese Renminbi

CNY

CHINA

Yuan Renminbi

CZK

Czech Republic

Czech Koruna

DKK

Denmark

Danish Krone

EUR

Multiple

Euro

GBP

United Kingdom

Pound Sterling

GHS

Ghana

Ghana cedi

HKD

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Dollar

HUF

Hungary

Forint

ILS

Israel

New Israeli Sheqel

JOD

Jordan

Jordanian Dinar

JPY

JAPAN

Yen

KES

Kenya

Kenyan Shilling

KWD

Kuwait

Kuwaiti Dinar

LSL

Lesotho

Lesotho loti

MUR

Mauritius

Mauritian Rupee

MXN

Mexico

Mexican Peso

NOK

Norway

Norwegian Kroner

NZD

New Zealand

New Zealand Dollar

OMR

Oman

Rial Omani

PLN

Poland

Zloty

QAR

Qatar

Qatari Rial

RON

Romania

New Leu

SAR

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Riyal

SEK

Sweden

Swedish Krona

SGD

Singapore

Singapore Dollar

THB

Thailand

Baht

TND

Tunisia

Tunisian Dinar

TRY

Turkey

Turkish Lira

UGX

Uganda

Uganda Shilling

USD

United States

US Dollar

ZAR

South Africa

Rand