Why do I need to provide the Client’s source of funds?

*Available in France only.

As an investment firm, Shares is required to comply with laws and regulations, particularly with regard to the monitoring of funds invested by its users on its platform.

These checks aim in particular to protect our users against risky investments by ensuring that the declarations in the application are in line with reality, as well as to fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

This means we review your Client’s accounts and may request further information to ensure that we meet our legal requirements.

With this in mind, we may sometimes need further information from you about your Client as to how they have been funding the account at Shares and where that money comes from.

Conditions of acceptability

Before sending us your Client’s documents, here are some instructions:

Documents can be PDFs or photos. We don't accept screenshots. Please note that these must be of good quality so that we can decipher the document;

All documents must be provided in full (all four corners visible), not just extracts from them;
The documents must include your Client’s first and last name, the date the document was issued and the Client’s bank account number and payment history (for bank statements).

Protection of the personal data

Any document you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence and for the sole purpose mentioned above, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What documents are accepted as Proof of Source of Funds?

In the table below, you will find an indicative (non-exhaustive) list of documents accepted to certify the origin of funds invested on the Shares Pro platform.

Account funding source	Accepted documents
Employment income / Salary	3 bank statement(-s) covering the last 3 months showing salary transfer being credited 1 bank statement not older than 3 months showing salary transfer being credited Latest payslip Tax statement or equivalent (e.g. Avis d'imposition)
Self-employment income/Business income	3 bank statement(-s) covering the last 3 months showing transfers from company account 1 bank statement not older than 3 months showing transfers from company account Tax statement or equivalent (e.g. Avis d'imposition)
Pension	3 bank statement(-s) covering the last 3 months showing pension transfers being credited 1 bank statement not older than 3 months showing pension transfers being credited Tax statement or equivalent (e.g. Avis d'imposition) Pension payment confirmation
Investments / Trading	3 bank statement(-s) covering the last 3 months showing transfers from investment platform(-s) 1 bank statement not older than 3 months showing transfers from investment platform(-s) Investing account statement PEA statement
Real estate / Rental income	3 bank statement(-s) covering the last 3 months showing the rental income transfers / transfer for the sale 1 bank statement not older than 3 months showing the rental income transfers / transfer for the sale Notarial Act Sale agreement Rental agreement
Inheritance / Family wealth	3 bank statement(-s) covering the last 3 months showing the support/gifts received from the family members/inheritance transfer 1 bank statement not older than 3 months showing the support/gifts received from the family members/inheritance transfer Grant of probate or notarial act
Third-party donation / Gambling	3 bank statement(-s) covering the last 3 months and showing the donation transfers or transfers from the gambling platform 1 bank statement not older than 3 months showing the donation transfers or transfers from the gambling platform Notarial act of the donation Gambling account statement
Savings	3 bank statement(-s) covering the last 3 months showing transfers from savings account / savings accumulated 1 bank statement not older than 3 months showing transfers from savings account / savings accumulated Savings statement PEA statement