Virtual Accounts

Virtual accounts for global collections and reconciliation

Give customers and counterparties local-style payment instructions while your team tracks receivables, references, and settlement in one place.

Echo API Virtual Accounts
01
Local account details

Support eligible local account or virtual account workflows for collecting funds in supported markets.

02
Reference-based reconciliation

Connect incoming payments to customers, invoices, wallets, or business accounts with structured records.

03
Settlement flexibility

Route collected funds into supported fiat balances, payout flows, or stablecoin-enabled settlement designs.

B2B platformsImport/export businessesFintechsMarketplaces

Capabilities

Product infrastructure for real payment operations

Local account details

Support eligible local account or virtual account workflows for collecting funds in supported markets.

Reference-based reconciliation

Connect incoming payments to customers, invoices, wallets, or business accounts with structured records.

Settlement flexibility

Route collected funds into supported fiat balances, payout flows, or stablecoin-enabled settlement designs.

Use Cases

Where teams use this

Each product maps to a high-intent commercial workflow, then links into the existing Echo Money product, industry, and contact pages.

Invoice collections

Let buyers pay using local instructions while finance teams keep clear receivable matching.

User balance funding

Allow platform users or businesses to fund balances through local account details where supported.

Marketplace collections

Collect buyer funds locally before splitting or paying out to sellers in supported corridors.

Coverage

Supported rails & settlement

Availability depends on corridor, currency, onboarding status, and the final product configuration approved for the customer.

Local accountsBank transfersMulti-currency balancesWebhooksLedger records

Why Echo

Built for cross-border businesses, not single-country payment flows

Connects account issuance patterns with collections, payouts, and treasury workflows.

Designed for finance teams that need reconciliation clarity, not only account numbers.

Keeps local account availability tied to eligibility, corridor, and product configuration.

FAQ

Common questions

What is a virtual account? +

A virtual account is an account-like identifier or payment instruction that helps a business collect and reconcile incoming payments, often without opening a separate bank account for every customer.

Can virtual accounts support multiple currencies? +

Virtual account and local account capabilities depend on provider, currency, market, and customer eligibility.

How do virtual accounts help reconciliation? +

They can attach incoming payments to customer, invoice, or platform records so finance teams spend less time matching payments manually.

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