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

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.

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

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 |