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# Register Card Customer

> Register a cardholder customer and submit KYC verification

Register a new cardholder customer profile and submit identity verification (KYC). Upon successful verification, use the returned `customerId` to issue virtual cards via `POST /cards`.


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi.json POST /cards/customers
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: LaikiPay Developer API
  description: >-
    Developer-first financial infrastructure for virtual card issuance,
    corporate vaults, and payment automation.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.laikipay.com/v1/merchant
    description: Base url
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /cards/customers:
    post:
      tags:
        - Virtual Cards
      summary: Register Cardholder Customer
      description: >-
        Register a new cardholder customer profile and submit identity KYC.
        Returns customerId for issuing cards.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - firstName
                - lastName
                - email
                - phoneNumber
              properties:
                firstName:
                  type: string
                  example: John
                lastName:
                  type: string
                  example: Doe
                email:
                  type: string
                  example: john.doe@example.com
                phoneNumber:
                  type: string
                  example: '08012345678'
                dialCode:
                  type: string
                  example: '+234'
                  default: '+234'
                dateOfBirth:
                  type: string
                  example: '1995-05-15'
                idType:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - national_id
                    - passport
                    - drivers_license
                  example: national_id
                idNumber:
                  type: string
                  example: '12345678901'
                line1:
                  type: string
                  example: 15 Marina Street
                city:
                  type: string
                  example: Lagos
                state:
                  type: string
                  example: Lagos State
                postalCode:
                  type: string
                  example: '100001'
                country:
                  type: string
                  example: NGA
                  default: NGA
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Customer registered and approved successfully
        '400':
          description: Invalid customer parameters
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT Access Token

````

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