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# Create an Account

Sign up at brd.digital — no invite, no sales call.

Sign-up is open. Go to the [login page](https://brd.digital/login), create an account, and you are into verification within a minute.

## 1 · Sign up

Create your account with an email address and a password, then confirm the email.

## 2 · Verify your identity

Verification runs through **Sumsub**. You submit an identity document and complete a liveness check in the browser — no separate portal, and you never email documents to anyone.

Sumsub also screens country eligibility. See Identity Verification for the tiers and what to prepare.

## 3 · Secure the account

Set up your second factor: scan the QR code in a TOTP authenticator app and confirm with a 6-digit code.

You are then shown **one-time backup codes**. They appear once, on screen only, and cannot be retrieved later — store them somewhere you treat as secret.

{% hint style="warning" %}
A password alone grants access to nothing. Until the second factor is complete, the session cannot see balances, transactions or account data.
{% endhint %}

## If you are an institution

Self-serve works for most users. Organizations needing higher limits, multiple users, or a corporate account structure go through **KYB** instead — contact <institutional@brdcapital.com>. You can open an individual account in the meantime.

## If something goes wrong

<table><thead><tr><th width="250">Problem</th><th>What to do</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Verification declined</td><td>Sumsub states a reason — usually document quality or country eligibility.</td></tr><tr><td>Authenticator device lost</td><td>Sign in with a backup code, then register a new authenticator.</td></tr><tr><td>Backup codes lost</td><td>Contact support for identity re-verification.</td></tr><tr><td>Forgotten password</td><td>Use the reset link on the sign-in page.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Next step

→ Identity Verification, or Connect a Wallet once verified.


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