How the paymaster process works

Call or write to the attorney

Describe the transaction: the goods or assets, the parties, the amount and the countries involved. Bahram Madaen confirms whether the firm can help and quotes the fee. Fees quoted per transaction. Please contact Bahram Madaen directly for a price. Every fee is set out in a written agreement before any funds are received.

Open your secure client account

Register with your email address, confirm it from the email we send, and set up two-step sign in with an authenticator app on your phone. This protects your identification and bank details.

Complete the Client Information Sheet

In the portal, answer the Know Your Client questionnaire: your identity, your company and its owners, your role in the transaction, the source of funds and where your share should be paid. Your answers are encrypted.

Upload your documents

On the Forms & verification page, download the forms that apply to you, print, sign, scan and upload them, and upload a passport or driver's license, proof of address, bank statements, IRS Form W-9, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, company records and the transaction contract. See the document checklist.

Review and sign the Paymaster Agreement online

The attorney prepares the agreement for your transaction. You read it in the portal, consent to electronic signing, draw your signature and confirm with your password. The attorney then countersigns and you can print the signed copy. How e-signing works.

Read a plain-language explanation of the agreement.

Funds are received into the trust account

The attorney gives the wire instructions directly. The sender confirms them by telephone with the attorney before sending. The firm confirms receipt in writing.

Payments are sent

When the conditions in the agreement are met, the firm pays each beneficiary by wire according to the signed instructions and confirms each payment.