# Originator management

The originator management feature allows you to add or delete payment originators using the Payments Direct UI.

Note:
This topic describes how you can manage originator identities. For more information on how to manage beneficiary identities, see [Beneficiaries](/products/payments-direct-2/user-interface/beneficiaries).

![Originators](/assets/originators.2933a26c11b2c7730236c0537bd8f32aef8f681b2e97dd001c3322c1b849f7af.4850f93c.png)

## Add an originator identity

To add an originator identity:

1. In the Payments Direct UI, select **Settings** > **Manage Originators** > **Add Originator**.
2. Select the originator identity type: **Business** or **Person**.
3. From the **Destination Country** dropdown list, select the country where your payment beneficiary will receive the payment.For a list of supported countries and currencies, see [Payout network](/products/payments-direct-2/introduction/payout-network).
4. Select **Next**.
5. Fill in all fields related to *identity details* and then select **Next**.
  - Provide the information of the business or individual on whose behalf you're making the transaction.
  - Make sure that the information you provide is accurate.
6. Fill in all fields related to *other information*.
7. Select **Finish**.This creates the new originator identity.
8. To confirm that the new originator identity is available for selection when you create a new payment, view the list of identities by selecting **Settings** > **Manage Originators**.


Originators that send USD to China
If this originator will send USD payments to China, set that destination up while you create the identity. The **Originator Account Number** field then appears, and it is required.

That field is shown only for that destination. Leave it empty and a payment from this originator to China in USD is rejected at the **Review** step with **Required Field Missing** and error code `USR_090`. No funds are moved, so there is nothing to reverse.

You can also add it afterwards. Open the originator from **Settings** > **Manage Originators**, add the destination to its payout methods, and the **Originator Account Number** field appears for you to complete.

## Delete an originator identity

To delete an originator identity:

1. Select **Settings** > **Manage Originators**.
2. Locate the originator identity you want to delete and next to its entry, select **Delete**.
3. In the **Delete Originator** window, confirm that you want to delete the originator identity by selecting **Confirm**.


This deletes the originator identity from your identities list and it will no longer be available for selection when you create a new payment.