diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotBlankBasedOnConfig.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotBlankBasedOnConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c03d6c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotBlankBasedOnConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.fineract.cn.customer.api.v1.client.validation;
+
+import javax.validation.Constraint;
+import javax.validation.Payload;
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
+
+@Target({METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER})
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Constraint(validatedBy = NotBlankBasedOnConfigValidator.class)
+@Documented
+public @interface NotBlankBasedOnConfig {
+    String message() default "{NotBlankBasedOnConfig.message}";
+
+    Class<?>[] groups() default {};
+    Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default {};
+
+    @Target({METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER})
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Documented
+    @interface List {
+        NotBlankBasedOnConfig[] value();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotBlankBasedOnConfigValidator.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotBlankBasedOnConfigValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8fb404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotBlankBasedOnConfigValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.fineract.cn.customer.api.v1.client.validation;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotBlank;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import javax.validation.ConstraintValidator;
+import javax.validation.ConstraintValidatorContext;
+
+@Component
+public class NotBlankBasedOnConfigValidator implements ConstraintValidator<NotBlankBasedOnConfig, Object> {
+    private String fieldName;
+    private String expectedFieldValue;
+
+    @Value("${config.bypassNotNull}")
+    private Boolean bypassMandatory;
+
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(NotBlankBasedOnConfig constraintAnnotation) {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isValid(Object value, ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
+        if(bypassMandatory)
+            return true;
+        return notBlank(value);
+    }
+    private boolean notBlank(@NotBlank Object vl){
+        if(vl == null) return false;
+        String value = (String) vl;
+        if(StringUtils.isBlank(value)) return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotNullBasedOnConfig.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotNullBasedOnConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19552c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotNullBasedOnConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.fineract.cn.customer.api.v1.client.validation;
+
+import javax.validation.Constraint;
+import javax.validation.Payload;
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
+
+@Target({METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER})
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Constraint(validatedBy = NotNullBasedOnConfigValidator.class)
+@Documented
+public @interface NotNullBasedOnConfig {
+    String message() default "{NotNullBasedOnConfig.message}";
+
+    Class<?>[] groups() default {};
+    Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default {};
+
+    @Target({METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER})
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Documented
+    @interface List {
+        NotNullBasedOnConfig[] value();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotNullBasedOnConfigValidator.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotNullBasedOnConfigValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7367a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/client/validation/NotNullBasedOnConfigValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.fineract.cn.customer.api.v1.client.validation;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import javax.validation.ConstraintValidator;
+import javax.validation.ConstraintValidatorContext;
+
+@Component
+public class NotNullBasedOnConfigValidator implements ConstraintValidator<NotNullBasedOnConfig, Object> {
+    private String fieldName;
+    private String expectedFieldValue;
+
+    @Value("${config.bypassNotNull}")
+    private Boolean bypassMandatory;
+
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(NotNullBasedOnConfig constraintAnnotation) {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isValid(Object value, ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
+        if(bypassMandatory)
+            return true;
+        if(value == null)
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/domain/Customer.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/domain/Customer.java
index e8cfae3..184f097 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/domain/Customer.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/cn/customer/api/v1/domain/Customer.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.fineract.cn.customer.api.v1.domain;
 
+import org.apache.fineract.cn.customer.api.v1.client.validation.NotBlankBasedOnConfig;
+import org.apache.fineract.cn.customer.api.v1.client.validation.NotNullBasedOnConfig;
 import org.apache.fineract.cn.customer.catalog.api.v1.domain.Value;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.validation.Valid;
@@ -41,22 +43,22 @@
 
   @NotBlank
   private String identifier;
-  @NotNull
+  @NotNullBasedOnConfig
   private Type type;
-  @NotBlank
+  @NotBlankBasedOnConfig
   private String givenName;
   private String middleName;
-  @NotBlank
+  @NotBlankBasedOnConfig
   private String surname;
-  @NotNull
+  @NotNullBasedOnConfig
   private DateOfBirth dateOfBirth;
-  @NotNull
+  @NotNullBasedOnConfig
   private Boolean member;
   private String accountBeneficiary;
   private String referenceCustomer;
   private String assignedOffice;
   private String assignedEmployee;
-  @NotNull
+  @NotNullBasedOnConfig
   @Valid
   private Address address;
   @Valid
diff --git a/service/src/main/resources/application.yml b/service/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 1008fc9..42308b8 100644
--- a/service/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/service/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -73,3 +73,6 @@
 upload:
   image:
     max-size: 524288
+
+config:
+  bypassNotNull: true