Banks and accounts: Hong Kong

Two separate questions: where the entity that holds your account is based, and who accepts residents of this country. A group’s head office is not the country of all its accounts.

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Accounts held in {country}

The entity that opens and holds the account is established and licensed in Hong Kong.

EleBank
Banks with their own licence
Ele Bank Limited (anciennement Airstar Bank Limited) — Hong Kong Monetary Authority
livi bank
Banks with their own licence
Livi Bank Limited — Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Mox Bank
Banks with their own licence
Mox Bank Limited — Hong Kong Monetary Authority
WeLab Bank
Banks with their own licence
Welab Bank Limited — Hong Kong Monetary Authority
ZA Bank
Banks with their own licence
ZA Bank Limited — Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Opening an account as a resident of {country}

Providers whose published terms accept residents of Hong Kong, or accept them under conditions. An undocumented provider is neither accepted nor refused: check with them.

Entity	Status	Conditions
Dukascopy BankSwitzerland	Accepted	Opening "worldwide" except for residents of the countries and regions listed; regions also excluded: Abkhazia, Crimea, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics, South Ossetia, Transnistria.
EleBankHong Kong	Accepted	Hong Kong residents, account opening via the app (description published under the former brand).
livi bankHong Kong	Accepted	Adult residents with the new identity card, a Hong Kong address and mobile number, present in person.
Mox BankHong Kong	Accepted	Adult permanent and non-permanent residents, with an address and mobile number in Hong Kong.
WeLab BankHong Kong	Accepted	Adult residents with a new-generation identity card, a Hong Kong address, and physically present in Hong Kong.
ZA BankHong Kong	Accepted	Permanent and non-permanent residents with a new-generation identity card, and an address and mobile number in Hong Kong.
Bank OneMauritius	Conditions apply	Elite Banking Offshore: clients based in sub-Saharan Africa, minimum entry criteria not published, discretionary refusal possible.
bunqNetherlands	Conditions apply	—
Lloyds InternationalUnited Kingdom · Jersey · Guernsey · Isle of Man	Conditions apply	Adults living in an eligible country, checked using the bank's tool; services are unavailable in certain countries for legal or regulatory reasons, with no published list.
MercuryUnited States	Conditions apply	Non-US founders accepted, unless they live in a country or region that Mercury does not serve (separate list not read).
NatWest InternationalJersey · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Gibraltar	Conditions apply	International Select: adults residing in an accepted country, as verified by the bank's tool; a minimum balance must be maintained.
OCBCSingapore	Conditions apply	Digital opening before arrival: biometric passport from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia or mainland China, minimum age, identity document.
Santander InternationalUnited Kingdom · Isle of Man · Jersey	Conditions apply	Expatriates and international customers from other countries: a minimum overall balance must be maintained, failing which monthly fees apply; no list of excluded countries is published.
Vivid MoneyGermany · Netherlands	Conditions apply	Permanent residence in Germany or another European Union member state.

A country missing from this table is neither accepted nor refused: the information is not published.

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