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Banks and accounts: Singapore

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 Singapore.

  • GXS Bank

    Banks with their own licence

    GXS Bank Pte. Ltd. — Monetary Authority of Singapore

  • MariBank

    Banks with their own licence

    MariBank Singapore Private Limited — Monetary Authority of Singapore

  • OCBC

    Banks with their own licence

    OCBC Bank (Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, dénomination complète à confirmer) — Monetary Authority of Singapore

  • Trust Bank

    Banks with their own licence

    Trust Bank Singapore Limited — Monetary Authority of Singapore

  • UOB

    Banks with their own licence

    United Overseas Bank Limited — Monetary Authority of Singapore

Opening an account as a resident of {country}

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

EntityStatusConditions
DEGIROGermanyAccepted—
Dukascopy BankSwitzerlandAcceptedOpening "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.
GXS BankSingaporeAcceptedCitizens, permanent residents and foreigners holding a valid residence permit, living in Singapore, with Singpass Myinfo.
MariBankSingaporeAcceptedCitizens, permanent residents and foreigners holding a valid residence permit, with an up-to-date Singapore address in Singpass.
RevolutLithuaniaAccepted—
Trust BankSingaporeAcceptedCitizens, permanent residents and foreigners, according to the Link help centre; accepted residence permits not specified.
Bank OneMauritiusConditions applyElite Banking Offshore: clients based in sub-Saharan Africa, minimum entry criteria not published, discretionary refusal possible.
bunqNetherlandsConditions apply—
EleBankHong KongConditions applyVisitors accepted if they are physically present in Hong Kong when they apply; documents and accepted nationalities not specified.
Lloyds InternationalUnited Kingdom · Jersey · Guernsey · Isle of ManConditions applyAdults 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 StatesConditions applyNon-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 · GibraltarConditions applyInternational Select: adults residing in an accepted country, as verified by the bank's tool; a minimum balance must be maintained.
OCBCSingaporeConditions applyCitizens, permanent residents or foreigners holding a valid pass (Employment Pass, S Pass, Student Pass, for example).
Santander InternationalUnited Kingdom · Isle of Man · JerseyConditions applyExpatriates 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.
UOBSingaporeConditions applyForeigners: Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit, Dependant Pass or Long-Term Visit Pass; new foreign customers in branch, original documents.
Vivid MoneyGermany · NetherlandsConditions applyPermanent 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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