Banks and accounts: United States
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.
Please note
Accounts held in {country}
The entity that opens and holds the account is established and licensed in United States.
- Ally Bank
Banks with their own licence
Ally Bank — FDIC
- Chime
Brands backed by a partner bank
The Bancorp Bank, N.A. — OCC / FDIC ; Stride Bank, N.A. — OCC / FDIC
- Inter
Banks with their own licence
Inter & Co Payments, Inc. — FinCEN (MSB) / autorités des États (money transmitter)
- Mercury
Brands backed by a partner bank
Choice Financial Group — FDIC ; Column N.A. — OCC / FDIC
- Payoneer
Payment or e-money institutions
Payoneer Inc. — FinCEN / autorités des États
- SoFi
Banks with their own licence
SoFi Bank, N.A. — OCC / FDIC
- Wise
Payment or e-money institutions
Wise US Inc. — FinCEN / autorités des États
Opening an account as a resident of {country}
Providers whose published terms accept residents of United States, or accept them under conditions. An undocumented provider is neither accepted nor refused: check with them.
| Entity | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Ally BankUnited States | Accepted | US resident with a US street address; Social Security number or tax identification number; citizenship not required. |
| ChimeUnited States | Accepted | US residency, minimum age, Social Security number and address required. |
| MercuryUnited States | Accepted | Companies incorporated and registered in the United States or a US territory, with an existing or planned US activity; certain sectors excluded. |
| RevolutLithuania | Accepted | — |
| Bank OneMauritius | Conditions apply | Elite Banking Offshore: clients based in sub-Saharan Africa, minimum entry criteria not published, discretionary refusal possible. |
| bunqNetherlands | Conditions apply | — |
| EleBankHong Kong | Conditions apply | Visitors 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 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. |
| 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. |
| UOBSingapore | Conditions apply | "US persons": account opening in branch only. |
A country missing from this table is neither accepted nor refused: the information is not published.
Ally Bank
Mercury
Payoneer
Wise