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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.

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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.

EntityStatusConditions
Ally BankUnited StatesAcceptedUS resident with a US street address; Social Security number or tax identification number; citizenship not required.
ChimeUnited StatesAcceptedUS residency, minimum age, Social Security number and address required.
MercuryUnited StatesAcceptedCompanies incorporated and registered in the United States or a US territory, with an existing or planned US activity; certain sectors excluded.
RevolutLithuaniaAccepted—
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.
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 applyDigital opening before arrival: biometric passport from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia or mainland China, minimum age, identity document.
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 apply"US persons": account opening in branch only.

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

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