I tried opening a US business account in 18 EMIs, here's the result
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I asked a bunch of EMIs where we didnt have clarity if they would open an account for a US LLC. Here are the responses:
Statrys:
"At Statrys, we primarily onboard companies that are incorporated in Hong Kong, Singapore, or the British Virgin Islands, although there are some exceptions. For your US LLC, we encourage you to submit your application through our website, and our dedicated onboarding team will review your business profile and get back to you with the next steps."
Verifo:
"Please be informed that the US companies with [EU country] UBO are acceptable, but before providing confirmation we need additional information on︀ company’s activities."
Interpolitan:
"Business account: Like above, the business can be registered anywhere that is︁ not sanctioned, other than the US. Unfortunately, due to tax reasons we cannot onboard US︂ entities. If your business had an entity registered elsewhere, we would be able to onboard︃ that."
Narvi:
"We appreciate your interest in opening a business account with us.
Please send︄ an application from the front page of narvi.com.
Our compliance team will review your︅ application and keep you informed."
So only a clear no from Interpolitan. Definitely a possibility︆ for the others (even if Statrys seems a longer shot), depending on citizenship and residency︇ of the owner, and activities and size of the US LLC.
Statrys:
"At Statrys, we primarily onboard companies that are incorporated in Hong Kong, Singapore, or the British Virgin Islands, although there are some exceptions. For your US LLC, we encourage you to submit your application through our website, and our dedicated onboarding team will review your business profile and get back to you with the next steps."
Verifo:
"Please be informed that the US companies with [EU country] UBO are acceptable, but before providing confirmation we need additional information on︀ company’s activities."
Interpolitan:
"Business account: Like above, the business can be registered anywhere that is︁ not sanctioned, other than the US. Unfortunately, due to tax reasons we cannot onboard US︂ entities. If your business had an entity registered elsewhere, we would be able to onboard︃ that."
Narvi:
"We appreciate your interest in opening a business account with us.
Please send︄ an application from the front page of narvi.com.
Our compliance team will review your︅ application and keep you informed."
So only a clear no from Interpolitan. Definitely a possibility︆ for the others (even if Statrys seems a longer shot), depending on citizenship and residency︇ of the owner, and activities and size of the US LLC.
Thanks for publishing the list. This is very helpful.
I presume you have an EIN. Do you also have an ITIN?
I presume you have an EIN. Do you also have an ITIN?
One more:
Amnis based in Switzerland International Payments with the #1 Platform - fast & simple | amnis
"Unfortunately we do not support this setup. We only onboard USD LLC when the UBO/Director is resident in the US as well. But thank you for your request and your interest in our service."
Amnis based in Switzerland International Payments with the #1 Platform - fast & simple | amnis
"Unfortunately we do not support this setup. We only onboard USD LLC when the UBO/Director is resident in the US as well. But thank you for your request and your interest in our service."
And a more positive one:
Paysera, https://www.paysera.com/ from the UK
"Yes, you are able to open a business account with us for your LLC. In order to do so, you need to first open a personal Paysera account"
Paysera, https://www.paysera.com/ from the UK
"Yes, you are able to open a business account with us for your LLC. In order to do so, you need to first open a personal Paysera account"
Just Wise and Airwallex, though Wise disabled my account due to cryptocurrency related transactions. Mercury also ended up opening an account for my business, but since they only offer a USD account I have no use for it for now. Other than that, all the others either rejected me or kept my application pending.
Airwallex is serving me well, so I have not explored any other alternatives.
Airwallex is serving me well, so I have not explored any other alternatives.
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