Hello Milky Moon and others in the house,
I just found this site after rigorous search about EMI/bank accounts offshore. Having gone through a number of the pages I must commend all your efforts in your recommendations. However, I have a bit of a challenge. I need a bank account I can use to setup a Brokerage Account with a few US/EU brokers but due to my country of residency I can't be accepted. I was given the alternatives to︀ have a bank account in the UK or residency in a country they accept. I'm︁ somewhere in the West part of Africa.
Transferwise which would have been a good fit︂ won't offer Borderless account without a deposit from a bank in a supported country and︃ even if you manage to do that they don't accept funds from Broker Accounts with︄ claims that those transfers don't carry the client's name on it.
Please do you know︅ any Bank that will accept non EU clients and provide a bank account with UK︆ IBAN (UK seem not to have any restrictions with almost all brokers) and will be︇ willing the accept Broker Accounts transfers? Perhaps I could fund the bank account with one︈ of the EMIs listed here and use the account to setup the brokerage account? Also,︉ the bank should allow me the option to hold funds in USD and also be︊ able to transfer my funds to my home country.
Your assistance will be immensely appreciated.︋