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Bank of Cyprus Account Opening Service
Updated on February 9, 2012
CIL can assist our clients to open accounts with Bank of Cyprus, Cyprus Branch. It was founded in 1899, the Bank of Cyprus Group is the one of the leading banking and financial services group.
Bank of Cyprus Services
• Outward and inward transfers by Telegraph Transfer.
• Call accounts and Term Deposit accounts available in most major currencies.
• Internet Banking.
• Visa Card Service.
Fees
• CIL’s fee for facilitating account opening is US$1800.00.
• For a non-Cyprus company, a Cyprus address is required for the account opening. You can choose CIL’s Correspondence Address Service: First year US$1500.00, and US$1000.00 from next year on.
• Bank of Cyprus transactional fees are set out in the attached Fee Schedule
Important Note
CIL can facilitate the account opening and guide the Company through the process. In order to do so we must be given full information about the operations of the Company and the proposed operations of the account. Failure to disclose relevant information may result in the account opening being delayed or unsuccessful. The below only illustrates the basic documents required, and the bank may request other additional documents if necessary. Bank reserves its discretionary rights to decline any application, or terminate an account after opened if the bank considers appropriate.
Detailed Account Opening Procedures
1. Bank Account Questionnaire.
The Company directors are required to complete the Bank Account Questionnaire. Detailed information should be provided to allow us to properly liaise with the Bank and prepare the account opening forms.
2. Account Opening Forms.
We will prepare the account opening forms and email to the directors for review. The form is required to be signed by directors.
3. Know Your Customer (KYC) materials.
• Each individual shareholder and director of the Company, and each signatory on the account is required to provide the following documents:
a) Identity proofs: Valid passport( including photo page & signature page) and valid ID
b) Address proofs: Driver license, utility bill showing full name and residential address(less than 3 months old)
If there is corporate shareholder/director/secretary of the company, please provide:
a) Certificate of Incorporation
b) Latest Business Registration Certificate and Form AR1 ( for Hong Kong company)
c) Memorandum & Articles of Association
d) Register of Directors and Members
e) Certificate of Incumbency ( Not applicable for Hong Kong company)
f) Certificate of Good Standing ( Applicable for companies incorporated more than 6 months)
• We will prepare all the company docs. Or, if your company is not under CIL’s administration, please provide:
a) Certificate of Incorporation
b) Latest Business Registration Certificate and Form AR1 ( for Hong Kong company)
c) Memorandum & Articles of Association
d) Register of Directors and Members
e) Certificate of Incumbency ( Not applicable for Hong Kong company)
f) Certificate of Good Standing ( Applicable for companies incorporated more than 6 months)
4. File Application.
All of the documents in 2 and 3 above are to be returned to us. We will review and once everything is complete we will forward the application. The Bank may come back to us at this stage and require further information.
5. Original Application returned and filed.
Once originals are received they are sent to the Bank for final processing and approval. The Bank may come back to us at this stage and require further information.
6. Account opening and funding.
If all is in order, Bank of Cyprus will confirm approval to open the account. A minimum amount of about EUR 200 or US$200 should be transferred to the accounts in order for the accounts to be activated.
7. Internet Banking Application.
When the account has been funded we will prepare the Internet Banking Application. Again this will need to be signed by the Directors to the account and returned to us for filing with the Bank. Then the bank will issue the internet code and digipass device to enable our clients to internet banking.
8. Visa Card Service
Bank of Cyprus can provide Visa Card Service, following requirements shall be satisfied:
Classic Visa card --minimum initial deposit US$2500 or above
Gold Visa card -- minimum initial deposit US$5000 or above
Platinum Visa card--minimum initial deposit US$ 10000 or above
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