
Open EMI Account in United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a global business hub renowned for its financial stability, skilled workforce, and strategic location. London, its capital, is a leading financial center, with a concentration of top-tier banks and investment firms. The country offers a well-established legal framework and strong protections for intellectual property, making it a favorable environment for businesses. The UK’s membership in the Commonwealth and its access to the European market (as of my knowledge cutoff in January 2022) provide a gateway for international trade. However, businesses should stay informed about potential changes related to Brexit and evolving trade agreements.
We can help you open EMI accounts in United Kingdom.
Accounts are available for individuals.
We work with 14 different EMI in United Kingdom.
Each EMI has different eligibility requirements, types of accounts available and onboarding processes.
We invite you to carefully review each EMI requirements and services below to better understand if their services meet your needs:
- Airwallex (Corporate)
- Bilderlings (Corporate)
- Cashaa (Corporate)
- IFX (Corporate)
- Interpolitan Money (Corporate)
- Monevium (Corporate)
- Montify (Corporate)
- Payoneer (Corporate)
- RationalFX (Corporate)
- Bilderlings (GB) (Personal)
- Interpolitan Money (GB) (Personal)
- Monevium (GB) (Personal)
- Payoneer (GB, HK, AU, JP, ID) (Personal)
- RationalFX (GB) (Personal)
Our banking/EMI support service is not just a mere introduction to the bank. We assist you in filling out the business questionnaires appropriately and help you understand and provide business details, commercial information and purpose/use of the bank account that a given bank wants to know in order to approve your account application. Banks want certainty and clarity on how the account will be used. Everything must be watertight. We will work with you to make sure there is minimal 'back and forth' and a smooth account opening process.
Eligibility | Onshore Companies, Local Companies |
Min Deposit | N/A |
Currencies | Multicurrency |
Cards | Yes |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | No |
Other Services | Transactional Banking, Debit/Credit Card, Payment Processing |
Cards are subject to jurisdictions. Only companies incorporated in: UK, UAE, Switzerland. Airwallex has other entities in Canada, Singapore, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia and the Netherlands working with various jurisdictions.
Eligibility | Offshore Companies, Onshore Companies, Local Companies |
Min Deposit | N/A |
Currencies | EUR, GBP |
Cards | Yes |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services | Transactional Banking, Payment Processing, Debit/Credit Card |
Eligibility | Offshore Companies, Onshore Companies, Local Companies |
Min Deposit | N/A |
Currencies | EUR, GBP |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services | Transactional Banking |
Eligibility | Offshore Companies, Onshore Companies, Local Companies |
Min Deposit | N/A |
Currencies | EUR, GBP |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services | Transactional Banking |
NON-EU companies are subject to pre-assessment.
Eligibility | Offshore Companies, Onshore Companies, Local Companies |
Min Deposit | Depending on category. |
Currencies | Multicurrency, USD, EUR, GBP |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services | Transactional Banking, Payment Processing |
Eligibility | Offshore Companies, Onshore Companies, Local Companies |
Min Deposit | N/A |
Currencies | EUR |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services | Transactional Banking |
Eligibility | Offshore Companies, Onshore Companies, Local Companies |
Min Deposit | N/A |
Currencies | Multicurrency |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services | Transactional Banking |
Eligibility | Local Companies |
Min Deposit | N/A |
Currencies | Multicurrency |
Cards | Yes |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | No |
Other Services | Transactional Banking, Payment Processing, Debit/Credit Card |
Eligibility | Offshore Companies, Onshore Companies, Local Companies |
Min Deposit | N/A |
Currencies | Multicurrency |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services | Transactional Banking |
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Min Deposit | |
Currencies | EUR, GBP |
Cards | Yes |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services |
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Min Deposit | |
Currencies | USD, GBP, EUR, Multicurrency |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services |
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Min Deposit | |
Currencies | EUR |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
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Currencies | Multicurrency, USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, CAD, SGD, JPY, HKD, AED |
Cards | Yes |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
Other Services |
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Min Deposit | |
Currencies | Multicurrency |
Cards | No |
Remote | Yes |
Off-shore non-resident | Yes |
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