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Can I open a bank account for my company?
Can I open a bank account for my company?
Updated over 10 months ago

This article contains information regarding a number of banking options for your company, with digital and local UAE bank options.

Digital Banks

Arrival

Arrival Bank (https://arival.com) is a digital bank offering services to startups. You will need:

  • A government issued ID

  • Personal details (name, date of birth etc)

  • Company formation documents (found in your Clara data room)

  • Company financial documents

Wio

A fully licensed digital bank backed by the Abu Dhabi Government. Wio can be downloaded to your phone via this link (https://wio.io/business/#download-app).

It is a condition of Wio that the account holder, being the individual authorised via a shareholders' resolution to open and operate bank accounts for the company, has an Emirates ID.

Zand

Zand recently signed an MOU with ADGM to support UAE Technology SMEs and provide preferential banking services. Some considerations:
* No Emirates ID Card is required which can assist international founders
* There is an expectation of substantial sums being deposited into the account which may be a barrier for some startups.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +971-50 8186267

Local Banks

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Ramy Abdel Maboud, [email protected]

Emirates NBD

Dalal Abdulfattah, [email protected]

Mashreq Bank

Chokkalinga Raja, [email protected]

The current ADGM Banking Partners List can be downloaded here.

At Clara, we take no responsibility for the requirements requested by any bank. Compliance requirements will vary from bank to bank and from customer to customer and may require you to incur additional costs in order to obtain certified documents.

Bank account applications for ADGM entities usually require a current dated certificate of incumbency stating the shareholding and director details. We can assist you with obtaining the certificate.

You will need to confirm the particular requirements for documents with the bank of your choice as all banks have their own application requirements.

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