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One other thing - will Mercury approve if you can show that you process Stripe payments from US card holders in USD by pulling some kind Stripe payment export?

Will this change or improve now that Trump has taken over?

Thinking the above - investments should do the trick. That and they allow remote account opening for certain passport + residency combinations, which tells me they don't care much about local vs international transactions. Plus they'll make more money (fees) on the latter?

We're talking about Hong Kong here. So neutral is anything other than: US China Taiwan.

Thanks for the responses. My explanation would be: I have residency in the SEA region and travel a lot within Asia (but never to HK) plus have international income. So living in the region + international lifestyle and wanting a reputable banking partner for the long term (personal account...

Would the US business bank not question or find issue with you doing random daily transactions like buying food, bars, taxis, gogo bars, paying rent on the company card or via bank transfers ? What if they ask you what these transactions are for? You can't say it's personal because the account...

Would it be possible to fly to Hong Kong to open a personal HSBC One account with a neutral passport? Trying to determine if flying there will be a waste of time, or if this is something they do.

I'm considering flying to Georgia to open a personal non-resident bank account. Opinions seem to be mixed. From what I gather, business accounts are a no-go in Georgia. But what about personal non-resident accounts in Georgia? Where you use the account for day-to-day living (salary, rent...

Hi, are you able to open/introduce for opening a personal non-resident bank accounts in Mauritius? If so, please PM me. Thank you!

Hi Alex could you send me a PM please. I would like to use your service.

Do you have to pay tax on money transferred into a Mauritius account if you're not living there? (non-resident?). The red block in the screenshot make it sound like you have to pay tax on any funds transferred into Mauritius, even if you don't live there?

If it's a very large sum of money - you could probably move it offshore, far away. Sell everything and flee the country. Go build a new life elsewhere. Don't return else you'll probably be arrested? On a serious note - I've got no clue. Good luck. Also, to everyone suggesting staying single -...

Today I visited two banks on the island: MCB They don't open accounts unless you can maintain a 300 000 USD cash balance in your account. If you don't have 300k USD to park in cash, you need to have a residency visa or work permit. HSBC They don't open accounts for non-resident foreigners...