To form a offshore bank requires much more than just to setup a Seychelles IBC! You should adjust your article a Little or we should find relevant information about the fact to setup a real offshore bank or Financial institution.
That's actually a cool check list, anyway, you may want to know that some banks don't bother to get all the documents, a passport copy and utility bill and you are set to go!
There are many other banks around WHO can compete with HSBC bank and their Internet banking. Mauritius standard bank and Bank of Cyprus are just two of them!
The latter is not a option any longer you need lots of assets & money and don't even get the same level of privacy ad it was known for about 3 - 5 years ago!
This ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONAL IBC/PIF STRUCTURE for TAX and Asset Protection! - Blogs - Offshore Company Forum is great reading and I feel it is part of the discussion in this thread or am I wrong?