International Banking
Warm introductions to 25+ active private and corporate banks — UK, EU, GCC, APAC, Caribbean, US.
Banking is the layer that decides whether a structure actually works. PWS Offshore holds active working relationships with more than twenty-five private and corporate banks across the UK, EU, GCC, APAC, Caribbean and the United States — the desks that are currently onboarding, not just the ones on a marketing list.
Our job is to match the entity, ultimate owner and source of funds to a bank whose risk appetite genuinely fits — and to prepare an onboarding pack that can move through committee efficiently.
Where a Plan A bank is critical, we build a Plan B in parallel. Concentration risk on a single account is one of the most common failure modes of otherwise well-designed structures.
Scope of engagement
- Pre-vetted bank fit before introduction
- Onboarding pack prepared
- Plan B accounts
Typical clients
- Newly-formed holding companies needing operational accounts
- Fintech and crypto operators pre-qualifying banking before licensing
- HNW individuals opening private-banking relationships alongside a structure
- Groups building banking redundancy across jurisdictions
A coordinated specialist team, from first call to handover.
We map ownership, source of funds, expected volumes and counterparties against live bank appetites.
Full CDD file, business narrative, forecast and supporting evidence assembled to bank format.
Named relationship manager, prepared with the file, on a scheduled call — not a cold web form.
Signatory setup, cards, FX, e-banking and — where relevant — a Plan B account.
What you receive.
Every engagement closes with a specialist-reviewed handover pack — retained on file for thirty years.
- Bank fit shortlist with rationale
- CDD and onboarding pack (bank format)
- Warm introduction to a named relationship manager
- Post-opening operational setup
Questions we hear on every intake call.
- Can you guarantee a bank account will open?
- No serious advisor can. What we can do is only introduce a structure once a bank has pre-confirmed its risk appetite, which produces a materially higher success rate than open-market applications.
- How are banking introductions priced?
- Every bank fee and every PWS Offshore fee is disclosed in writing before the introduction proceeds.
- How long does an account take to open?
- Corporate accounts typically take three to ten weeks depending on the bank, the jurisdiction and the complexity of ownership. Private-banking accounts usually take four to ten weeks.
Start with a twenty-minute call. Leave with a written scope.
Every engagement begins with our advisory team and is assigned to the relevant specialists. Fixed fees are quoted in writing before any work begins.
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Every engagement begins with a twenty-minute advisory call. Fixed fees, in writing, before any work begins.