Open A Cayman Bank Account - The Official Website of The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands, you will be asked to provide personal information in order to establish and confirm your identity, as required by Cayman law. The following is a list of information/items required prior to the opening of a personal account:

An original financial reference addressed to the Bank indicating a satisfactory relationship of over three years, and quoting approximate average balances maintained over the past six months.

Your full name, residential address, telephone/fax numbers, nationality, date and place of birth, occupation, name and address of employer

Details regarding the purpose of the account.

The nature and dollar volume of anticipated transactions through the account including the source of funding of initial and subsequent deposits.

A notarized clear copy of your passport or driver's license (with photo showing).

Confirmation of physical address ( e.g. copy of a utility bill or drivers license.)

In addition, for accounts of non-resident individuals, most banks require original character references addressed to the bank directly from a law or an accounting firm. Certification of identification is not required of persons who have been personally interviewed at the Bank and from whom a photocopy of passport has been taken by Bank personnel. There will be situations that are not covered by the above and banks are pleased to discuss their requirements in these exceptional cases.

Choose from a wide list of Cayman banks to open with:

Alexandria Bancorp Ltd.

Altajir Bank

Amex International Trust (Cayman) Ltd.

ATC Trustees (Cayman) Ltd

Banca Unione Di Credito (Cayman) Ltd.

Banco Bradesco S.A. Grand Cayman

Bank Espirito Santo (International) Ltd.

BCP Bank & Trust Company Ltd.

BNY Fund Management (Cayman) Ltd.

Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited

Caledonian Bank & Trust Ltd.

Cayman Islands Development Bank

Cayman National Corporation

CIBC Bank and Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd.

Dextra Bank & Trust Company Ltd.

Fidelity Bank (Cayman) Ltd.

FirstCaribbean International Bank

Fortis Bank (Cayman) Ltd.

Morval Bank & Trust Cayman Ltd.

NCB (Cayman) Ltd.

Queensgate Bank & Trust Company

Royal Bank of Canada

Schroder Cayman Bank and Trust Company Ltd.

Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman Islands) Ltd.

State Street Cayman Trust Company Ltd.

Sul America International Bank

The Dundee Bank

Trade Link Bank

TransOcean Bank & Trust Ltd.

Unicorp Bank & Trust

Venecredit Bank & Trust, Ltd.

World Fund Financial Services