Banking a Foundation: A Practical Guide

Opening a bank account for a foundation is one of the most consistently difficult steps in international wealth structuring. Banks apply frameworks built for companies and individuals. Foundations sit outside those templates. The result is prolonged onboarding timelines, repeated information requests, and in some cases outright refusal.

This guide covers what banks require, how to prepare a submission that anticipates their questions, and the key considerations across six jurisdictions: Jersey, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Malta, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

What the guide covers

• UBO and control analysis for structures with no fixed beneficiaries

• Source of wealth documentation at endowment

• Jurisdiction profiles for Jersey, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Malta, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland

• A banking submission checklist

• Practical tips from our advisory work across these markets

  
  

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