Bank of Valletta (Malta)
Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is the leading financial services provider in Malta (formed in 1974) and is licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority to provide a full range of financial services, including investment banking, private banking, fund management, bancassurance, stockbroking and trustee services.
Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is licensed to carry out the business of banking and investment services in terms of the Banking Act (Cap. 371) and the Investment Services Act (Cap. 370). The Bank is a tied insurance intermediary of MSV Life Assurance Company Limited under the Insurance Intermediaries Act (Cap. 487). It offers the entire range of retail banking services as well as the sale of financial products such as collective investment schemes. The Bank also offers investment banking services, including underwriting, management of IPOs, custodianship and trustee services.
WHAT BANK OF VALLETTA OFFERS:
- Personal and Corporate accounts
- Full Internet banking
- Mobile banking
- Telephone banking
- Exclusive banking
- Accounts in all major currencies
- Credit/Debit/Prepaid Visa and American Express cards
- Financing
- Merchant services
- The approximate timeframe for account allocation is 10 to 14 days after the original documents have been received by the bank.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONAL ACCOUNT SET UP WITH BANK OF VALLETTA:
- Personal presence is not required
- No Minimum balance requirements
- Initial deposit USD 500
- Account opening timeframe. The account will be activated within 10 - 14 business days, upon receipt by the bank of all duly completed forms and relevant information.
- Notarized copy of valid passport. The passport must be signed and signature must match the signature in the application form.The photograph must be clear and of good quality.
- Original or notarized copy of utility bill / bank statement dated within 3 months as verification of residential address.
- Original or notarized copy of Lawyer's/Banker's/Accountant's reference letter dated within 3 months.
- Personal CV
First you have to know the banks website: https://www.bov.com
How to open the account:
The bank offers 9 different account types, you can choose one of them here:
https://www.bov.com/content/bov-deposit-accounts
After you click at the link of the regarding account you wish to open, you will be taken to the procedure how to open your account.
After you returned the application forms with all necessary documents back to the bank, your account is set up after further 5-7 working days and you will get the access data by post delivered.
Your new Offshore bank account is from then on fully usable.
Important notes:
If the account opening documents provided are incomplete, unverified or are not clear they may have to request further information, documents or clarification from you before they can open your account.
As part of the process you will need to send personal information. It’s very important that you use real information. Don’t try to use questionable data. If you have some problem or a specific question the best is to contact them directly and let them know so they can help you.
For further questions regarding your account opening we ask you to contact the customer care center directly of the bank via:
https://www.bov.com/content/get-in-touch-with-us