Johannesburg · South Africa
WONE Global Partner · South Africa
Kameel Keshav
Corporate finance, M&A, capital markets, strategic advisory and board governance professional.
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Cases · Capital & assets · Banking, lending & secured finance
Open banking relationships in another market
Which bank should we use in a new country, and how do we get accepted?
WONE Global prepares the bank file and introduces the company to banks suited to its profile, with the professional who answers the compliance questions.
Countries in the typical case Brazil · Portugal
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Without a good bank you face delays, rejected payments and repeated compliance questions.
A scenario
AgribusinessMid-sized company · from Brazil · in Portugal
It is entering Portugal and banks say onboarding will take months.
Where it ends Banking ready for the launch date.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Banking for a foreign-owned company”“Multi-country banking set-up”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global prepares the bank file and introduces the company to banks suited to its profile, with the professional who answers the compliance questions.
Usually led by Banking & Capital Access, with Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity and Corporate & Entity Services.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Week 1WONE Global prepares the bank file.
- Week 2Introductions to suitable banks.
- Weeks 3-5Questions answered.
- ThenAccounts opened.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Local bank, global bank or both
- 02KYC evidence for the group structure
- 03Mandates and signatories across countries
Outcomes
What you receive
- Accounts opened with agreed mandates
- A reusable group KYC pack
- Payment and liquidity set-up
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Banking & Capital Access, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Brazilin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Portugalin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- South Africa WONE Global Partner Kameel Keshav · CA(SA) · Corporate Finance & Transaction Advisory Brief this Partner →
- Switzerland WONE Global Partner Gianmatteo Terruzzi · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
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