The theme of these posts has changed over the years to increasingly include banks that might not qualify as offshore. This year, I will divide the lists into three categories. The first category, Best Banks 2016, lists the banks that I have had the most positive experiences with during 2016…
My favourite among the three Baltics republic, this marks the fourth time I write a post related to Estonia. See previous articles: How to Open an Estonian Bank Account Jurist24 (Estonian incorporation agent) SEB (Estonia and Sweden) Culturally closer to Scandinavian than the Baltics or Eastern Europe, Estonia has linguistically…
So, you haven’t given up on your idea to start a casino on your own. Good! Initiative and ambition are key to succeeding with an endeavour like this. And you want to get your own license/operation? Are you sure you don’t want a whitelabel solution? Really? All right, then… Over…
Has it been another year already? It sure looks like it. I have pondered ways to approach this in the best way possible. In previous years, I have almost exclusively listed banks that stood out during the year but I think that might not be the optimal approach. A list…
Time for another one of these. Same format as last time: First impressions Fees Opening An Account Internet Banking Card Products Customer Service Account Management Other Services Final Notes A reminder, since some of you missed it before: Take particular note to that I will not be discussing the financial…
Thanks to the Tiigrihüpe initiative following the fall of the Soviet Union, Estonia has quickly become the most modern of all former Soviet republics. Estonia and Singapore are on almost equal footing when it comes to e-government. The 0% corporate tax on undistributed profits and highly modernized banks make it…
New! Click here for The Best Offshore Banks 2014. A new year is upon us. It’s time to revisit the blog post that started it all, and which remains one of the most popular on this blog. Just like last year’s edition, the title should more accurately be “The Best…
I confess I do utilize sensationalist titles at times. (Hey, at least I’m honest about it.) I could have gone with “Nine lesser-known offshore jurisdictions”, but that doesn’t pack quite the same punch. In this blog post, I will be quickly going through nine more or less low-profile offshore jurisdictions…
A few weeks ago, I was in the Estonian capital Tallinn for two days. I decided to use this opportunity to open an account in one of the country’s many easy-going banks. After some research, I found that Swedbank had the most interesting services. Banking fees in Estonia are relatively…