How to open a bank account in Danske Bank A/S

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Relationship was terminated

In 2007 SAMPO Bank was sold to Danske Bank. Since 15 November 2012 the name of the bank has been Danske Bank. October, 2018 Danske Bank is in dialogue with the US authorities regarding the Estonia case

Relationship was terminated

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General information and rating

Not rated
Global rating
Not rated
Countrywide rating
1
Countrywide rating of the head bank
52
Global rating of the head bank
Year of foundation
1992
History
Founded in 1992 and initially named Estonian Forexbank. In 1998, it merged with Estonian Investment Bank. In December 1998, the bank got the name of Optiva Bank. In 2000, Sampo Finance Ltd acquired shares in Optiva Bank and from 29 December 2000 the bank is officially named Sampo Pank. From 1 February 2007, Sampo Pank has been part of Danske Bank Group. From 1 June 2008, Sampo Pank has operated as a branch of Danske Bank. The new commercial name of the bank is Estonian Branch of Danske Bank A/S. But the trademark name is still Sampo Pank
Personnel
Personnel speak Russian and English languages
Bank’s shareholders
Approximately 330 000 shareholders. AP Moller-Maersk Gruppen, Copenhagen holds more than 22,3%; Fonden Realdania (Copenhagen holds) - 11,8%;
Confidentiality
AML legislation is strictly observed; Active member of OECD, FATF, Basel Commitee, Egmont Group etc.
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    Minimum requirements

    Minimum balance, €
    Transactions permitted per month
    0
    Initial deposit of funds, €
    No restrictions
    Deadline for the initial deposit, month
    How fast payments are executed
    For ordinary and urgent international payments – one banking day after the international payment instruction is accepted for execution. For urgent international payments, the value date is the banking day on which the payment instruction is accepted for execution

    Tariffs and services

    32
    Outcoming transfer, €
    6
    Incoming transfer, €
    360
    Account maintenance, €/year
    N/A
    Payment limit for credit cards, €/day
    Outcoming transfer, €
    Outgoing transfer – from 0 to 32 EUR (ordinary payment – 6,4 EUR; urgent payment – 12,8 EUR; extra urgent payment - 32 EUR)
    Incoming transfer, €
    Incoming transfer – from 0 to 6,5 EUR
    Account maintenance, €/year
    Personal account maintenance: no charge. Resident company account maintenance: no charge. Non-resident company account maintenance: 360 EUR per year. Individuals are not charged for opening an account. Account opening for a non-resident company is 200 EUR. Cash payments: 0,4% of the total amount (a minimum of 1,9 EUR)
    Distant access to the account
    Sampo Internet bank, Sampo telephone bank
    Financial products
    Universal banking products, including documentary payments and trade financing. The bank also has developed a private banking programme under which the client is offered various instruments for investments and savings
    Credit/debit cards
    MasterCard; Visa; Freestyle. Debit cards: monthly charge on MasterCard - 0,32 - 2 EUR; monthly charge on Visa - 0,32 - 2 EUR. Credit cards: MasterCard annual fee - 20 - 50 EUR. Freestyle interest rate - 21% per annum from the amount of drawdown limit
    Hold mail
    Sending a statement by mail: 0 - 5,11 EUR. Sending a statement via Sampo internet - bank: free of charge

    Account opening procedure

    Days to open for incoming transfers
    case by case
    Days to open for outcoming transfers
    case by case
    References
    Not necessary
    Purpose of the account
    Current
    Visit to the bank
    Before the account is opened, the bank officer needs to meet the potential client. The parties may agree to meet either in Estonia or representative office of the bank or with the bank officer travelling to the client’s country of residence
    Required
    Original and photocopy of constitutive documents of the company and international passport of director (or attorney)
    Types of accounts
    Current
    Opening procedure and Due Diligence
    It is possible to open an account without visiting the country where the bank is located
    Chances to open an account
    Predictable
    Business description
    Reasonably detailed: the bank would like to have the information on the sources of funds, together with the business description.
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