Business Accounts
Regular TT$ Current Account
RUNNING A BUSINESS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY BUT MANAGING YOUR ACCOUNTS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE SIMPLE
- Applicants accepted: all professionals, business companies, limited liabilities, sole proprietors, partnership accounts, trusts, non-profit organisations, etc.
- First 100 cheques free
- Debit Card is available to sole proprietors only
Fees
- $25 maintenance fee if balance goes below $1,000*
- $1 per extra cheque after first 100
- $1,000 Minimum Opening Balance
- 0.00% Interest Rate
- $0 /month* Maintenance Fees
- Free Cheque Book
Premium Privilege Account
WE WILL GROW WITH YOUR BUSINESS, SO IT CAN
CONTINUE TO THRIVE
- Applicants accepted: all professionals, business companies, sole proprietors, partnership accounts, trusts, non-profit organisations, etc.
- *0.25% interest if balances below $10,000,000
- Interest calculation: monthly, on average balance
- Debit Card is available to sole proprietors only
- $50,000 Minimum Opening Balance
- 1.00%* Interest Rate (On balances above $10M)
- All waived Fees
- Free Cheque Book
Requirements To Open An Account
Limited Liability Companies
- One valid form of Photo ID (Passport, National ID) from each:
- Beneficial owner with more than 10% shareholding interest
- Director
- Account Signatory
- Corporate Secretary
- Certificate & Articles of Incorporation
- ANSA Bank ‘Know Your Customer’ Form
- Certificate & Articles of Continuance (if incorporated before 1996)
- Articles of Association (if incorporated before 1996)
- By-Laws (if incorporated after 1995)
- Annual Return within the last 12 months
- Return of Beneficial Ownership (Form 45)
- Financials or Management Accounts for the last 3 years
- Corporate/Board Resolution
- Declaration of Source of Funds for deposits over TT$50,000
- The following listed businesses also require registration certification by FIU
- Co-operative & Building Societies
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Real Estate
- Money or Value Transfer Services
- National Lotteries/On-line betting
- Art Dealers
- Motor Vehicle Sales
- Jewellery
- Gaming Houses/Pool Betting
- Private Members’ Club
- Professional Providers – Attorneys, Accountants
- Trusts & Company Service Provider
- Foreign Entities would also require:
- Certified copies of documents listed above
- Banker’s reference
- FATCA W-8BEN/W-9 Form (for US persons)
Partnerships
- One valid form of Photo ID (Passport, National ID) from each partner
- Proof of address from each partner
- Utility bill not older than 3 months (Cellular bills not accepted)
- Statement from another financial institution
- Address via register of electors
- ANSA Bank ‘Know Your Customer’ Form
- Certificate of Registration
- Partnership Deed/Agreement
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Form 2 – Return of Beneficial Ownership
- Form 3 – Annual Returns (as applicable)
- Proof of Earnings
- Financials or Management Accounts for the last 3 years
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For newly incorporated businesses – Financial Projections for 3 years
- Declaration of Source of Funds (for deposits over TT$50,000)
- Foreign Nationals
- If employed in T&T must provide a valid work permit/CSME certificate/residency certificate
- A banker’s reference needed if no local financial history
- FATCA W-8BEN/W-9 Form (for US persons)
Self-Employed Individuals (Unregistered)
An individual earning income from independent work but not operating a registered business.
Requirements:
- ANSA Bank Know Your Customer (KYC) Form
- One valid form of photo identification (Passport, National ID Card, or Driver’s Permit accompanied by a Birth Certificate)
- Proof of residential address (dated within the last three (3) months)
- Self-Employed Income Declaration Form
- Evidence of income, such as:
- Personal bank statements for the last six (6) months
- Contracts, invoices, receipts, or other supporting documentation evidencing income
- Professional Licence/Certificate to Practise where applicable (e.g. Doctors, Accountants, Attorneys-at-Law)
- Proof of Registration with the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT), where applicable
For Sole Traders (Registered Business)
An individual operating a business that is registered with the Registrar General’s Department under a business name.
Requirements:
- ANSA Bank Know Your Customer (KYC) Form
- One valid form of photo identification (Passport, National ID Card, or Driver’s Permit accompanied by a Birth Certificate)
- Proof of residential address (dated within the last three (3) months)
- Certificate of Registration (Business Name Registration)
- Professional Licence/Certificate to Practise (where applicable, e.g., Doctors, Accountants, Attorneys-at-Law)
- Proof of Earnings/Business Activity:
- Audited Financial Statements or Management Accounts for the last three (3) years; or
- For new businesses, Income Projections for the first three (3) years of operation
- Proof of Registration with the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT), where applicable
Non-profit Organisations
- ANSA Bank ‘Know Your Customer’ Form
- One form of Photo ID for all Board Members, trustees and/or signatories – (Passport, National ID, Drivers Permit) – must be valid
- CBTT Guidelines states that ID must contain nationality so if drivers permit is presented you must neither submit two IDs or DP along with birth certificate
- High risk clients /(PEPs) must present two IDs
- Utility bill for all Board Members, trustees and/or signatories
- Certificate of Incorporation
- By-Laws or charter
- Financials or Management Accounts for the last 3 years or tax returns for the last 3 years
- Registration certification by FIU
- Authorized minutes of AGM where directors are appointed.
- Purpose, ideology or philosophy of NPO.
- Geographic areas served.
- Organizational structure.
- Donor and volunteer base.
- Funding and disbursement criteria.
- Affiliation with other NPOs, government or groups.