BUSINESS ACCOUNT
Mercury International FX can save your business a fortune. By giving you better than bank rates, lower transaction costs and giving access to very competitive interest rates on any deposits that you hold with us (starting at 5.5%) we can help you drive your business forward.
If you have any questions about opening a business account with us, we have a team ready to take you through any queries you may have.
Information Required:
- Full Name of Company
- Registered number
- Registered office in country of incorporation
- Business/trading address
- Names of all directors
- Names of all individuals who own or control
- over 25% of its shares or voting rights
PERSONAL ACCOUNT
Mercury FX is not just for companies. If you are an individual who sends or makes international payments of >R250,000 then we can save you money. We will give you better than bank rates on over 20 currencies.
We will make the process quick and easy, while giving you a personalised service. Our team of experts is here to help you get the best from the currency markets.
Information Required:
- Full Name
- Residential address
- Date of Birth
- SARS Tax Number
- ID Number
This information needs to be verified by one from List A and List B (see below)
PROOF OF IDENTITY
To comply with industry regulations, all applicants must provide a form of photo identification.
In some instances, we may ask for a few other documents to verify your identity before opening an account but we’ll tell you about this during the application process
List A - Government Issued documents
- Green Bar coded ID
- National identity Card
List B - Other Documents
- Electricity or water bill
- South African Revenue Services (SARS) tax return (< one year old)
- Payslip or salary advice*
- A bank statement* (from another financial institution)
- Lease or rental agreement
- Municipal rates and taxes invoice*
- Mortgage statement
- Telephone account*
- Recent life insurance policy document
- Recent short-term insurance document
*Not older than 3 months