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Business account? See who takes your company.

Which EMIs and banks take a company like yours by their own published rules, what each asks for, and what to confirm before you pay a fee.

Free · Eight questions · No documents

A red company profile folder held in one hand, with a business overview sheet inside it filled in for an example company.

Who it is for

For companies whose paperwork crosses borders.

The check starts from your company, not from a provider’s list.

  1. 01

    Registered in one country, owners in another.

    Owner residency may affect eligibility and the checks a provider runs.

  2. 02

    Paid in more than one currency.

    GBP and EUR flows raise questions about account types, transfer routes and FX costs.

  3. 03

    An application declined or stalled.

    Before the next one, know which published requirements apply and where your profile stands against them.

The report, page by page

See what the report covers.

A fictional UK software company with two owners in Spain: the provider with the fewest open conditions, an alternative, and the provider whose own rule excludes it. The full version carries the conditions, the costs and the dated sources.

  • Wise BusinessConditionalWise Payments Limited · UK electronic money institution
  • 3S MoneyConditional3S Money Club Limited · UK electronic money institution
  • Starling BankExcludedStarling Bank Limited

Illustrative case. Legal entities, source links and checks dated Oct 9, 2026 are in the full report.

Read the full report, with its sources

01Account options

UK software companyEXAMPLE CASE / 001

ProviderWhere it standsWhat decides it
Wise BusinessCheck firstDirector checks and UK office evidence
3S MoneyAlternative enquiryFees and plan for this profile
Starling BankExcludedPublished rule on owner residency

Illustrative shortlist. Each provider decides.

Sources checked Oct 9, 2026 and quoted in the full report.

02What’s next

UK software companyEXAMPLE CASE / 001

  1. 01Check the first option.Resolve the director and address questions.
  2. 02Get a complete quote.Include opening, usage and early-closure fees.
  3. 03Prepare your application.Gather company records and ownership details.

Illustrative company

03Company profile

UK software companyEXAMPLE CASE / 001

Registered in
United Kingdom
Business
B2B software · own funds
Owners
Two · resident in Spain
Payments
GBP · EUR

Case assumptions

  • Real UK trading office
  • No client funds or crypto flows

Illustrative company

How the check works

Clear reasoning. Visible sources.

Every finding names its source and the date it was checked. Where sources disagree or a rule is unpublished, the report says so instead of guessing. Most providers are EMIs, electronic money institutions, rather than banks; both publish their requirements, and we check them the same way.

  1. 01

    Answer eight questions

    Where the company is incorporated, what it does, where its owners live, its volumes and currencies. No documents and no company name.

  2. 02

    Compare with published policies

    Your answers are compared with each provider’s published acceptance policy and fees. Every finding carries its source and the date it was checked.

  3. 03

    See where you stand

    Who excludes you and why, who does not, and what to confirm with them before you pay any provider fees.

  • Sources included
  • Dates shown
  • Open questions flagged

Based on providers’ published policies. No provider pays for placement. Disclosure

The free check

Now, check your company.

See which providers take your company by their own published rules, what each one asks for, and what to prepare before you pay an application fee.

Free

Eight questions · No documents

What the result contains

  • Who takes you, and on what terms

    Providers whose own published rules take your activity, then those that take it with conditions, each condition listed. The result opens with where to start, by how well rules, currencies and fees match your answers.

  • What to prepare before you apply

    The steps your answers call for, such as a licence to have ready or where an owner must live, each tied to the rule that asks for it.

  • Fees, where published

    Review, monthly and other fees as each provider publishes them. Where a provider does not publish its fees, the result says so.

  • A dated source for every fact

    Every finding links to its source, with the date it was checked. Providers whose rules exclude you are listed at the end, with the quote. The full report opens as a web page you can print.

The check reads providers’ published policies. Each provider makes its own decision on your application.

Latest rule changes

  • Mercury · AI and SaaS: With conditions (was: no rule held)
  • NatWest · iGaming: no rule held (was: With conditions)
  • OpenPayd · Crypto: no rule held (was: Depends on the activity)
  • Payset · Crypto: no rule held (was: Yes)
  • Live Oak Bank · iGaming: no rule held (was: Not for unlicensed businesses)

All rule changes

Before you start.

Is it free?

Yes. While the pilot runs, the check and the full result are free: nothing to pay, no card and no documents.

Do you guarantee an account will open?

Each EMI or bank makes its own decision after reviewing your application. We identify supported routes and specific blockers; we do not invent approval odds.

Is Banxta a bank?

No. Banxta compares your answers with providers’ published policies and shows you the result; it does not hold funds or provide accounts. Most of the providers it compares are EMIs (electronic money institutions) rather than banks. Each one decides on your application itself.

What do I receive?

The result opens as soon as you answer the last question. It starts with where to apply: the providers whose own published rules take your company, with every condition to confirm under each and each provider’s published fees, or a note that it does not publish them. Then what to prepare before you apply, and at the end the providers whose published policy excludes your profile, each with the quote and the date it was read. The full report opens as a web page you can print.

What if none of the providers fits?

Then the result says so. Each exclusion is quoted with its date, and the steps under “Before you apply” show what each rule turns on, so you can see what would change the answer. If no provider we track serves your country and currencies, the result says that too: it is a gap in our base as much as a statement about your business.

When do I see the result?

Straight away. The eight questions take about two minutes, and the result opens as soon as you answer the last one. It is built from published policies; nobody reviews your answers by hand.

Make your next application an informed one.