Opening a Business Account with HSBC

• Click on the “Apply Now” button at this page and submit the online form
• We will contact for an appointment to discuss your banking needs.

• Provide relevant information about your company and start preparing the required documents to open your account.
• Here are the possible documents we may ask for, depending on your account requirements.

Corporates incorporated under Companies Act 1965

• Certificate of Incumbency (COI - applicable to Company incorporated outside Malaysia
• Board Resolution
• NRIC/ Passport copies of all your connected parties (such as Shareholders, Authorised Signatories, Directors, etc)
• Form 13 (Certificate of Change of Name)
• Ownership structure chart signed by director (if applicable)
• Company’s tax information

Corporates incorporated under Companies Act 2016

• Certificate of Incumbency (COI - applicable to Company incorporated outside Malaysia
• Board Resolution
• NRIC/ Passport copies of all your connected parties (such as Shareholders, Authorised Signatories, Directors, etc)
• Ownership structure chart signed by director (if applicable)
• Company’s tax information

Partnership

• Limited Liability Partnership Agreement or Partnership Agreement OR Partnership Deed (Not applicable for Enterprise)
• Business Registration Certificate
• NRIC/ Passport copies of all your partners
• Audited Financial Statement OR Confirmation of Annual Revenue via Email
• Mandates for Account of Partnership / Limited Liability Partnership

Law Firm

• Indemnity Insurance Certificate
• Letter of setup (Registration ) from Bar Council
• NRIC/ Passport copies of all your partners
• Annual practising certificate(s)/annual certificate(s) of registration issued by the Registrar of the profession’s governing body (for all partners/legal Assistant)
• Audited Financial Statement OR Confirmation of Annual Revenue

Associations / Clubs / Cooperatives/Societies and Other Religious Bodies

• Certificate of Registration (CoR)
• By-Laws/Charter/Constitution Document
• Latest minutes of Annual General Meeting (AGM)/Agenda
• Verification documents of Beneficial Owners / Shareholders, Authorised Signatories, Directors, Connected Parties
• NRIC (Malaysian)
• Government Issued National ID or Passport (foreigners)
• Proof of Address

Trust

• Certificate of Registration of Trust
• Trust Deed
• NRIC/ Passport copies of connected parties (such as Protector, Settlor, Trustee and Beneficiaries)
• Ownership structure chart signed by director

Foundation

• By-Laws/Full or Partial Foundation Charter/Constitution Documents
• NRIC/ Passport copies of Office Bearers (such as Founder, Council Member, Advisor and etc)
• Certificate of change to any registered particulars of a society / club / association /equivalent (If any change of name)
• List of Office Bearers/Councillors
• Registration issued by the Registrar of the profession’s governing body e.g.. The Registry of Societies of Malaysia or equivalent
• Minutes of Meeting or Resolution

• We will email the Account Pack and Online Application Form for your review.
• Validate the information in the Account Pack and sign the Online Application Form electronically.

• You'll be asked to send us all required documents (see Step 2 for the types of documents we may ask for) for our review.