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Thanks for suggesting. May I ask the benefits of the bank(s) you've in mind compared to Swissquote (which has a local branch in UAE and is less/not constraining in terms of entry and minimum balance)? (Swissquote or any similar option)
Is swissquote even a bank? Last time I checked it was more like a broker?

There are currently 3 crypto friendly swiss banks, but from my last experience wiring to Dubai is problematic sometimes. Takes 2 weeks for a SWIFT and usually there is a investigation/questions. Money arrived eventually but was stressful.
 
May I ask how about sending from dubai to swiss banks
How was your experience
 
They're bank too now.
Never had any issue with wires personally, with limited amounts though.
Astonishing you had such issues, wouldn't investigations/questions come from the receiving bank usually?

Swiss bank direclty in SWISS are better privacy, and you can easily get loan in europe etc for real estate
Which interest do you see in having more privacy, if you're AML and tax compliant?
Sure for that purpose. Swissquote (or any other close option) is now a bank too apparently.

But where I can see an advantage for other Swiss banks (incl. those you're thinking of) is the deposit protection, their financial solidity and related metrics, etc...
 
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Hm I'll give swissquote a try then. Thanks.
investigation was by the correnspondent bank of the swiss bank.
 
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Thanks for the reply. I will DM.
 
Just want to give everyone a heads up:

I messaged this person and they said they require a minimum of 3 million before they can tell you what the bank is.
Not sure what kind of scheme they are running but "yeah bro I can tell you the bank but only if you are ready to deposit 3mm" does not seem legitimate to me.

Maybe they want some sort of referral kickback (which I am not sure Swiss banks even offer as it would be negative for their reputation) that they would not get otherwise or maybe it is a very small bank (which would therefore likely not have a well established Swiss reputation in the first place) that is only accessible to referrals. If not these two options, what else could be the reason for such secrecy? Any legitimate bank with a solid reputation would not need to engage in these shady third-party referral backchannels where you get referred but only if you have millions that you are ready to deposit. Gonna write this off as a scam.

It does seem that crypto-friendly banks in Switzerland really are the best option for the purposes of my OP:
https://www.ulam.io/blog/the-best-crypto-friendly-banks-worldwidehttps://www.21analytics.ch/blog/swiss-banks-accounts-vasps/
 
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Indeed.
Anyone who can deposit several millions $ from legit crypto will certainly be able to open an account contacting directly a high street or private bank in CH, SG or HK. No middleman is needed.
 
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