Any bank that opens an account without asking a million questions and requiring you to fill 1001 forms is definitely flouting a lot of rules. The KYC requirements from KBA/regulatory authorities is very comprehensive. So getting an account in 5 mins is not necessarily a good thing. Same way in some countries you cannot just buy a sim card. Just saying On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:09 PM, Simon Katumo via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
I second jaginta ever since equity left a bad taste in my mouth back in 2009 it's been dtb. it depends with your relations with the branch managers .I ocassionaly do a swift transfer to China etc in a few hours .their I bank and app facility is mzoori I never have to leave the desk to transfer funds through rtgs. On Jun 9, 2015 8:32 PM, <skunkworks-request@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 19:01:50 +0400 From: Jangita <jangita.nyagudi@gmail.com> To: Jared Koyier <jaredkoyier@gmail.com>, Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Banks in Kenya Message-ID: <CA+C-RFFg06isuM76VUq1d8PXUG= icfNc-JFoUjaXMicX1Qxc5A@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
hehe kwani Jared you don't want to pay for a loan? I'm guessing anyone would nag you if you past the due date...
I'd go with DTB. My account has been there 8 years now, I opened a business account in 10 minutes flat, got email notifications on transfers, email indemnity so I can email instructions, at one time the manager cleared a check I had issued and funds had delayed just because I was his first customer for the day. Maybe something to do with that indian thing of you must make that sale if it's the first. Opened a subsequent USD and EURO account over the phone and operated them for years (since they already had my docs). They now have a decent mobile app. They were also instrumental in 15 minute transfers from DTB burundi to DTB kenya even if they were different banks with same brand. Also opened a pall's account over the phone and was active, but was given 60 days to produce documentation. Not bad.
Only downside is they don't offer unsecured loans. ᐧ