ARIDANG opens UK business accounts for EU and international companies fully online. No UK address required. Approved in under 24 hours.
We welcome applications from companies incorporated outside the UK. The onboarding process is handled in partnership with Gemba Finance Ltd (FCA FRN 804853) and is designed for international businesses — no UK address, no UK director required.
Companies registered in any EU member state. German GmbH, French SAS, Dutch BV, Spanish SL, and more can open a UK business account fully online.
Polish sp. z o.o., Romanian SRL, Czech s.r.o., Hungarian Kft., Slovak s.r.o., Bulgarian OOD — all eligible. We're experienced with Eastern European corporate structures.
Estonian OÜ, Latvian SIA, Lithuanian UAB. We're particularly experienced with Baltic e-Residency companies seeking a UK IBAN for SEPA and international operations.
UK limited companies whose directors reside outside the UK are fully eligible. A non-resident director does not disqualify your company from opening a UK business account.
Holding companies and group treasury entities incorporated in eligible jurisdictions. Access SEPA, SWIFT, and FPS from a single UK IBAN as a foreign company.
Remote-first, product or SaaS businesses serving UK or European markets. Open your UK account online — no branch visit, no UK office needed.
Our fully online application process is built for foreign companies. No branch visit. No UK address. Start to finish in under 24 hours.
Submit your company documents and director ID through our secure portal. The entire process takes around 15 minutes — no UK address required, no in-person visit needed.
~15 minutesYour application is reviewed by the compliance team at Gemba Finance Ltd (FCA FRN 804853). We may request clarifying documents. Most non-resident and foreign company applications are approved within one business day.
Under 24 hoursReceive your dedicated UK IBAN, sort code, and account number. Access SEPA, SWIFT, FPS, BACS, CHAPS, and corporate cards immediately upon approval.
Instant activationYour ARIDANG UK business account comes fully loaded — dedicated UK IBAN, multi-currency payments, corporate cards, and accounting integrations, all available to non-residents and foreign companies.
Your own UK sort code, account number, and IBAN — accepted worldwide. Open as a non-resident or foreign company.
Send and receive payments across Europe (SEPA) and globally (SWIFT) with no hidden fees from your UK business account.
Hold, convert, and send in GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, CHF, and 11 more currencies — all from one account.
Plastic and virtual Visa debit cards for your team, issued to non-resident directors. 0% FX markup on every transaction.
EU and Eastern European companies chose ARIDANG when other providers turned them away. Here's what they say about opening a UK account as a non-resident.
"We needed a UK business account for our Polish e-commerce company. ARIDANG approved us in 18 hours — no branch visit, no complications. The UK IBAN was live the same business day."
"Our Estonian holding required a UK IBAN for SEPA collections as a non-resident entity. The ARIDANG team guided us through every document. We were live within one business day."
"Three banks rejected our Romanian IT firm before we found ARIDANG. We were approved in under 24 hours. Our account manager responded within 2 hours on every question."
Everything you need to know about opening a UK business account as a non-resident or foreign company.