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About this Account Opening Pack
What documents are contained in this Account Opening Pack?
(a) Account Opening / Straight2Bank “S2B” Set Up Form – records key information, necessary for us to open your
account and for you to use Straight2Bank.
(b) Mandate – the sample mandate provides the resolutions and authorised persons we require to be recorded in our
systems, so that we can accept instructions from your representatives, who are authorised to act on your behalf.
(c) Terms and Conditions – relevant to providing you our Core Account Services, including country specific terms and
conditions. This includes the Regulatory Compliance Statement which sets out the Bank’s minimum regulatory and
compliance requirements to provide banking services to you.
Additional documents may be provided to you or required from you as part of the account opening process.
Operational, procedural and technical matters in connection to an account or service are found in the “Accounts and Cash
Management Services Guide” and “Electronic Banking and other Channel Services Guide” which are available at this link
https://s2b.standardchartered.com/unifiedlogin/login/index.html
What products and services are offered under this Account Opening Pack?
Our Core Account Services include:
● Cash Accounts – current, savings and deposit accounts (including payment and collections services); and
● Straight2Bank Web – is our internet based version of our Straight2Bank platform, which provides a range of transactional
and reporting activities for basic cash services (including payments and collections) available under an account, and
also provides access to our wider suite of products and services under an account including spot foreign exchange
transactions.
How do you open an account with Standard Chartered Bank?
You must complete the Account Opening / Straight2Bank “S2B” Set Up Form and provide a mandate, together with any additional
supporting documentation we require.
You will be provided with a separate list of client documentation and information required from you, to better understand your
needs and for our “Know Your Customer” obligations, an integral part of our global effort to combat money laundering, terrorist
financing and fraudulent activity.
You may be asked at any time, to provide information about people with access to, or authority over, your accounts and / or
transactions (such as authorised signatories), including satisfactory proof of their identity and / or authority to act on your behalf.
We may clarify with you any incomplete or inconsistent information provided.
We reserve the right not to open an account for any reason and, unless required by applicable law, we do not need to give
you a reason.
Will there be any other documentation provided to me?
If you require additional products or services not offered under this Account Opening Pack, we may require separate
documentation relevant to such product or service, including letters, fee schedules, risk disclosure statements, user guides or
other guidelines.
You may be required to complete additional set-up forms for such products and / or services.
Your Relationship Manager will inform you of any additional documentation which may be required.
INTERNAL (BANK USE ONLY)
RM Code LE ID
Account Opening / Straight2Bank “S2B” Set Up
New / Existing Client – (Bangladesh)
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Existing Client New Client
INSTRUCTIONS:
✓ For New client, fields marked with an “*” must be completed
✓ Indicate Not Applicable (NA) if any field is irrelevant
SECTION 1 APPLICANT’S INFORMATION
To update, please
select “A”, “D”, or “C”
and amend the
relevant field:
A Add
D Delete
C Change
Existing Account Set
Up Replication:
1. Tick this Box
2. Provide Name
3. State Existing
Account Number
4. Update fields for
new account
(applicable for same
entity opening
additional accounts in
the same Service
Location)
Name * (FULL
Registered Name)
In Bengali *
In English *
Registration Number *
Country of Incorporation *
Registered Address *
General Communications
Contact Person
Contact Number ( )
Email Address
Fax
Mailing Address * & Contact Person
(if different from above)
SWIFT BIC code (if applicable)
SECTION 2 ACCOUNT SET UP
Existing Account
Number Account Types * Currency * Account Title Identifies your account
(preferred suffix eg: Payroll, Vendor Payment, etc)
Cheque
Book *
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Statement Frequency * Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly
Statement Delivery Mode additional to S2B * Post Internet Email (if different from above):
SECTION 3 S2B SET UP
Note: As a New Client, your S2B Group ID will be set up by default.
S2B Client Group Members Set Up
To use an Existing S2B Group ID, please
specify (if not applicable, leave blank) Your authorisation of the owner of the S2B Group ID may be required, if not previously
provided (refer to FAQ Guide).
Email domain SCB should send emails to
(part of email address after the @ symbol,
ie @sc.com) 1
S2B Set Up Special Instructions
For additional products & service
requirements such as Host-to-Host,
Liquidity Management, Collections, Trade
or S2B Set Up replication (full or partial),
please specify and/or contact your
Relationship Manager.
1 This enhanced security provision ensures emails are directed to the correct email domain address. Leaving it blank could mean that S2B could send report to
the wrong email domain.
Account Opening / Straight2Bank “S2B” Set Up
New / Existing Client – (Bangladesh)
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Existing Client New Client
To update, please select
“A”, “D”, or “C” and amend
the relevant field:
A Add
D Delete
C Change
TRANSACTION AUTHORISATION REQUIREMENTS
If you have provided your own Mandate, please complete the Transaction Authorisation Requirements.
Note: You cannot amend these settings if you are using an
Existing S2B Group ID.
Sequential Authorisation: No Yes
Automated Send to Bank: No Yes
Authorisation Requirements (Authorisation Category A, B, C, etc)
1. No transaction limits
2. Transaction Limits Up To
3. Transaction Limits Up To
4. Transaction Limits Up To
5. Transaction Limits Up To
6. Transaction Limits Up To
Specify Account / Company Apply to ALL Accounts (insert currency )
• Approving Signatories, Authorised Signatories (the Authorisers).
• One Category “Cat” A approver may sign up to 5,000, one Cat B approver can sign up to 20,000, and one approver from each Cat can sign above
20,000 up to 1 million. Authorisation Requirements A < 5,000, B < 20,000, A+B < 1,000,000.
• You may enter a maximum of 14 categories (Cat A to Cat N) with a maximum of 8 options of authorisation (eg. A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H Or
J+J+J+J+I+I+I+I).
• For complex Transactional Authorisation Requirements, specify your requirements in the Special Instructions box below.
Administrators are responsible for managing your Straight2Bank setup including the creation and maintenance of other
users, assigning entitlements and limits, and configuring usage of the system.
Administrator Dual Control Single Administrator
USER INFORMATION
Yes, Users require access to all payment types. (please refer to the FAQ guide for the available payment types)
No, Users only require specific payment types. List payment types required:
User Role * Re-activate Authorisers*: ( indicate Cat A-N ) Administrator Operator Viewer
( Note: I.D Proof Requirement ) Super Administrator (appointment letter required)
Full User Name *
Email ID * Country of Residence *
Mobile User ID *
Access All Accounts DOB/ Memorable Date *
Specific Account Numbers:
User Role * Re-activate Authorisers*: ( indicate Cat A-N ) Administrator Operator Viewer
( Note: I.D Proof Requirement ) Super Administrator (appointment letter required)
Full User Name *
Email ID * Country of Residence *
Mobile User ID *
Access All Accounts DOB/ Memorable Date *
Specific Account Numbers:
User Role * Re-activate Authorisers*: ( indicate Cat A-N ) Administrator Operator Viewer
( Note: I.D Proof Requirement ) Super Administrator (appointment letter required)
Full User Name *
Email ID * Country of Residence *
Mobile User ID *
Access All Accounts DOB/ Memorable Date *
Specific Account Numbers:
Special Instructions (please specify whether for Transaction Authorisation Requirements or User Information)
Account Opening / Straight2Bank “S2B” Set Up
New / Existing Client – (Bangladesh)
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SECTION 4 BANGLADESH REQUIREMENTS
Additional Applicant Details
Registration Authority & Country (For
both Local/Foreign) Company Registration Date
Trade Licence Number * Date
Issuing Authority
Electronic Tax ID
(E-TIN) Number
VAT Registration
Number/BIN (if any)
Additional Contact Details
If you have a Business/Office Address: Same as Mailing Address
Same as Registered Address
Different from Mailing and Registered Address (please fill in below):
Additional Information of the Applicant
Business Activities Others (Please Specify)
Type of Product or Service Yearly Turnover (BDT)
Legal Status Others (Please Specify)
Amount of Initial Deposit
Mode of Account Operation Singly Jointly Other
Annexure: Personal Information is required to be filled up and attached with this form.
DECLARATION
The Applicant applies to open the above Account(s) with Standard Chartered Bank (the “Bank”). Unless required by law, the Bank may decline the
application without providing any reason. The Applicant has received, read and understood the Bank’s Agreement (as described in the Definitions and
Interpretations section of the attached terms and conditions) or other applicable terms and conditions (including those made available on the website
www.sc.com/commercial/booklet/ (where applicable)) and agrees to be bound by the Agreement in connection with each requested Account. Defined
Terms in the Agreement have the same meaning when used in this form.
S.V.
For Bank
Use Only
S.V.
For Bank
Use Only
Approving Signatories / Authorised Signatories * / Date Approving Signatories / Authorised Signatories * / Date
Name * Name *
Title * Title *
S.V.
For Bank
Use Only
S.V.
S.V.
For Bank
Use Only
S.V.
Additional Approving Signatories / Authorised Signatories *
/ Date
Additional Approving Signatories / Authorised Signatories *
/ Date
Name * Name *
Title * Title *
Mandate (to be given by a company/partnership/society/club/trust)
APPROVED BY:
VERIFIED BY:
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To*: Standard Chartered Bank and all of its affiliates (the “ Bank ”)
Date*:
We, being 1 of the Client, hereby
certify that the resolutions set out below are a true extract of the resolutions of the board of directors/members/trustees/
partners of the Client passed with effect from the date shown below.
( Sign ) ( Sign )
Name : Name :
Title : Title :
Name of the Company/Institution/Partnership
(the “Client”)*
Country of incorporation/establishment*
Registration Number ( if applicable )
Date of the resolutions*
EXTRACT OF RESOLUTIONS
After careful consideration and on being satisfied that it is for the benefit of the Client and in the interests of the Client, IT WAS
RESOLVED THAT:
1. Approved Services and Approved Transactions:
The Client is hereby authorised to enter into the following transactions on an arms-length basis, and accept the following
banking, financial and/or commercial services provided by the Bank from time to time (whether orally, in writing or through
an electronic messaging or dealing system, or online trading platform or other channel), the “ Services ”:
(a) Account(s) – open, operate and close any accounts with the Bank;
(b) Cash - cash management services, including collections, payments, interest optimisation and sweeping services;
(c) Channels – electronic banking (such as Straight2Bank Web) and/or other channel services, including self-
administration and currency conversion functionalities;
(d) Lending – credit facilities including general lending products, including without limitation, overdrafts, term loans,
short-term loans, revolving loans or otherwise;
(e) Trade – trade related products, instruments, financing or services, including the issuance, advising, or confirmation
of trade instruments (including standby letters of credit and bank guarantees), negotiation of documentary
credits, documentary collections (including import and export bills collections), trade-related lending (including pre-
shipment and post-shipment financing, invoice financing and inventory financing), receivables purchase, receivables
discounting and/or factoring, and any financing, service or product provided in relation to supply chain financing
(including without limitation, vendor prepay programmes and trade payables management programmes);
(f) Securities Services – custody, clearing and settlement, escrow, fund and trust, fund administration, trustee and
transfer agent, middle and back office outsourcing, securities lending, asset servicing and any other administration
and support services (including ancillary services); and
(g) Financial Markets – foreign exchange and derivatives transactions, securities dealing and securities financing
transactions, commodities sale and purchase transactions, precious metals transactions, deposits transactions,
investment transactions and other types of hedging and treasury transactions (“ FM Transactions ”).
2. Powers of Category A Approving Signatories:
The Category A Approving Signatories listed in the Schedule to this Mandate may on behalf of and in the name of the Client:
(a) Transaction documents – complete, execute and deliver any agreements, service supplements, application
and set up forms, instruments, guarantees, undertakings, security documents, notices, certificates, declarations,
letters, services levels memorandum, powers of attorney, notes and deeds, including supplements, amendments,
1 Delete as applicable.
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restatements or terminating the same, and any other documents in connection with any of the Services and
additionally for FM Transactions, confirmations, master confirmation agreements, commodities or precious metals
sale and purchase agreements, settlement instructions and settlement/payment netting agreements, and any other
documents related to all of the foregoing, (the “ Documents ”) required by the Bank and/or the Client on such terms
and conditions as the Category A Approving Signatories may deem necessary or desirable;
(b) Enter into Transactions – enter into transactions (other than FM Transactions which shall be entered into in
accordance with the Bank’s specific FM Transactions process) (including without limitation, the granting of any
security deemed necessary by the Bank to secure the obligations of the Client in respect of any of the Services), and
provide binding instructions, confirmations, notices or other directions and take any other action which the Category
A Approving Signatory may deem necessary, in connection with the Services or transactions for and on behalf of
the Client;
(c) Amend the List of Category A Approving Signatories – amend the list of Category A Approving Signatories and/
or provide the Bank with an updated list of Category A Approving Signatories;
(d) Agent of the Client Group Members – when having been so appointed, act for and on behalf of the Client’s affiliates
and/or subsidiaries (the “ Client Group Members ”);
(e) Appointing a representative or agent – (i) appoint any person, company, representative or agent (including a Client
Group Member) to act for and on behalf of the Client, including delegating to such person, company, representative,
agent or Client Group Member, full powers; and (ii) revoke any such appointment; and
(f) General – otherwise bind the Client and perform any other acts necessary in relation to the resolutions set out herein.
3. Approving Signatory’s and Authorised Signatory’s Power to Delegate to an Authorised Signatory:
(a) Category A Approving Signatories may appoint any person, company, agent or Client Group Member as a
Category B “ Authorised Signatory ” (and / or Authorised Dealers if required) to act on the Client’s behalf to carry
out the purpose and intent of the foregoing resolutions and revoke any such delegation.
(b) Category B Authorised Signatories may appoint any person, company, agent or Client Group Member (except
Authorised Dealers, where required) as a Category B “ Authorised Signatory ” to act on the Client’s behalf to carry
out the purpose and intent of the foregoing resolutions and revoke any such delegation.
4. Common Seal: The Common Seal of the Client be affixed on any Documents in such form as is appropriate or required
in accordance with its constitutional documents.
5. Ratification: Any action taken by any person on behalf of the Client in connection with the Services, transactions
Documents, or FM Transactions, prior to the passing of the aforesaid resolutions be ratified, confirmed and approved in
all respects.
6. Duration: These resolutions will remain in force unless and until the Client delivers to the Bank new resolution(s) revoking,
amending or superseding these resolutions and the Bank has had a reasonable opportunity to update its records.
7. Copy of Resolutions: A copy of the foregoing resolutions be provided to the Bank.
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SCHEDULE TO THE MANDATE
Category A – Approving Signatories*
Draw a line through any unused space.
Any one to sign Any two to sign Other (insert details below)
If you tick "Other", please describe the alternative method of operation in the Special
Instructions area below.
The Category A Approving Signatories signatures also serve as approval of the appointment of the Category B Authorised
Signatories and the Transaction Authorisation Limits (where required) as listed herein in this Schedule to the Mandate:
Signature
Date:
Name:
Title:
Contact Details
Office: Mobile:
Email:
Signature
Date:
Name:
Title:
Contact Details
Office: Mobile:
Email:
Signature
Date:
Name:
Title:
Contact Details
Office: Mobile:
Email:
Signature
Date:
Name:
Title:
Contact Details
Office: Mobile:
Email:
Special Instructions:
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Category B – Authorised Signatories*
Draw a line through any unused space.
Any one to sign Any two to sign Other (insert details below)
If you tick "Other", please describe the alternative method of operation in the Additional
Instructions area below.
Signature
Date:
Name:
Title:
Contact Details
Office: Mobile:
Email:
Signature
Date:
Name:
Title:
Contact Details
Office: Mobile:
Email:
Signature
Date:
Name:
Title:
Contact Details
Office: Mobile:
Email:
Signature
Date:
Name/
Company Name:
Title:
Contact Details
Office: Mobile:
Email:
Please select ONE of following:
the above Category B Authorised Signatories appointed by the Category A Approving Signatories to act on the Client’s
behalf in relation to ALL resolutions stated above (except for resolution 2(c)); OR
the above Category B Authorised Signatories appointed by the Category A Approving Signatories to act on the Client’s
behalf in relation to THE FOLLOWING resolutions:
delete as applicable:
1. Resolutions [1
2. Resolutions [2
3. Resolution 3 (b) (enables Category B Authorised Signatories to appoint additional and replacement Category B
Authorised Signatories without a further Mandate or approval from the Category A Approving Signatories (except in
relation to Authorised Dealer(s) (if required)))
For avoidance of doubt, Resolutions 4, 5 and 6 apply equally to the Category B Authorised Signatories.
Special Instructions:
Each person/entity appointed above, accepts the appointment as a Category B Authorised Signatory. If there is insufficient space,
please provide the full list of Category B Authorised Signatories on a separate schedule on Client letterhead.
Date*:
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Transaction Authorisation Limits
Transaction Authorisation Limits shall apply in respect of the Category A Approving Signatories, Category B Authorised
Signatories or any combination*:
Authorisation Requirements (Name / Title / Authorisation Category A, B, C, etc.) Transactions Limits Up To (USD)
No Transaction Authorisation Limits
Standard Terms
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These are the Standard Terms forming part of the Agreement governing
the following services (each a “ Service ”) provided by the Bank:
(a) Accounts; (b) cash management services, including payments,
collections, interest optimisation and sweeping (automated, rule-based
transfer of funds on a recurring basis) services; (c) electronic banking
and other Channel services; and (d) other services which the Bank
specifies.
It is agreed:
1. Definitions And Interpretations
1.1 In these Standard Terms:
“Account” means any bank account maintained with the Bank.
“Affiliate” means, in relation to a body corporate, any other
body corporate that controls, is controlled by or under common
control with it. For the purpose of this definition, a body corporate
“ controls ” another body corporate if the first body corporate,
directly or indirectly, owns more than half of the issued equity
share capital or has the power to appoint more than half of the
members of the governing body, of that other body corporate.
“Agreement” comprises the Standard Terms, the RCS, the
relevant Country Supplement and any other terms and conditions
agreed between the Parties for a Service.
“Authorised Person” means any person authorised to act on
Your behalf in accordance with any mandate (or equivalent in
writing) or otherwise, as acceptable to the Bank.
“Authority” means any government, quasi-government,
inter-government, supranational, administrative, regulatory or
supervisory body or authority, court or tribunal with jurisdiction
over You or any Bank Member.
" Bank " means the Bank Member that operates and provides
Accounts or other Services to You in the relevant Service
Location. “Bank” is also referred to as “We”, “Our” or “Us” in other
documents constituting the Agreement.
“Bank Member” means Standard Chartered PLC or any of its
Affiliates.
“Banking Day” means a day on which banks are open for
general business in the applicable Service Location.
“Channel” means any means or method (including host to host
connectivity, application programming interfaces, an electronic
banking channel, a website, SWIFT, the internet, telephony, fax
and email) through which the Parties connect or communicate
for any purpose including electronic transmission of instructions,
other information, data or documents.
“Client Group” means You and Your Affiliates.
“Country Supplement” means terms and conditions applicable
to Services provided in a Service Location.
" Delegated Service Provider " means any provider of cash
deposit or withdrawal machines, cash-in-transit or other security
services, courier or delivery services, technology services or any
other services, used or engaged by the Bank in connection with
a Service, excluding any Payment System Service Provider.
“Digital Certificate” means an electronic application used to
verify identity or protect electronic messages.
" Electronic Credential " means a mode of identification and
authentication (in the form or a combination of an identification
code, password or Electronic Key) assigned to or selected by You
or a User.
“Electronic Key” means a smart card, security token, biometric
or any other mode of authentication or verification in any form.
“Force Majeure” means any natural disaster, epidemic, war,
hostilities, terrorism, civil disorder, industrial action, act or order
of any Authority, change in law, change in the availability,
legal usage, convertibility or transferability of any currency,
computer system malfunction or failure, third party interference
with a computer system, delay or non-availability of goods or
services supplied to the Bank or You by a third party, or other
circumstances beyond the Bank's reasonable control.
“Insolvency Proceedings” means, in relation to a person,
any corporate action, legal proceedings or other analogous
procedure or step in any jurisdiction in relation to: (a) suspension
of payments, moratorium of any indebtedness, bankruptcy,
winding up, dissolution, administration and reorganisation (other
than a solvent liquidation or reorganisation) or composition or
arrangement with creditors; (b) the appointment of a liquidator
(other than in respect of a solvent liquidation), receiver,
administrator, judicial manager or similar officer in respect
of such person or any of its assets; or (c) expropriation,
attachment, sequestration, distress or execution affecting any of
such person’s assets or the enforcement of any security over
such assets.
“Instruction” means any instruction which contains the
information the Bank: (a) requires to carry out the instruction;
(b) receives via a Channel agreed by the Bank; and (c) believes
in good faith has been given by an Authorised Person and is
transmitted with such testing or authentication as the Bank may
specify.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means any rights in relation to
tangible and intangible intellectual and industrial property and
the right to apply for them, existing anywhere, including any
invention, patent, design or utility model rights, logo, domain
names, copyright, trade mark, service mark, database right,
topography right, commercial or confidential information, know
how or trade secret and any other rights of a similar nature or
effect, whether or not registered or capable of being registered.
“Loss” means any loss, damage, demand, claim, liability, cost
or expense (including any direct, indirect or consequential loss,
loss of profit, loss of goodwill or loss of reputation) whether or not
it was foreseeable or likely to occur.
“Parties” means the Bank and You.
“Payment Instrument” means any cheque, traveller’s cheque,
demand draft, cashier’s order, money order or other similar
instrument
“Payment System Service Provider” means any payment,
clearing or settlement system, clearing house, financial institution
(including other Bank Members), payment intermediary, payment
facilitator, acquirer, mobile wallet provider, communications
service provider or other service provider providing part of the
mechanism through which payments or collections are routed
or cleared, used or engaged by the Bank in connection with a
Service.
“RCS” means the regulatory compliance statement (also
available on www.sc.com/en/rcs) setting out the legal and
regulatory requirements that apply to Your relationship with the
Bank.
“Service Location” means the country or territory in which an
Account or other Service is provided.
“System Materials” means all technology used to provide
Channels, Electronic Keys, Digital Certificates and equipment the
Bank makes available to You or Your Users.
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“Tax” means any tax, levy, impost, duty or other charge or
withholding of a similar nature (including any associated penalty
or interest payable) required by law.
“User” means any person You designate to access and use any
Channel.
“You” and “Your” means the person identified in the relevant
account statements or confirmations from the Bank as the client
to whom the Bank is providing the relevant Service.
1.2 Any reference in the Agreement to:
(a) a document includes any amendment, variation,
supplement or its replacement;
(b) “ person ” includes any individual, company, corporation,
unincorporated association or body (including a
partnership, trust, joint venture or consortium),
government, state, agency, organisation or other entity
whether or not having separate legal personality;
(c) a Party or a person includes its successors in title,
permitted transferees and permitted assigns;
(d) “ law ” includes any law, regulation, rule, directive, order,
request, guidelines, sanction, embargo and restriction of
or agreement with any Authority and any interpretation,
application or enforcement of such law;
(e) “ including ” is not limitative;
(f) “ writing ” includes email, fax transmission or other
electronic means of communication legibly received and
“ written ” has the corresponding meaning;
(g) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
(h) if there is any inconsistency between the:
(i) Standard Terms and any other Service terms and
conditions, the latter will prevail for the purposes of
that Service;
(ii) Standard Terms and the relevant Country
Supplement, the Country Supplement prevails;
(iii) English version of the Agreement and any other
version, the English version prevails, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
2. Parties' Responsibilities
2.1 Each Party must use reasonable care and skill when providing
or using a Service. You must comply with the Bank’s operational,
security and authentication procedures, technical requirements
and product parameters for the Service.
2.2 You must provide all information, documents and authorisations
reasonably requested by the Bank, and promptly notify the Bank
of any changes.
2.3 You must comply with all applicable laws and agree to the RCS.
2.4 You must obtain independent legal, tax, accounting and other
advice. The Bank does not owe You any advisory, fiduciary or
other similar duty.
2.5 You must: (a) ensure that all Electronic Credentials, System
Materials and the Bank’s service documentation are kept secure
and confidential, and are not misused; and (b) implement robust
controls on Channel use, including the detection, prevention,
removal and remedy of malware threats introduced into such
Channel. You are responsible for Your Users’ actions and must
immediately notify the Bank of any actual or attempted security
breach or problems with any Channel.
2.6 If You nominate a third party to connect to or access any Channel
on Your behalf (“ Appointee ”):
(a) such nomination is subject to the Bank’s consent and may
be subject to additional terms;
(b) You authorise the Bank to communicate with You through
the Appointee, and disclose to the Appointee Instructions
and information provided by or relating to You;
(c) You must ensure that the Appointee meets Your
requirements and that the Appointee uses the Channel
solely for providing services to You;
(d) You must ensure the Appointee complies with all terms
and conditions relating to use of the Channel, and You are
responsible for all acts and omissions of the Appointee;
(e) the Bank is not responsible for monitoring proper operation
and availability of the Appointee’s systems; and You bear
all risks associated with such arrangement; and
(f) if You wish to cease such arrangement, You must give the
Bank reasonable prior written notice.
3. Instructions And Communications
3.1 Instructions and communications to the Bank are effective only
when actually received and must be: (a) in writing; and (b) given
or sent via a Channel acceptable to the Bank, to the relevant
address and department as the Bank notified in writing.
3.2 The Bank may, but is not obligated to, act on verbal Instructions
and communications. Subject to any applicable law, You consent
that telephone conversations may be recorded and such
recordings used as evidence in any dispute.
3.3 If You give Instructions and communications by telephone,
fax or email, You bear all risks involved, including fraud or
interference by third parties, breakdown or failure of transmission
and corrupted, incomplete or delayed transmission.
3.4 The Bank reserves the right not to act on Instructions or
communications or perform a Service on a non-Banking Day in
the Service Location. Instructions or communications received
after cut-off times may be treated as received on the next Banking
Day.
3.5 The Bank may act on incomplete or inconsistent Instructions
if it reasonably believes it can clarify such information without
referring to You.
3.6 The Bank may refuse to process any Instruction:
(a) reasonably considered to be unclear, conflicting, incorrect
or incomplete;
(b) that would or might cause the Bank to breach its policies
or any law;
(c) where You fail to comply with the Bank's reasonable
requests for information, documents or authorisations;
(d) which may result in an unauthorised overdraft (overdraft
limits are at Bank's sole discretion, may be cancelled at
any time and may be subject to additional terms); or
(e) having a valid reason for doing so, including where there
are allegations of fraud or illegality.
3.7 The Bank will take reasonable steps to comply with Instructions
to stop, reverse or cancel a transaction but is not responsible if
it cannot.
3.8 Communications to You may be sent to the address notified by
You to the Bank and are effective, if sent by:
(a) fax, at the successfully sent transmission report time;
(b) hand or courier, at the time of delivery;
(c) post, six Banking Days after posting;
(d) email, at the time sent; and
(e) any other Channel, at the time effected.
3.9 Subject to applicable law, Instructions, communications and
documents: (a) digitally signed and supported by a Digital
Certificate or Electronic Key; or (b) accepted via an electronic
Channel (including click-through or other forms of digital
authentication), have the same legal effect, validity and
enforceability as if signed in writing.
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4. Authorised Persons
4.1 You are bound by Your Authorised Persons’ actions and must
ensure they are given the appropriate authorisations and act
within such authority. An Authorised Person is deemed to
have the authority to give Instructions, sign any document and
perform any act on Your behalf, including when You act as a
representative or agent of another person.
4.2 Changes in Authorised Persons are effective from when the Bank
has updated its records.
4.3 The Bank will accept anyone using Your Electronic Keys or any
Electronic Credential as being authorised to act on Your behalf,
and is not required to check the authority of such person. You
remain responsible for all automatically processed transactions
while the Bank is processing Your request to turn off a User’s
access to a Service.
5. Deposits And Withdrawals
5.1 For deposits made other than by cash or electronic transfer,
the Bank does not have to credit an Account before receiving
payment in cleared and unconditional funds. If the Bank does, it
is conditional upon subsequently receiving the funds.
5.2 The Bank may cancel or reverse any credit or payment it makes
(including any interest paid) or any other transaction:
(a) to correct a mistake;
(b) where it has not received cleared and unconditional funds
in full or promptly;
(c) where required to return the funds to the relevant payer
or drawer; or
(d) where it has other reasonable grounds for doing so,
including where there are allegations of fraud or illegality.
5.3 You represent and warrant that You have full legal title to each
deposit and accept full responsibility for the authenticity, validity
and correctness of signatures, endorsements and particulars
appearing on any Payment Instrument deposited.
5.4 You must remain the owner of all Account credit balances and
must not grant any right, security or other interest to any third
party.
5.5 Any Account credit balance is only repayable at the Service
Location where such Account is maintained. The Bank pays
interest on credit balances in Accounts where the Bank has
expressly agreed to do so.
5.6 You authorise the Bank to send Your payment Instructions to
Payment System Service Providers where required.
5.7 For Onsite Cheque Printing Service:
(a) You must obtain and pay for all equipment and stationery
(“ Equipment ”) necessary for cheque printing from third-
party providers as specified by the Bank and must ensure
the Equipment is kept secure, not lost or misused; and
(b) the Bank makes no representation or warranty in respect
of the Equipment and You bear all risks arising from its
use and of duplicate cheques being produced as part of
this Service.
5.8 Where the Bank provides virtual account numbers, You must
promptly notify the Bank of:
(a) any deviation in usage of the virtual account numbers from
what You had represented to the Bank; and
(b) known or suspected unauthorised transactions or
irregularities involving virtual account numbers, and
provide the Bank with such information and assistance as
the Bank reasonably requires.
6. Your Payment Obligations And Indemnity
6.1 You must pay the Bank on demand any debit balance on an
Account.
6.2 Interest is charged on all overdrafts and accrues on a daily basis.
6.3 You must pay the Bank all fees, charges, expenses, interest
and other amounts (including any applicable value added tax or
goods and services tax) for Services, without set-off, deduction
or counterclaim.
6.4 The Bank may debit any amount due or payable by You to the
Bank from any of Your Accounts and may charge interest on any
unpaid amount, from the due date to the date the Bank receives
payment.
6.5 Bank fees, charges and interest rates are set out in the Bank’s
pricing communications, which may change from time to time,
subject to any mandatory notification or consent requirements
under the laws of the Service Location.
6.6 You must promptly indemnify the Bank on demand against any
Loss arising from or incurred by the Bank in connection with:
(a) the Bank providing any Service;
(b) the Bank acting or relying on any Instruction or
communication it believes in good faith was given by an
Authorised Person;
(c) You or any Authorised Person breaching any obligation or
representation;
(d) any order or request of a court or other Authority relating
to You or Your Accounts or transactions;
(e) the Bank making currency conversions in accordance with
the Agreement; or
(f) any Tax payable by the Bank on, or calculated by
reference to, any amount paid or payable by or to You
under the Agreement (excluding any Tax payable by the
Bank on the Bank's net income),
except where such Loss is caused by the Bank's fraud, wilful
misconduct or gross negligence.
7. Bank's Set-off Rights
7.1 The Bank may set off any obligation You or any Client Group
member owes the Bank or any Bank Member, against any
obligation owed by the Bank to You or any credit balance
in any of Your Accounts. The Bank may vary the date for
payment of any amount by the Bank to You and make currency
conversions for the purpose of the set-off. For the purposes of
this clause, “ obligation ” includes matured or unmatured, actual
or contingent, present or future obligations. If the amount of any
obligation is unascertained, the Bank may estimate the amount.
8. Limitations Of Liability
8.1 The Bank is not liable for any Loss You may incur arising from
or in connection with:
(a) the Bank acting in accordance with the Agreement or
complying with any law;
(b) the Bank acting or relying on any Instruction or
communication the Bank believes in good faith has been
given by an Authorised Person;
(c) You or any Authorised Person breaching any obligation or
representation;
(d) any act or omission of another Bank Member; or
(e) any Force Majeure event,
whether the Loss arises out of breach of contract, a tort, under
statute or otherwise. The Bank remains liable for Your direct
loss caused by the Bank's fraud, wilful misconduct or gross
negligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank excludes
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any liability for indirect or consequential losses or loss of profit
whether or not they were foreseeable or likely to occur.
8.2 The Bank is not liable for any fraud, wilful misconduct,
negligence, insolvency or other act or omission of:
(a) any Payment System Service Provider; or
(b) any Delegated Service Provider except as the Bank
expressly agrees otherwise in relation to a Service.
8.3 If and to the extent the Bank is liable, the Bank’s total liability for
Your Losses incurred in a calendar year in connection with the
following is limited to US$100,000 or its equivalent in aggregate:
(a) failure or disruption of any Channel;
(b) mobile wallet payment or collection Service; or
(c) fraud, wilful misconduct, negligence, insolvency or other
act or omission of Delegated Service Providers.
8.4 The Services and the System Materials are provided on an “as is”
and “as available” basis, and all terms, conditions and warranties
express or implied by law (including fitness for purpose) are
excluded to the extent permitted by applicable law.
8.5 You must notify the Bank as soon as possible once aware of the
material facts of any claim against the Bank, so that the Bank
may take appropriate action, including conducting investigations,
reserving rights against third parties, preserving evidence and
preventing recurrence.
9. Account Information And Reports
9.1 You must check Your account statements, confirmations, advices
and reports from the Bank and promptly notify the Bank in writing
of any mistakes or unauthorised transactions.
9.2 Other than material errors or omissions: (a) the Bank's records
of all communications, transactions and other information are
conclusive; and (b) any rate, price or amount owing to or by You
as notified by the Bank are conclusive.
9.3 Without prejudice to the RCS, You authorise the Bank to disclose
any information provided by or relating to You to any Client
Group member, Payment System Service Provider or Delegated
Service Provider in connection with any Service.
9.4 Where the Bank collates and reports on data (including payer
identity, invoice numbers, payment advices and transaction
details) it receives from You or third parties, including Your
customers, Payment System Service Providers, Delegated
Service Providers, networks and interchanges as part of a
Service, it assumes no responsibility for checking the authenticity,
accuracy and completeness of such data.
10. Currency Conversion
10.1 The Bank may make currency conversions on any amount
received or payable in connection with a Service, using the
Bank's applicable prevailing exchange rate or an exchange rate
expressly agreed to by the Parties. You must pay the Bank's
usual charges for such conversions. If a currency conversion
transaction (or part of it) is cancelled, You are liable for the costs
relating to and any Loss arising from the cancellation.
11. Taxes
11.1 If You are required to deduct any Tax from a payment to the
Bank, You must pay to the Bank any additional amount as may
be necessary to ensure that the Bank receives the full amount of
the relevant payment as if that deduction had not been made.
11.2 If the Bank is required to deduct any Tax from a payment to You,
the Bank does not have to increase the amount payable.
11.3 Each Party agrees to deduct the Tax, pay the Tax to the relevant
Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if requested,
give the original receipts to the other Party.
12. Termination And Suspension
12.1 Either Party may terminate any Service (or part of it) by giving the
other Party at least 30 days’ prior written notice.
12.2 The Bank may terminate any Service (or part of it) by giving You
notice with immediate effect if:
(a) You breach any obligation or representation under the
Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties;
(b) You are the subject of any Insolvency Proceedings (and
termination is permitted by applicable law);
(c) providing the Service or complying with the Agreement
may cause the Bank to breach any law; or
(d) the Bank considers circumstances reasonably exceptional
to do so.
12.3 The Bank may suspend any Service (or part of it) at any time,
including where required by law or where a Force Majeure event
has occurred. If the Bank does so, it must notify You as soon as
reasonably practicable if permitted by law.
12.4 Upon closure of an Account or termination of a Service, You must
pay the Bank all amounts You owe in relation to the Account
or Service (including any debit balance on the Account), return
all materials relating to the Service provided by the Bank and
comply with all reasonable requests in connection with closing
the Account or terminating the Service.
12.5 Termination of a Service (or part of it) does not affect the accrued
rights and obligations of the Parties.
13. Partnerships
13.1 All partners are bound by the Agreement, and are jointly and
severally liable for all debts and other liabilities You owe the
Bank, even with changes in the partnership or its name. Any
person who ceases to be a partner remains liable for all debts and
other liabilities You owe the Bank which have accrued up to and
including the date on which that person ceases to be a partner.
14. Intermediary / Service Provider
14.1 If You are an intermediary or providing payment / collection
services to Your customers (“ Customers ”, who may include
other Client Group members), You represent and warrant on a
continuing basis that
(a) You have: (i) satisfactorily performed all “know-your-
customer” and other anti-money laundering checks in
accordance with applicable laws and Your policies
(including verification of each Customer’s identity and
source of funds and the nature of each Customer’s
transactions), and will retain such information for such
time as required and, if the Bank requests, provide such
information without unreasonable delay; and (ii) have
appropriate processes to detect and report any suspicious
Customer activity to ensure no violation of applicable laws;
(b) You require each Customer to comply with all applicable
laws;
(c) You enter into the Agreement and use the Services as
principal and not in a representative capacity;
(d) You have all approvals and authorisations for carrying on
Your activities; and
(e) each Customer understands and has acknowledged that
the Bank owes no obligation to the Customer and the
Customer has no right to claim against the Bank in relation
to the Services provided to You.
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15. Intellectual Property Rights
15.1 All Channels, System Materials and Bank service documentation
including upgrades, and associated data provided by the Bank
are its own or its service providers’ property or are open source
software and subject to the protection of Intellectual Property
Rights. All licences granted by the Bank or its service providers
are on a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable basis and
subject to additional licence terms (including fees) as the Bank
may notify You.
15.2 You must not:
(a) reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code
from the System Materials, except where this restriction is
expressly prohibited by applicable law;
(b) change, make copies or derivative works or adaptations
of, sub-license or redistribute any part of, the Channel,
System Materials or Bank’s service documentation without
the Bank’s written permission; or
(c) use the Channel, System Materials or Bank’s service
documentation other than for receiving the Services.
15.3 The Bank may review and change its Channels without incurring
any liability to You. The Bank may decide not to maintain, support
or modify a Channel, or maintain a superseded version.
16. General
16.1 The Bank may enter into fee sharing arrangements with Payment
System Service Providers and Delegated Service Providers. If
You request, the Bank will provide details of such arrangements,
if permissible.
16.2 The Bank may assign, transfer or otherwise deal with all or any
of its rights and/or obligations under the Agreement without Your
consent, and the Bank may disclose information provided by or
relating to You for such purposes. You must not assign, transfer
or otherwise deal with Your rights and/or obligations under the
Agreement without the Bank's prior written consent.
16.3 The Agreement and any Service may be changed by the Bank
from time to time and the Bank will notify You of such change and
its effective date.
16.4 You confirm You have not relied and will not rely on any oral or
written representation or warranty made, or purportedly made, by
or on behalf of the Bank, except as set out in the Agreement.
16.5 If any Agreement provision is or becomes illegal, invalid or
unenforceable in a jurisdiction, that provision is severed for that
jurisdiction only and the other Agreement provisions remain in full
force and effect.
16.6 The Parties’ rights under the Agreement are in addition to any
other rights independent of the Agreement.
16.7 If the Bank does not exercise a right or remedy under the
Agreement, it may still exercise it later.
16.8 Any document which forms part of the Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, all of which together constitute one and
the same instrument.
16.9 Except where the Parties expressly agree otherwise for a specific
Service, a person not a party to the Agreement has no right to
enjoy or enforce any benefit under it and the consent of any
person not a party to the Agreement is not required to amend the
Agreement.
17. Governing Law And Dispute Resolution
17.1 The Agreement and all non-contractual obligations arising in any
way out of or in connection with the Agreement, any Account or
other Service are governed by the laws of the relevant Service
Location, and the Parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts of the Service Location.
17.2 You irrevocably waive any sovereign and other immunity in any
jurisdiction from legal proceedings, attachment before or after
judgment, or execution of judgment.
18. Process Agent
18.1 Where required by the Bank, You must irrevocably appoint
a process agent to receive documents in a court action in
connection with the Agreement and notify the Bank of the process
agent’s name and address. If You fail to comply, the Bank may
(on Your behalf) appoint a process agent and the Bank will notify
You of the name and address of that process agent and service of
any legal process on such process agent shall constitute service
on You.
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Regulatory Compliance Statement (the “Statement”)
1. Disclosure of Information
Standard Chartered PLC and its Affiliates (the " Group" , " we ", " us " or " our ", and each a " Bank Member ") need to
collect, use, analyse, share and process Client Information to: (i) operate effectively, efficiently and securely in facilitating
transactions and providing products and services to you; (ii) improve our processes and operations by better understanding
you and your business; and (iii) comply with Laws and requests from Authorities.
In accordance with the above, we will keep Client Information confidential, except that we may disclose such Client
Information, subject to applicable Laws in the jurisdiction(s) where you have a relationship with us: (i) to any Bank
Member, including their agents; (ii) to any Bank Member’s professional advisors, insurers, insurance brokers, partners,
market infrastructure providers or service providers (such as operational, administrative, data processing and technology
service providers), including anyone engaged or partnered with to analyse and facilitate improvements or enhancements
in the Group’s operations or provision of products and services across multiple jurisdictions, who are under a duty of
confidentiality; or (iii) as required by Law or requested by any Authority.
" Affiliate " means, in relation to a company, any of its subsidiaries, holding companies or any other subsidiary of any such
holding company and (where applicable) any representative and branch office in any jurisdiction.
" Authority " means, government, quasi-government, administrative, regulatory or supervisory body or authority or court
or tribunal having jurisdiction over any Bank Member whether within or outside your jurisdiction and whether or not that
Bank Member has a relationship with you.
" Client Information " means information provided by or relating to you that we receive in the course of our banking
relationship with you.
" Law " means any law, regulation, rule, directive, order, request, guideline, sanction, embargo and restriction of or
agreement with any Authority.
2. Privacy
Client Information may include Personal Data of your Data Subjects. You are responsible for ensuring that the collection
and provision of Personal Data you provide to us is conducted in accordance with applicable Laws.
Our Privacy Notice (www.sc.com/en/privacy-policy) outlines how the Group processes Personal Data. You will ensure
that your Data Subjects are aware of our Privacy Notice and that they acknowledge, or (where required) agree, to the
processing and sharing of their Personal Data as described in the Privacy Notice.
" Data Subject " means an individual whose Personal Data we receive in the course of our banking relationship with you,
including your direct and indirect beneficial owners, directors, officers, employees, agents and authorised persons.
" Personal Data " means data that, by itself or together with other information, identifies, or is otherwise about, an individual.
3. Compliance with Laws
The Group is committed to complying with Laws (including those related to environmental, social and corporate governance
issues, financial crime compliance, anti-money laundering and anti-bribery and corruption) in all jurisdictions in which the
Group operates and the Group will not be obliged to do anything if by doing so it would or might cause the Group to breach
any applicable Law.
As the Group’s ability to comply with Laws is directly linked to the conduct of our clients, we require you to comply with
all applicable Laws, and conduct your business in a manner which will not place yourself or the Group in breach of all
applicable Laws.
If you become aware of any breach, or any action, investigation or proceeding brought against you or your subsidiaries
with respect to any breach of any applicable Law in connection with our provision of products and services to you or matter
set out in this Statement, you will notify us promptly (unless prohibited by Law to do so).
4. Sanctions
The Group is obliged to comply with sanctions Laws (" Sanctions "). Any breach of Sanctions may have a serious impact
on our reputation, franchise, regulatory relationships and could impair the Group’s ability to provide products and services
to and enter into transactions with clients.
As the Group’s ability to comply with Sanctions is directly linked to the conduct of our clients, you confirm and will ensure
that (i) you and your subsidiaries are not targets or the subject of Sanctions; and (ii) no product, service or transaction
(or proceeds of the same) involving a Bank Member has or will be utilised for the benefit of any person that is a target or
subject of Sanctions or in any manner that would result in you or your subsidiaries or any Bank Member being in breach
of any applicable Sanctions or becoming a target or subject of Sanctions. We reserve the right to not provide any product
or service or process any transaction if by doing so it may cause us to breach the Group’s Sanctions policy.
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5. Tax Information Compliance
The Group has obligations under various tax information reporting Laws (such as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act) to collect information from our clients, report information to Authorities and withhold tax from payments to clients in
certain circumstances.
We may require you or your Data Subjects to provide documents and information for the purposes of establishing your tax
status and that of your Data Subjects. You will promptly inform us of any changes to such documents and information or
change in circumstances that may indicate a change in your tax status or that of your Data Subjects.
If you or your Data Subjects do not provide documents or information when we request it, we may make our own decision
about your tax status and treat you accordingly.
We may be required to withhold taxes from payments made to you for onward remittance to applicable Authorities.
6. Client Classification
From time to time, we may request and obtain information from you and/or third-party or public sources, to determine
your regulatory classifications (or that of the funds that you manage) under applicable Laws. These classifications will be
notified to you and used by us to comply with our obligations including reporting, business conduct, margin and collateral,
and other requirements under applicable Laws.
You will inform us immediately and in any event prior to entering into any transaction with us if any regulatory classification
that we have previously notified you of or information (including contact details) that we have about you and/or the funds
that you manage is known by you to be inaccurate or incomplete. Unless we receive notification otherwise, you shall be
deemed to have (i) confirmed such regulatory classifications and that the information that we have about you and/or the
funds that you manage is complete and accurate; and (ii) agreed and consented to the Group reporting your derivative
transactions with us to any Authority (including trade repository(ies)).
7. Provision of Information
You agree to (or will procure that your Affiliates and Data Subjects) provide such documents and information as we
may reasonably request in relation to matters covered by this Statement. You will promptly inform us of any changes to
documents and information provided to us so that they are up to date, accurate and complete.
8. Sustainability
We maintain various position statements on sustainability (www.sc.com/en/sustainability/position-statements) which form
part of our environmental and social risk management framework (www.sc.com/en/sustainability/position-statements/our-
framework). All products and services will be provided by the Group in accordance with these position statements. To
address any concerns raised about an actual or potential adverse environmental or social impact in connection with financial
services provided by the Group, we may disclose to others the fact that you have or had a relationship with us. We will
endeavour to notify you in advance of such disclosure where legally permitted to do so.
9. Resolution
We are subject to Laws that provide certain Authorities with tools designed to allow them to manage a financial institution’s
failure in an orderly manner. If you have a relationship with Standard Chartered Bank or any of its branches, then the
Regulatory Compliance Statement – Schedule: UK Contractual Recognition of Bail-in and Stays (www.sc.com/en/rcs) may
be applicable.
10. Termination and Suspension
We may suspend a transaction or service or terminate a transaction, service or our relationship with you if (i) you breach
any applicable Law or contravene any matter set out in this Statement or (ii) by executing the transaction, providing the
products and services or continuing our relationship with you, it will cause us to breach any applicable Law or contravene
any matter set out in this Statement.
11. Product Documents
This Statement shall form part of any specific legal documentation governing a product, service or transaction that you
enter into with us (" Product Documents ").
In relation to any product, service or transaction under a Product Document, the relevant terms of such Product Document
will prevail to the extent they are in addition to or inconsistent with this Statement.
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12. Communication and Updates
You consent to receiving this Statement and any other information relevant to you through various methods, including letter,
email or our website (irrespective of such information being personally addressed to you). Please read any such information
carefully. Should you have any questions, we recommend that you seek independent legal and / or financial advice.
The most current version of this Statement (including translations) is available on our website (www.sc.com/en/rcs). We
may also provide other important regulatory information in relation to this Statement on our website or on any other website
as notified by us.
Where you have a Financial Markets relationship with the Group, information on the regulatory standards we adhere to
and how it may affect you can be found on our website (www.sc.com/rcs/fm).
We reserve the right to amend this Statement and any other important regulatory information provided to you on our
website(s). We recommend that you regularly review the information on our website(s) as it may be updated from time to
time. These updates shall apply to our relationship going forward and automatically.
Country Supplement
(Bangladesh)
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For Services provided to You in or into Bangladesh, the Agreement will
be amended as follows:
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this Country Supplement have
the meanings set out in the Agreement.
Standard Terms Country Supplement
1. The following is added as new Clauses 3.10 and 3.11
( Instructions and Communications ) :
“3.10 As the Bank requires original signed Instructions pursuant
to applicable laws:
(a) unless instructed in writing to the contrary the Bank is
authorized, but not obliged, to act on Your Instruction(s)
transmitted through a facsimile and/or an email; and
(b) You undertake to present to the Bank, within the same
Banking Day as the fax and/or email is transmitted to the
Bank, the original signed Instruction(s) clearly marked
“Already faxed/emailed. Please avoid duplication”.
3.11 You understand and/or agree that for service of notice in
Bangladesh through post or mail, provisions of section 27 of the
General Clauses Act 1897 shall apply.”
2. The following is added as a new Clause 8.6 ( Limitation of
Liability ):
“For any inter-bank fund transfer:
(a) You will notify the Bank in writing at a minimum one
Banking Day prior to fund inflows and outflows of BDT 50
million or above or any other amount communicated to
You by the Bank from time to time.
(b) The Bank will not be liable for any failure or delay in
transmission of an entry if such transmission would result
in the Bank having exceeded any limitation upon the
Bank’s intra-day net funds position established pursuant
to relevant laws.”
3. The following is added as a new Clause 17.3 ( Governing Law
and Dispute Resolution ) :
“The Services provided within the jurisdiction of Bangladesh are
subject to laws of Bangladesh and conditions specified by the
Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh).”
4. Services related to the Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer
Network is governed by Bangladesh Electronic Funds Transfer
Network Operating Rules of the Payment Systems Division,
Department of Currency Management and Payment Systems,
Bangladesh Bank, dated 10 August 2010, as amended from time
to time.
5. The following provisions shall apply in relation to dormancy of
Your Accounts:
(a) The Bank shall mark Your Account as inoperative if You
do not initiate or execute any transactions within the last
six (6) months from the date of:
(i) last transaction;
(ii) acknowledgement of receipt of last Account
statement; or
(iii) receipt of request for such last Account statement.
(b) Upon giving You one month’s prior notice, the Bank shall
further mark an inoperative Account as dormant at the end
of the following periods (in each case, calculated from the
date of such Account being marked as inoperative):
(i) six (6) months (for current or Short Notice Deposit
(SND) Accounts); and
(ii) eighteen (18) months (for savings Accounts).
(c) The Bank will not mark an Account as dormant if such
Account:
(i) is related to funds of the courts; or
(ii) was opened in the name of the government or a
minor.
(d) Any transaction You initiate or execute through the
following methods shall be considered eligible
transactions when determining inoperativeness and/or
dormancy of an Account:
(iii) cheque;
(iv) debit instruction;
(v) debit card;
(vi) internet banking; or
(vii) mobile apps.
(e) The following shall not be considered transactions when
determining the inoperativeness or dormancy of an
Account:
(i) interest or profit paid in the Accounts; or
(ii) charges, excise duty or other levies deducted from
the Account.
(f) During the dormancy of any Account, the Bank will
continue to:
(i) pay interest or profit against the Account balance;
and
(ii) deduct charges, excise duty, value added tax and/or
other taxes imposed on the Account balance.
(g) In respect of the reactivation of a dormant Account:
(i) You must apply in writing to the relevant branch
manager for reactivation of such Account.
(ii) If no transaction has taken place on such Account
within the last five years, the Bank will complete
Know Your Customer (KYC) checks prior to
reactivation of such Account.
(iii) The Bank will not impose any charges or fees for
reactivation of such Account.
Account Opening - Annexure: Personal Information
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Please complete in BLOCK LETTERS and " ü " where applicable.
(This form should be filled up & attached with the main part of Non-Individual Account Opening
Application Form)
Photo
Date:
INFORMATION RELATED TO INDIVIDUAL
1. Account Title:
2. Name of Individual (in English):
Name of Individual (in Bengali):
3. Relationship with the Account (Please tick in relevant box):
1 st
Applicant 2 nd
Applicant 3 rd
Applicant Director Partner
Sole Proprietor Minor Guardian Attorney Holder Account Operator /
Signatory
Trustee Beneficial Owner (BO) Others
4. Father’s Name: 5. Mother’s Name:
6. Spouse’s Name: 7. Nationality:
(For foreign nationals, passport with valid visa / work permit (where applicable) must be mandatorily
provided)
8. Resident Status: Resident Non Resident
(Where applicable, Bangladesh Bank’s Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Transactions has to be followed)
9. Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy): 10.Gender: Male Female Third Gender
11. Place of Birth (With country):
12. Occupation (in detail):
13. Identification Document:
(a) National Number
(b) Passport Number: Expiry Date:
(c) Birth Registration Certificate Number:
(d) Others (has to be mentioned specifically):
14. Electronic-Tax ID (E-TIN):
(Any one document must be provided from the list of documents referred in (a) to (c). For minor, Birth Registration Certificate with an additional
photo ID of customer/authentication certificate with photo from reputable individuals of the society. These ‘reputable individuals’ are: First Class
gazetted officers, City Corporation Mayors, Members of Parliament, Notaries Public and Foreign Embassy high-officials. This Authentication
Certificate must contain the photograph (with attestation on top) of the customer/account operator.)
15. Present Address
Upzilla/Thana District Post Code
Nearest Landmark Country
16. Permanent Address
Upzilla/Thana District Post Code
Nearest Landmark Country
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17. Contact Address Present Permanent
Office Tel: Mobile(1) Mobile(2)
Email
I/We hereby declare that the information provided in this form is true. I/We will provide the information/document(s) to the Bank as and when
required.
Signature:
Name:
Date:
Signature:
Name:
Date:
Signature:
Name:
Date:
Signature:
Name:
Date:
FOR BANK USE
Comments:
Account Number: Unique Customer ID No (Relationship No):
Name, Seal and Signature of the account opening official Name, Seal and Signature of the approving official
(Branch Manager)