Journal

Operating, incorporating,
and being found.

Practical writing on online presence, jurisdiction requirements, and what it takes for a new company to appear credible — to banks, to counterparties, and to the people searching for you.

June 2026
Cyprus

Your Cyprus company is registered. Here's why you can't open a bank account yet.

Cyprus banks require more than a certificate of incorporation before they'll activate a corporate account. Here is exactly what they ask for — and why a professional web presence appears on the checklist alongside your director passports.

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KYC & Compliance

The "Google test": how compliance officers evaluate your company before they pick up the phone.

Before a bank, PSP, or enterprise counterparty speaks to you, someone searches your company name. This is what they're looking for — and what happens when they find nothing.

Coming soon
Jurisdictions

BVI, Cayman, Malta, or Cyprus: choosing a jurisdiction based on what you can actually demonstrate.

The right holding jurisdiction depends not only on the tax rate, but on what presence you can genuinely sustain. A comparison across Cyprus, Malta, Singapore, BVI, and the UAE.

Operating, incorporating,and being found.

Your Cyprus company is registered. Here's why you can't open a bank account yet.

The "Google test": how compliance officers evaluate your company before they pick up the phone.

BVI, Cayman, Malta, or Cyprus: choosing a jurisdiction based on what you can actually demonstrate.

Operating, incorporating,
and being found.