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International wealth.

Independent reporting and sourced profiles on international private banking and precious-metal storage: banks, vaults, financial centres and the rules that apply across borders.

ABOUT OFFBNK

Banking and storing wealth across borders.

offbnk is an independent editorial platform. It documents what international banks and precious-metal storage providers publish about themselves (who they accept, what they charge, where they hold assets and who supervises them) and lists the sources for every profile.

01 · PRIVATE BANKING

Private banks and international accounts.

Profiles of private and international banks: account types, custody and mandates, published fees and minimum amounts, supervision, and where clients can open an account from.

Bank profiles
55
Jurisdictions
13

02 · PRECIOUS-METAL STORAGE

Vaults for gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

Profiles of storage providers and their vaults: location, domestic or customs-free storage, ownership model, insurance, audits and fees.

Storage providers
13
Vault countries
10

offbnk is not a bank and does not hold client money or metal. Profiles appear without paid placement, and filter results stay in alphabetical order.

Jurisdictions in the directory.

JURISDICTIONS

Where banks are supervised and metal is stored.

Banks are listed under the jurisdiction of the legal entity and its supervisor. Storage options are listed under the country where the metal is held. Where a jurisdiction has several profiles, its flag opens that list.

Bank jurisdictions · 13

All banks

Vault storage countries · 10

All vaults

EDITORIAL TOPICS

Private banking.
Markets, regulation and institutions.

offbnk publishes independent reporting, analysis and explanatory articles on international private banking, regulatory change and cross-border financial markets.

01

Private banking

Mandates, custody, pricing and service models.

02

Law & regulation

Legislation, regulatory changes and their practical implications.

03

International markets

Financial centres, market access and cross-border banking.

BANK DIRECTORY

Bank profiles by
documented criteria.

Sourced profiles of private banks and international banks - wealth management, non-resident accounts, published fees and minimum amounts - so the directory can be read by jurisdiction or by audited criteria.

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EDITORIAL POLICY

Editorial standards.
Sources and independence.

Every offbnk article, market analysis and bank profile follows the same standards for sourcing, independence and scope.

01

Use of primary sources

Regulatory claims and bank facts cite official publications wherever they are available.

02

Editorial independence

Referral fees, paid placement and commercial relationships do not determine coverage or ordering.

03

Scope and limitations

Reporting, directory profiles, Bank Check and Vault Check provide general information—not personal financial, tax, legal or investment advice.

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ABOUT OFFBNK

Editorial platform,
bank directory and Bank Check.

Information about offbnk's editorial coverage, sourced bank directory and browser-local Bank Check.

offbnk publishes independent reporting, analysis and explainers about international private banking, financial centres and regulation. Its sourced bank profiles document institutional facts alongside that editorial coverage.

ARTICLES AND NEWSLETTER

Reporting on international
private banking.

Articles cover financial centres, institutions, regulation and developments in cross-border banking. New pieces can be read on the site or received by email.