Remote bank account opening in Greece

Summary

The Executive Committee of the Bank of Greece (Greece’s Central Bank) passed in late May of this year a decision for the remote electronic verification of the identity of individuals who wish to open a Greek bank account for themselves or for the company that they represent  (Decision 172/1/29.05.2020). The  decision was promulgated on 02 June 2020 on the Government’s Gazete and is aimed at aligning the anti-money laundering rules for the reliable verification of the identity data of the banks’ customers with the new business reality of going digital.  

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