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Open a Current Account in Lebanon with FNB.

Current Account

FNB’s personal current accounts are available -individually or jointly by a resident or non-resident Lebanese, as well as non-Lebanese individuals.
This type of account grants you immediate access to your funds and may be held in any major International currency. It also offers chequebook facilities and will allow you to benefit from many other services. Opening a current account with First National Bank assits you to build a credit record, which will later simplify and speed up any application process for loans or facilities.
  • Main Features:
    • No minimum opening balance
    • Next business day value date for deposit in LBP and 8 business days for deposits in US$
    • Credit Interest Rate:  0.5% on amounts over US$ 1,000 and 0.75% on amounts over LBP 1,500,000
    • Debit Card with 24/7 cash availability in US$ 1$/month
    • SMS notifications allowing you to track your day-to-day transactions
    • Free Internet Banking service for online balance inquiry and other services
    • Freedom to make day-to-day transactions (cash withdrawals, cash deposits, cheque deposits, transfers…)
    • Cheque-book request for US$ 5 or LBP 7,500 (25 pages)
    • An option to domicile your utility bills (landline, electricity, mobile…)
    • An option to domicile your salary
    • Free semi-annual statement of account
    • Account Fees: US$ 0.3 or LBP 500 on each executed operation
  • Required Documents
    For Individuals:
    • Copy of  Identity Card, or civil register or passport
    • Certificate of residence or recent electricity bill
    For Companies:

    Lebanese Public Limited Corporation

    • Certified copy of Memorandum (in case of entry into relation on a debtor basis, the existence of the right to open bank accounts and make bank accounts movements must be verified, in addition to the right of running into debt)
    • Certified copy of Certificate of Registration at the Commercial Register
    • Certified copy (by the Trade Tribunal) of last Ordinary General Assembly- minutes of the meeting who elected the Board of Directors
    • Certified copy of the minutes of meeting of the Board of Directors who designated the CEO
    • Photocopies of the ID Cards' signatories 
    • Photocopies of the  partners' ID Cards having 20% of the shares or more

    Limited Liability Company

    • Certified copy of Memorandum (in case of an entry into relation on a debtor basis, the existence of the right to open bank accounts and make bank accounts movements must be verified, in addition to the right of running into debt)
    • Certified copy of certificate of registration at the trade register
    • Certified copy (by the Trade Tribunal) of the partners' minutes of the meeting of the partners in which the manager has designated
    • Recent circular letter related to the Authorized Signatures certified by the Trade Tribunal
    • Photocopies of the ID Cards' signatories 
    • Photocopies of the of partners'/owners' ID Cards

    Limited Partnership

    • Certified copy of Memorandum
    • Certified copy of Certificate of Registration from the Trade Register
    • Certified copy (by the Trade Tribunal) of the partners' minutes of the meeting in which the acting partners were designated
    • Recent circular letter related to the Authorized Signatures certified by the Trade Tribunal
    • Photocopies of the ID Cards' signatories 
    • Photocopies of the partners/acting and sleeping partners' ID Cards

    General Partnership

    • Accurate copy of Memorandum
    • Accurate copy of Certificate of Registration from the Trade Register
    • Recent circular letter related to the Authorized Signatures certified by the Trade Tribunal
    • Photocopies of the ID Cards' signatories
    • Photocopies of partners'/owners' ID Cards​

    Individual Establishment

    • Certified copy of Certificate of Registration from the Trade Register
    • Recent circular letter related to the Authorized Signatures certified by the Trade Tribunal
    • Photocopies of signatory / owner's ID Cards

    Company in Fact

    • Photocopy of the ID Cards of the company in fact constituents/signatories
    • Company in fact deed

    Association

    • Copy of Memorandum
    • Certified copy (by the Ministry of Interior) of the minutes of meeting of the members in which the entitled individuals were designated
    • Photocopies of the signatories ID Cards
    • Photocopies of the members' IDs
    • Receipt / Annual Certificate from the Ministry of Interior

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