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Bank-Readiness Documentation
Coordination for foreign founders and high-risk businesses preparing a bank-review file — business narrative, ownership structure, compliance baseline, and transaction-flow documentation. Legalize prepares readiness packages; banks make their own approval decisions.
Who this is for
Foreign founders
Non-U.S. operators with a U.S. entity who need a structured file before bank outreach or partner diligence.
High-risk businesses
Crypto, fintech, FX, gaming, and SaaS models facing heightened bank scrutiny and documentation requests.
Pre-bank outreach
Founders who want documentation organized before introductions — not after a rejection exposes missing items.
Business narrative & ownership structure
Business narrative
Clear explanation of products, revenue model, customer types, jurisdictions, and how funds move through the business — structured for bank and partner review.
Ownership & control
Founder, beneficial owner, and corporate structure documentation organized to common KYC standards. Attorney review remains separate where required.
Compliance baseline & transaction flows
- •Compliance baseline and policy framework coordination
- •Transaction-flow diagrams and fund-movement explanations
- •Linkage to AML/KYC framework documentation where applicable
- •MSB exposure notes via MSB readiness assessment where relevant
- •Vendor and counterparty risk summary for partner questionnaires
- •Not legal, tax, or banking advice — coordination and documentation only
Document checklist
Formation pack
Articles, EIN confirmation, operating agreement, registered agent proof, and corporate resolutions organized for review.
KYC pack
Founder identity, ownership, and control documentation prepared to common bank KYC request patterns.
Partner-readiness
Compliance narrative, transaction-flow summary, and checklist for payment processors or regulated partnerships.
Professional review package
Legalize coordinates assembly of the business file for attorney, CPA, or compliance counsel review before bank outreach. Bank introduction coordination may be included in scoped engagements — account opening is always the bank's independent decision. Third-party professional fees remain separate.
What we do not guarantee
Legalize coordinates readiness, documentation, and professional-support workflows. Legalize is not a law firm, CPA firm, bank, MSB registration agent, or licensing authority. No legal, tax, banking, licensing, MSB, AML/KYC, compliance, or approval outcome is guaranteed. Independent attorneys, CPAs, banks, registered agents, and compliance professionals remain separate where required.
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Ready to prepare your bank-readiness file?
Start with a gap assessment. We will identify missing narrative, ownership, compliance, and document items before any fees are due.