Thanks. I'm a bit surprised living in Switzerland, which has an image for those very discreet, secretive banks. But you could not open an account with a local

Thanks. I'm a bit surprised living in Switzerland, which has an image for those very discreet, secretive banks. But you could not open an account with a local bank without showing your passport in person. Even when I ran my own company and had the corporate account with a specific bank I had to show up at a branch in person showing my passport in order to open a pension account with the same bank. This even applies for postal accounts. Mailing a scan of your driving license would never fly. I don't think it would even be accepted as identification if you show up in person.