Talk:Numbered bank account

Swiss Bias
This article seems very biased towards Swiss bankers, considering the many years where they were all but openly working with criminals, corrupt government officials, etc. to hide money. --Mr. Vernon 06:12, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I made some edits to attempt to reflect more NPOV. But this article probably isn't the place for a lengthy discussion of the morality of Swiss banks --02:27, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I totally agree. The morality of Swiss bankers is irrelevant to this article.  Especially as pointed out they're not the only ones with private banks.  I'm going to remove the neutrality tag unless someone has a strong objection

Other banks
Private banks aren't just available in Switzerland. Private bank is a bit of a misnomer here. Private banks are available everywhere, but not all of them offer the same degree of secrecy.

Yes dont give the permission to any nation to build private banks on this planet of earth-661 Hotbotcitation (talk) 15:38, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

EU Witholding Tax
Forgive me if I am missing something, but as Switzerland is not an EU member nation, how does the "... 15% withholding income tax on interest earned by EU residents..." affect Swiss bank depositors.
 * Switzerland signed an agreement to collect withholding tax on EU residents as part of a series of bilateral accords. RKloti 21:21, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

2009 rewrite
This article was a repetitive, grossly POV sham when I found it. How many times does one need to repeat (in broken English, no less) that numbered accounts are subject to regulation and not truly anonymous? The claim that they are "the same" as regular bank accounts is ridiculous. Why have a separate article on them, then? I've retooled it with an eye towards covering both the shady general perception towards numbered accounts and their current legal status. Whoever wrote this before me clearly had an axe to grind; nobody can deny that the numbered banking system is geared deliberately towards people who don't want their names being associated with their money, for whatever reason. Clearly there has been (and continues to be, to a certain extent) a major association with "unsavory activities" and numbered bank accounts. Various nefarious characters from Al Capone to the Nazis and Mobotu Sese Seko, for example, had million of dollars in numbered Swiss bank accounts. One cannot deny their appeal to criminals; however, I've also highlighted the governmental restrictions they now operate under due to the 1980 Council of Europe decree. If anyone would care to flesh it out more, please do, but the last thing the numbered bank account system needs is a shrill, repetitive revisionist-apologist like whoever edited this last. Bullzeye contribs 18:55, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Good edits, guys. Keep up the good work! Bullzeye contribs 19:28, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

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