Advisor
Arjun Mehta
Corporate banking, Abu Dhabi. Former relationship manager; knows how banks read a file.
Corporate banking · Abu Dhabi office
Arjun Mehta
Arjun spent nine years as a corporate relationship manager at two UAE banks before joining Manara in 2018. He sat on the other side of the table for hundreds of account applications, and he knows which ones the compliance team sends back.
Now he reviews every client’s banking file before a bank sees it, chooses the shortlist and attends the meetings.
He speaks English, Hindi and Gujarati, and works from our Abu Dhabi office on Al Maryah Island.
- accounts opened for clients
- 380+
- in UAE corporate banking
- 9 years
- languages
- 3
How Arjun works
Arjun starts with a readiness review: an hour on your ownership, activity, expected turnover and where your money comes from. By the end of it you know which banks are likely to say yes, and why.
He prepares one file, in the order a compliance officer reads it, and adapts it for each bank on the shortlist. He sits in every meeting, and follows up until the account is live.
Areas he’s asked about most: venture-backed companies with foreign investors, trading companies, holding companies, and personal accounts for new residents.
Arjun told us which banks would say yes before we applied. He was right about all three, and he sat beside us in every meeting.
Recent insights
All insights-
UAE corporate tax in your first year: what a new company must do
Registration, the 9% rate, small business relief and the 0% free zone rate, explained for companies formed in 2026.
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The UAE golden visa: who qualifies and how the application works
The ten-year residence visa explained: the main routes, sponsoring your family, the steps, the fees and when it’s worth it.
Talk to Arjun
Forty-five minutes, in person or on a call. The first consultation is free.