Alpha Bank started up in Cyprus in 1998, when it acquired Lombard NatWest Bank, which was subsequently renamed to Alpha Bank Limited and then Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd. Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd provides personal and business banking products and services to domestic and international customers. Due to regulatory requirements Alpha Bank Cyprus Limited performs KYC/AML checks when establishing business relationships with a new client. While onboarding a private individual Alpha Bank Cyprus Limited will ask him/her to provide the following documents: passport; proof of address.