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Halifax Clarity card vs Revolut
I have one of these and use it extensively when travelling because of the advantageous exchange rates. Some friends who will be travelling with me shortly have Clarity cards and Revolut cards. I am struggling to see any advantage in having both and wonder if I'm missing something.
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Cheque paid in at Post Office missing
For the second time this year I have paid in a cheque to the Post Office using FD slips and envelopes and it has gone missing. What a joke! This one was paid in 8 days ago and still no sign The previous one took 29 days to arrive (by which time I had complained and was offered a credit as an apology to cover the value of…
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Yorkshire Bank's New Software
Anyone else having problems with this? On a PC it won't complete a payment of £1,000 to an external account - just throws up a message about a "background" error and "must-log-off" I've got the new CYB keypad device - which is never called for. They've confirmed that the device is registered and have monitored attempt…
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Can’t open Current account
I’ve tried to open a new current account with Marks. I completed the form but saw they wanted to know about monthly incone, expenditure and gross annual income. I’m not great at maths, especially as I have no salary but three disability benefits. I gave them an estimate but they didn’t accept the fact that I spend…
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LloydsBank fraud madness
This week I discovered a fraudulent pending transaction ( see my other post in insuance section) On going into my branch and trying to stop it I was told payment would have to go out and then reclaimed., this was repeated to me again by the fraud department when cancelling the card that was used in the fraud. IT SEEMS…
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Joint bank accounts - a reminder
Some years ago DH and put both our names on all our accounts so when one of us dies, the other can access the money. We both have a separate bank account which we use independently but which either of us could use should we need to because they are joint accounts.! Santander (my DHs bank) wrote to me noting that I haven't…
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Bank Draft Query
Hi I have recently been given a bank draft from the AIB bank in Ireland. The draft is in sterling and has been made out to me. I hope to be able to get into Barclays to lodge it this weekend but I have some queries about how long it should take to clear. The AIB say it should be instant, Barclays livechat has said 5 days…
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Name checks to begin on bank payments
Sorry has already been posted by someone else.
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New name check service for online payments to help prevent fraud - MSE News
A new 'name check' service is being set up to tackle money transfer scams and lower the risk of online payments being sent to the wrong account - with some banks expected to start using it early next year...Read the full story: 'New name check service for online payments to help prevent fraud' Click reply below to discuss.…
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Santander
In recent years the 123 product line has got rave reviews for rewards and rates for interest, and how all the products tie together. I’m aware these rates and perks have somewhat diminished in recent times but is Santander and the 123 range still competitive against the other offerings? (Text removed by MSE Forum Team)
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Trouble with getting friends to pay you back?
Hi all, I was just wondering if anybody else ever has any trouble with getting friends to pay them back after covering a bill for them? How big a problem is this for you and are there any tools out there that anybody would be able to recommend that could help me with this? I've been having this issue a lot and…
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Metro Bank increases usage charges outside the SEPA
Metro Bank will be upping charges for usage outside the SEPA from 10th January 2019. It's not the first card I proffered outside 'Europe' anyway. Cards offering free worldwide usage are more common now than they were before.
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Influx of weird posts in this section
Is it half term somewhere in the UK?
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Domestic Robots
Hello All, Has anyone bought a robot vacuum cleaner or robot lawn mower? I would really like to know what your experience was like, and would you recommend it? I am considering purchasing one for my flat. Thank you, Richie
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Paying for Flights in Euros
I'm off to Portugal in February and im booking flights through 2 different companies due to times i need to get there and return. The return flight is with BA and it only shows the cost in euros, 153.36, and as far as i can see there is no option to show this in GBP. Im worried that paying with my normal bank will add to…
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Are there any FREE business accounts?
Hi all Me & my 2 colleagues bought out a business last year. The business is going very well but because we’re always busy generating sales etc we often forget about PAYE & VAT payments until the time it comes round. The money is there and there are no problems paying HMRC but for the benefit of us all we want to budget…
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International Payments
Hope someone on here can help. I want to make an international payment to a SEPA country and Nationwide charge £9 for this. That's over 10% as it is a small purchase. Is there a cheaper way? My seller will take pounds or euros.
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opening bank account abroad
Hi. I need to open a bank account for my business online. I know there are platforms that allow you to do it online. I have tried one of them, but I did not like it much and it is too expensive. Any recommendations on such platform?
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Nationwide savings account
Hi all, Just looking at the nationwide 5% offer and wanted to check something with those of you in the know. I did search the forum but couldn't see the answer. It says you need to pay in £1k per month to get the interest. Would it work if I opened the account with £2.5k, then each month transfer in £1k and instantly send…
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Tesco current account clubcard points
Does anyone know if using your Tesco debit card on PayPal allows you to earn club card points? I think you get 1 point for every £8 spent outside of Tesco from your Tesco debit card but I'm not sure if PayPal payments count.
