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Right to change legal name denied or to switch accounts with switch guarantee being denied
The Background - I have accounts with 2 banks, 2 building societies. I changed my name to my maiden name and did this by Deed Poll to make the paper trail easier and smoother. Two building societies and one bank had no issue with this. One bank has refused to change my name unless I pay for certified verification in…
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Halifax Joint Savings Account Advice
Hello All I hope everyone is well. Me and my wife have had a joint current account with Halifax since 2016. I opened an Everyday Saver account last week and rang Halifax to add my wife onto the account. The lady I spoke to said their is no need for us to go to branch and all we have to do is sign the forms she is sending…
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Cash out using phone
Ive got nfc working with my virgin card but it wont allow me to get cash out. Do some banks allow it?
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Dual authorisation bank account
Asking on behalf of a friend... My friend is a trustee of a small charity - there were just 3 trustees now down to 2 because one sadly passed away recently. Someone else has agreed to become the third trustee. The problem is that the first trustee on the bank account is now elderly and has some memory loss, my friend is…
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WARNING if somebody has asked for this code they are a criminal (from NatWest for Amazon purchase)
This is peculiar - NatWest SMS received when I made a purchase from Amazon who sent a confirmation code (as they do from time to time) but phrased very differently: WARNING if somebody has asked for this code they are a criminal. Code: xxxxx confirms a purchase on your card of x.xx GBP to Amazon The code worked just fine…
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Natwest offer of Free Malwarebytes Premium licence (not License)
I don't know how I achieved this but since May 2020, I have been basking in the warm glow of an MBAM Premium Licence; courtesy of those nice people at NatWest! Thing is, I'm not a customer of theirs, I'm with Halifax - who are also part of Lloyds Banking Group, non the less, I feel a bit of an interloper. Just checking my…
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Banco Santander Spain - Non-Resident Account (EUR)
Thought it might be useful for some to know that Banco Santander (Spain) offers a totally free Euros account for non-residents. It has a Spanish IBAN and BIC. Comes with a virtual debit card. You must be over 18, have a passport and live in the UK (or a few other countries). Took 1 hour from application to having the app…
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OTPs
Can I do a straw poll please? How many people think that an OTP ie One Time Passcode for an Applecard purchase on line is a “One Transaction Passcode” ie to make that particular purchase only? I’m asking because it apparently isn’t! It apparently gives the vendor permission to use your Applepay whenever they want! Did you…
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What’s up with the new Santander app?! May 16 2025 Answer the new Apple 17.7.7 FAIL update 🤮
I’m running the latest Apple iOS and used the Santander app for years with few problems. Tonight I tried to log in and it has lots of proud boasts about its new app and then asked me to Accept or Decline its conditions dated 2018?! I did this and had to enter my ID, five digit pin and receive a text and enter the number…
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Nationwide Regular Saver and round ups query
Hi,Only just noticed that Nationwide have a 'round-ups' function (Impulse Saver) and wondered if this works on their Regular Saver too, to increase the maximum £200 mth allowed? I know I am able to do it with Nat West Regular Saver account but not seen anything on here to suggest that it can also be done with Nationwide.…
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Spending abroad which bank to use?
Hi all, I am looking at opening a new bank account to use for spending on holiday as my current bank charges, I’ve seen revolut and chase advertised, however chase doesn’t allow joint accounts which is what I would prefer but I have seen some negatives about revolut can someone suggest which one is best or a different one?…
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Child and packaged bank account
We have the Virgin packaged bank account that covers children under 18 on the travel insurance. We are going on holiday later in the year and our oldest turns 18 during the holiday. Do we need to get separate travel insurance to cover him for the last few days?
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Help! Paying cheque into child account??
My daughter (age 10, just about to turn 11) has received a cheque. Only problem is I cannot pay it in! At the moment she has a junior Monzo space under my Monzo account but having asked them, it does not allow cheques to be paid in…. Does anyone have any helpful advice or info? I just want to pay the blooming thing in so…
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Zopa bank is performing a/b testing on current account perks
I recently received an advert for zopa's current account on instagram and on closer inspection of the url found out that they were offering me a better deal than usual. I tried multiple endings of the url and found the following 3 offers. I thought this might be useful for anyone wanting to open a zopa current account,…
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Google pay not working
So six months ago my Apple Pay stopped working. I set up a chase and TSB to use google pay for my work phone and Apple Pay. Apple Pay now works fine. Anyway I bought my wife a new engagement ring it was around £800 and the jewellers sent me a payment link and it kept declining maybe 2-3 times fraud as it was high amount.…
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Santander edge have l activated DD?
Another thought entered my mind, and so yet another question. I recently converted my Everyday current accounts to an Edge account with Santander, which l initially opened for the switch offer, which I've now received. When the account was a Everyday one, there were two DDs because of the switch terms. I've now cancelled…
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Best time to join NatWest MyRewards?
Hi My wife has switched an account to NatWest and we are going to convert the account to a MyRewards account. Her two DD are due to go out beginning of June. Is she best to convert the account now Or should we wait until next month? Also when is the £2 fee taken? Will it be one month after the account is opened?
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Club Lloyds Fee. £2000 waiver ending? UPDATE: No change!
What's this referring to? I cant understand what the "discount" is referring to other than the £5. So Club Lloyds will be a fee paying account? Of course being an idiot I've probably missed the obvious!
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Chase app not working.
Hello, I have just tried to make a payment and I was asked to verify this on the Chase app. The problem is once I log in I just get a blank screen, I wait and wait without anything happening. I have since made the payment from another bank but what is my best next course of action? Should I uninstall the app or contact…
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Payment to a closed account?
Closed my Lloyds bank account a couple of months ago, opening a new account elsewhere. Got a payment from a travel related claim being paid into the Lloyds account at present. What happens here considering I've no account with them? Payment sent back? Transferred to the new account in the same way as everything previously?
