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Buy Now Pay Later -VERY CATOLOGUE
Hi there,i bought a laptop over a year ago on BNPL scheme with VERY HOME SHOPPING ,without any warning or communication as to my period ending, i was slapped with nearly £900 interest on top of my balance!!! most credit cards give you a months warning as to when your offer is expiring,i feel that a sneaky move to make more…
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Santander Hard Search
Hi I had an alert from Experian today that a hard search had been carried out by Santander on 31st December. I don’t have any accounts with them and as far as I can remember never have. The only thing I can think it is is fraud as I know I definitely didn’t do anything banking related on that day. Does anyone have any…
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Standing order paid twice
I had a standing order paid every 3 months on the 30th of the month - so the bank paid it Friday and then randomly paid it again this morning. Spoke to the bank and they are going to recall / reverse it or something tomorrow but most concerning, didn't seem to have a clue as to why it had happened! Fortunately I had enough…
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Nationwide Standing Order Query
I have a standing order of £250 every month from Nationwide to Skipton BS. I've just checked and last month's payment did not reach Skipton. However, there are both payments to and from Skipton for £250. I've used the help facility and been told that the transaction failed due to insufficient funds. This doesn't make sense…
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Pay Pal
I am a member of an informal group of photographers who meet up somewhere in Europe every May for a few days in May. We book meals and outings in advance and this year I am organising a few days in Liverpool. There will be a mix of people from the UK and all over the world. They will each need to pay me around £140 for…
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How do you pay cash in at a bank?
"Cash is king" But with seemingly (to me) online banking being pushed more & more and then seeing more bank branches closed around the country, what do you do in the event you have cash to pay in at a bank but no bank to pay in at? This was a question asked to me this week & I didn't know the answer. Doesn't really bother…
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MSE News: Which NatWest branches are closing in 2026/27? Here's the full list
NatWest will shut at least 39 of its bank branches in 2026 and 2027, after confirming 32 new closures today (Friday 30 January). Below we list which branches are disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking… Read the full story:…
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Lloyds and Halifax reducing interest on Club and Rewards
Only 0.75% each but unwelcome nevertheless It's the same on Halifax Rewards
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One4All Rigmarole
This is too long-winded to put down in proper prose, so here are the bullet points instead: 1: Dublin friend sends me €200 in Xmas gift cards. 2. Can't spend in the UK so I ask One4All for a refund. 3. One4All agrees and confirms no fees would apply. 4. Takes 21 days for £142.76 to reach First Direct - £30 under exchange…
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£25 Amazon gift card for opening a Santander current account (28/01/2026 to 27/02/2026)
This offer ended on 27th February 2026. LINK - taken from MSE for opening an Edge Current Account (Offer has ended). LINK - taken from MSE for opening an Everyday Current Account (Offer has ended). LINK - taken from TopCashback for opening an Edge Current Account. Here you can get your Amazon £25 gift card AND £20 cashback…
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Nationwide Big Thank You
Announcements in the app this morning, £50 where eligible paid between 9th and 30th April, and in addition to Fairer Shares. https://www.nationwide.co.uk/about-us/the-big-nationwide-thank-you
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Lloyds Third party mandate process? & can't find the form online! where are they?
For a Lloyds bank current account customer if they want to add another family member to that account so that they can access the account and use it for banking can't seem to find this third party form online. A Third party mandate is needed, NOT a power of attorney (which the bank also offer customers to add to their…
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TSB £310 switching offer May 2025
https://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/switching-bank-account.html#accordion-65037e0234-item-5030ba72e9 £100 welcome bonus * Open a Spend & Save account and complete a full switch * Log into the TSB Mobile Banking App * Make at least 5 payments using the debit card on your new account * If you do this before 19 July 2025,…
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Nationwide finger print scanner
Has Nationwide, stopped finger print scanners from logging on to accounts ? Mine has suddenly stopped giving me access…….
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Bank account for a small touring band (music)
Myself and three friends are in a band, weve been going about 3 years and are now at a stage were making a bit of money off our ticketed shows. Were worried dually about where the money can go, as at present we take it in turns to take the payment from Skiddle/the venue and then divide up betwenthe 4 of us. I can't find…
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TSB and Rewards paid in January 2026
Hi, I understand that in January I will be given a choice of £120 towards hotel stay, OR access to activity tickets for 12 months. Hotel stay sound good but I see you have to book through travelcredits.com When I try to look up this company there is a lot of mentions of scams and follow-up harassment to your phone number.…
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Nationwide finger print biometrics
Have Nationwide stopped using finger prints to log on ? Mine stopped working a few days ago and I am unable to set up a new fingerprint
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Current Account, Overdraft and Cheque
I've just sent off a paper application form for a regular savings account with an attached cheque for £500. The current account that I have a cheque book for rarely has a balance of more than a few tens of pounds. I could now shift £500 to this account in the expectation that the cheque will be presented at some time in…
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Crypto and Revolut Bank Fraud
Hello everyone. I was wondering g if anyone else has had the same or similar problem and could help me. I bought £30 of Crypto from my Revolut account just as a little gamble on some investment which I like never do! I went to freeze my account a few years ago and cash in what money I had including crypto and it wasn’t a…
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iFast Global Bank
Does anyone have any experience with iFast Global Bank? I see that they are running a promotion, which looks to officially start on 1st February where they will give you £100 if you have your salary paid into their iFAST Global Bank Multi-Currency CurrentAccount for 3 months between now and June. The link to the terms and…
