-
Starling bank gave details of my finances in an unsecure email
I have banked with Starling bank for about 3 years. Recently they sent me an email querying the high amounts of transfers into my bank account, as they indicated a higher income than I had disclosed to them. This email contained the details of the savings accounts that I had used for transferring into my Starling Bank…
-
Special Bank Accounts - Probate
Hi, Can any one advise if there is a comparison for which Banks offer probate accounts & what the pro's & con's are? Costs? Charges? It seems very hard to get this info without having to call Banks and that seems a lot of time to waste to get information that should be publicly available. We are in the process of obtaining…
-
Convert to a Joint Account
I want to convert my current account to a joint account with my wife. I emailed the bank and the process requires a lot of rigmarole. Does anyone know if it would be less hassle to just create a new joint account and then transfer all into it? Can you do one of those handy account switches within the same bank?
-
Mettle business account fraudulent transactions
Today I received a series of notifications from my Mettle app, business account, for a series of transactions which I did not do. I clicked 'I do not authorise this transaction' and then I immediately cancelled the card, then I called the fraud number (which is the customer service number), reported the transaction and was…
-
Paying in foreign cheques
are there any banks that will sell accept foreign cheques? Specifically USD?
-
Online only Banks
Does anyone know if I can open an online only bank account and fund it, then use it as a donor switch right away? :-) Thanks in advance
-
RBS/Natwest Switch Offer from 17th February 2026 to 28th May 2026
New switching offer from RBS/Natwest https://www.rbs.co.uk/current-accounts/switch-your-bank-account-to-rbs.html https://www.natwest.com/current-accounts/switch-your-banking-to-natwest.html Looks to be the same terms for both How to get £150 1. Open a current account and switch to us Apply for a Select or Reward account…
-
First Direct perks Spin to Win
Started today. I was one of the unlucky 100,000 Prizes: • 100 x Free Cineworld adult cinema tickets • 100 x Free Cineworld regular popcorn • 100 x £10 Uber Eats Vouchers • 400 x Free Movie Download/Rental with Rakuten TV • 200 x £3 Greggs eGift Card • 200 x Sainsbury’s Treat (worth £2) • 1 x £100 Jet2holidays Voucher…
-
Intelligence Finance migration to Bank of Scotland completely ballsed up.
Anyone else experiencing the pleasure of having offset savings and mortgage accounts migrated from Intelligence Finance to Bank of Scotland? The experience to date has been an appalling joke and inspired no confidence in this bank at all and I will be cutting ties and getting my money out ASAP. Here's a list of issues…
-
Child & Co RBS Branch to close
Just received notification that the Child & Co RBS branch will be closing on 29/06/2022. Not clear if the brand will continue (branded Debit Cards) or not, but it is a shame nevertheless (renovated in 2015-16 I Believe, beautiful branch and nice service, where you were often offered a drink whilst waiting).
-
£25 Amazon gift card for opening a TSB Spend & Save or S&S Plus account (19/12/2025 to 31/12/2025)
Get a £25 Amazon gift card by doing the following: 1: Click on the LINK (this one is from MoneySupermarket, others may be available). OFFER HAS ENDED. 2: Register your email address with Giftcloud. 3: Click "Continue Purchase" and continue on to TSB and open your Spend & Save or Spend & Save Plus account. - TSB will…
-
smile - no longer taking new applications
smile, the Co-operative Bank's online brand that has been running since 1999 and was the UK's first fully-featured online bank account, has finally this month stopped taking applications for current accounts and savings accounts. Credit cards applications have been on hold a while but the wording has changed from "not…
-
Travel insurance with pre-existing med conditions
We have just changed our Nationwide Flex account to a FlexPlus account. It costs £216 a year but includes Worldwide travel Insurance. We have several medical conditions but the additional cover costs for that were £364 for full cover. Compared to regular Travel quotes this is very good - some insurers wouldn't look at us…
-
Barclays Premier account £400 switch offer (17/02/2026 to 30/04/2026)
Barclays have launched a new switch offer for their Premier account. Excludes anyone who has ever received a switching bonus from Barclays or anyone who has had a Barclays current account open on 17th February 2026. 😥 T&Cs. This offer has been added to the archive.
-
Separate shopping account
Hi everyone, We already have a joint account for the big bills but would like a separate one just for the weekly shop. The joint account is with the same bank as our personal accounts so we get some cashback/roundups there on our direct debits etc. Would prefer a different bank for the shopping but don't want to move our…
-
Halifax paper free statements letter
Hi there 😀, anyone else receive this letter recently just wondering!
-
An Archived List of Switching Offers
Bridlington1 has asked me to take over the maintenance of the Switching Archive thread. Ongoing offers are in bold. If you notice any errors with links, dates, descriptions leave a comment and I'll update the OP. The OP is split due to the limited number of characters allowed in a post. Abbreviations: RaF = Refer a Friend…
-
An Archived List of Switching Offers
This Thread Has Been Replaced. Please See An Archived List of Switching Offers Welcome to this thread. I have decided to create this thread to provide a continuously updated list of terms and conditions of switching offers as well as the dates they have run for both for ease of reference after they have recently gone NLA…
-
Nationwide app biometrics
Having recently switched, I understand that biometrics are available, rather than card reader, but not for a little while. Anyone know how long before that option will appear on the app?
-
Santander banking app Magic Link
Both me and my husband have changed phones and can't get the Santander app to function because their magic link system doesn't appear to work. He's on Gmail & I use Hotmail and neither work. I've had to keep my old phone just to use the banking app. It's annoying if you are shopping online and need to verify something via…
