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Hyperjar Sports Direct cashback vouchers not working
I have
bought two Hyperjar instant cashback vouchers for Sports Direct. One was purchased a while ago,
with a value of £50. I’m not sure what balance remains on this voucher, but
when I tried to use it to place an order at the Sports Direct website I got a
message saying “Sorry, that Gift Card is invalid”. Thinking that…
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Can't log on to Bank of Scotland app.
Anyone else having problems? The login screen won't load and there is an error message. It's been like that for a couple of days..
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Barclays £200 switch bonus.
Barclays £200 switch bonus. How long does it
take Barclays to notify you that you will get the bonus? I’ve jumped
through all the hoops and paid in 2k three days ago. Barclays say
they will email you when you have met all the requirements. Does
anyone know how long that takes as I don’t want to leave 2k in the
account…
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Chargeback - where to go from here?
I recently placed an order for a mobile phone which included a trade in. Stupidly I sent the handset to be traded in before I received the new one (or was supposed to). long story short the new one didn’t arrive - raised a chargeback. In between chargeback being raised and refunded, the trade in handset was received and…
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Hsbc online login
Hi Usually when you go on their website to login to online banking it asks you to generate a code from your mobile app. But now it asks you to login to the app and scan a QR code that appears on the website. I have tried scanning the QR code several times but nothing happens... Anyone else had this issue?
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HSBC and Foreign Cheques
I inherited Hong Kong shares 25 years ago and dividends (usually approx £350 annually) are always paid in Hong Kong dollar cheques. Barclays stopped taking foreign cheques so I opened an HSBC Global money account but they’re going to be stopping international cheques from 12 December. The Hong Kong company have said they…
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Virgin Money accounts moving to Nationwide
Saw this email the other day so thought I'd share as can't see it being discussed anywhere https://www.virginmoney.com/nationwide-transfer
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TSB Android app
Anyone recently had problems getting it to launch?, mine crashes every time I try these days, on another note I think Secure Trust app was doing the same but seems to have sorted itself out
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What service / bank account to receive occasional payments in USD? Is Wise my best option?
I have just received a communication from Fineco that they will be winding down their UK operations. My question is: what service / bank account do you recommend to receive occasional payments in USD, i.e. US dollars? My priorities are:* no commissions when I receive the US dollars * Ideally I'd like to be able to decide…
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Santander account - £30 Amazon Voucher
I see that the Amazon Voucher for opening a Santander Everday /Edge/Edge Up Account is running again through the MSE link. I successfully earned the £30 Amazon Voucher earlier in the year when the offer ran before. (June)Previously not having any Santander Accounts I opened the Everyday Account so no fees. Then received…
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AIB £200 Switch & Stay Offer (NI Only) 6/10/25-TBC
Haven't seen this mentioned yet but AIB now have a switching offer: To get the £100 for switching you must:* Be a new AIB current account and regular saver customer living in Northern Ireland * Complete a full switch to the current account using the CASS * Activate their Online banking * Deposit £1.5k into the account and…
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Bank account closed and can't open another one
Two weeks ago, I received a text message from Halifax saying that they would be closing my current account, savings account, ISA and debit/credit cards, after having conducted a review of my banking with them. This came completely out of the blue, as I have banked with them for 14 years. They are adamant they cannot…
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Problems, again, when trying to withdraw funds from Paypal
When I try to transfer funds from my PayPal account to my bank account, I received a message saying that the amount I am trying to withdraw is less than their minimum withdrawal amount of $1.00 As I am trying to withdraw £20 this is nonsense. I cannot find any way to contact them to try to resolve this so I wondered if…
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Bank switching workarounds
Hi all, After reading Martin's latest email with regards to the bank switching offers I've found that I don't have enough income or I've switched to those particular banks before or the switch isn't worth it because of the account charge so is there any workarounds I could use that people know of please Kind regards mark
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Cancellation Hero Successes
Hi, If you've read the Cancel Direct Debits article and managed to save some cash by examining your bank statements to clear out the dead wood of forgotten Direct Debits, Standing Orders and Recurring Payments, we want to know about it! Please reply saying for each thing What was it you cancelled? How much were you paying?…
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Foreign currency cheques...
To-date I've been paid by a company I work for in the US by cheque which arrives in the post. This is how they operate. They pay all their contractors this way and won't budge. I have to take the cheque to an actual branch of Barclays, which are few and far between these days so it's quite a long drive for me. The last…
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Moving large amounts of cash savings from one bank to another
I have quite a lot of savings in one bank and due to interest changes I wish to move to another bank with much a much better interest rate. I found I have a limit of £20K per day I can transfer so have to move my savings over several days. During my first transfer I was contacted by the fraud department which I appreciate…
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Previous bank switch checks...
Hello all, I am considering switching banks again as there are some good deals. However, they all state you cannot have switched to them before on one of these deals. How can I check if I have previously had an account with (in this case, Barclays) a bank and switched using this cash bonus system? Thank you.
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Banking on a Chromebook
I have bought a shining new HP Chromebook. So far, I have been able to log into the financial accounts that I have tested via the Chromebook's browser. The "application launcher for drive (by google)" extension caused problems with Nationwide, but I do not think I need that. I also had a mysterious glitch with Vanguard,…
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Barclays Bank Online and Barclays App
I'm stuck. I'm trying to contact Barclays via personal banking. But no matter what I've tried the 'live chat' (app) or 'message us' (online) feature does not work. The message says it's down while they are working on it, so unable to connect us to a human being. It's been like this for around a week now, but no mention of…
