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NatWest Tfr limits
NW are limiting me to £750 transfer per day, I'm new to them, is there a way to increase it?
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Workplace online collections services (like viing)
Not sure if this is the correct board, budgetting and bank accounts seemed like the closest but please move if there is a better one. Is anyone aware of any other services that are suitable for a workplace online collection for colleagues who are leaving/retiring etc. Cash collections don't work anymore as folk often don't…
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Switching benefits Vs Credit Rating/Mortgage Impact
Hi, first time forumite though I've enjoyed using the wealth of knowledge from MSE articles and other threads. I have a decision to make, and it involves several topics so I would appreciate others' wisdom. The question is whether I should go ahead with a current account switch. A key factor in this is I am aiming to be a…
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Family member using debit card for X box and won't cancel - advice.
Hi. Bit of an odd thing long story but I'm wondering if anybody can advise We've recently moved house and moved my mother in law with us to take care of her. She's asked us to take care of her finances as well. While sorting out her money we noticed two separate payments coming out for x box and have been for two years.…
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Curve Lite - is the physical card mandatory?
Toying with the idea of signing up for Curve Lite so that I can use my Barclaycard on a couple of contactless devices. I don't want or need another card in my wallet. The question is, if I don't want the card, do I still have to pony up the £6 "card delivery fee"? Edit - To clarify: The Barclaycard is a physical…
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Another RBS round up question.
Hello, I recently used the RBS app to pay into my account a utility cheque for a small amount, which was owned to me. But this morning, l noticed that the amount was transferred into my digital RS account via the round up feature. Will all incoming transactions to my RBS account go straight to my digital RS account now?
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5 months delayed payment because of money laundering checks
After realising investments in a trust for now grown up children, funds were paid to a Santander account set up for this purpose before being sent to the Trust beneficiaries. Reasonably enough, as it is a large sum, this triggered Santander's money laundering checks. After a huge amount of form filling and paperwork about…
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Fee-free debit card use abroad
Not owned such a card before and have done a bit of research as looking for a fee-free debit card for use abroad, mostly EU. I'm thinking the card would pretty much specifically only used for travel abroad purposes. There are several leaders Starling, Metro etc. however I do want one that is not app based and it's…
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Barclaycard refuses to stop a fraudulent CPA set up with ITVx
Several years ago there was fraud on our Barclaycard. One of the fraudulent transactions was a CPA for Britbox. The money was refunded and a new card was issued, however VISA passed the new card details onto Britbox. So for several years Barclaycard have been refunding the monthly subscription knowing about the situation.…
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Making money while spending?
I am about to spend approx £30k + on home renovation over the next few months. I am therefore looking for an option (bank account, credit card, etc) where I can get a reward (money back for example) every time I spend?
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Open Banking comes to ApplePay
From iOS 17.1, now available in Beta, you can optionally see the balance of some debit and credit cards in ApplePay. Works initially with cards from Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS, Monzo and Starling. Sadly, this seems to only work on the phone, not on the watch. May be they’ll add that later You authorise the connection in…
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Malwarebytes Premium via Natwest has ended. What is another alternative ??
I just notice my Malwarebytes Premimum which come via Natwest has ended and I keep getting message to renew. I visited NatWest Website and I got this massage https://www.natwest.com/fraud-and-security/malwarebytes.html "From the 31st of May 2024, the Malwarebytes Premium anti-virus software offer will no longer be offered…
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Money transfer from overseas
Hello! My wife is owed some money by a friend from overseas (about £200). We suggested Paypal but she doesn't have an account - she said she can send money to our current account based on the 16 digit Visa (debit) card number. We provided it and she sent the money Friday/Saturday last week. We trust her and she's also sent…
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Transfer to Switched Account Gone Missing
Hi, Daughter transferred £2500 from her Halifax current account to my current account using an "existing payee" that she'd used before for money transfers. Unfortunately, she'd not realised that I transferred my current account from Halifax (existing payee) to a Nationwide account using Nationwide's switching service…
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Lloyds £175 switch query
So I’m not complaining but I started the Lloyd’s £175 switch offer choosing the 28th June as the switch date. The account is now open and the switch hasn't yet completed but the £175 has been paid into my account (25th June). How do they know I have satisfied the requirements of 3 active direct debits? Has anyone else…
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Bank account for community group
We are reviewing the banking options for a local voluntary community group (not a registered charity or trading organisation) following the closure of the local TSB branch where the group has until now had a "clubs and societies" account. It would be useful to have suggestions from forum members, as the range of banking…
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Bank swtich bribes after getting married
Hello! I recently got married and I've taken my husband's name. Even though our wedding was relatively cheap, it left a bit of a hole in our budget. The wedding itself wouldn't have made our finances this bad if we didn't have to unexpectedly fix the roof and electricity all at once, leaving us with a bill of £3,000 on top…
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Lloyds switch extra incentive
I did a switch to Lloyds and have received the £175. However I also chose the card that gives you money off on meals out but where do I find if I have it or not please?
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Possible Euro account?
Is it possible to tell what currency a bank account is held in from the format of the sort code and account number? We've been given a 6 digit sort code and an 8 digit account number to pay for a Greek holiday apartment rental, from a family we've rented from for several years and we totally trust. The account is with a UK…
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Using PayPal for direct debits from my bank account
I need to have an additional direct debit on one of my bank accounts. In the past I have set some up so I can send payments to myself and it pulls that money from a bank account of mine as a direct debit. I am trying to set another up but seems in able to do so - it just wants my debit card details which I assume will come…
