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Euro account with debit card and IBAN
Hi everybody. I need to open a Euro account which has a debit card and will allow me to send and receive money in Euros with a European IBAN. Starling says "they are not accepting new applications." They say they will be "soon" but they've been saying that since for months and months. So any other suggestions? Thank you. DC
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Receiving inheritance money in Euros
Hi, soon I’ll be getting about €100,000 in inheritance money from Spain. not sure the best way for me to get the money . I bank with HSBC and I have a global money account too. But understand I can also open a current account in Euros and I could ask to send the euros there and then transfer to my global money account and…
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Alternative to MoneyHub
MoneyHub is no longer available as they are advising us to move to WPS Advisory. ETA. That although I initially had an issue with the new app - that was due to the settings on my phone and not the app. I received some great online help and advice from Leah, one of their team. I would certainly recommend WPS now. First…
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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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Monthly Money Merry-go-round
I posted this in another thread but I'll do it here too and ask the question what do others do? What am I missing out on? My current merry-go-round sends £2520 into Lloyds, then the same into Halifax 1, leave £500, the rest to NatWest, leave £10, the rest to Halifax 2, leave £500, the rest to RBS, leave £10, send the rest…
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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…
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UK Bank Account for Payment of French AGIRC/ARRCO Pension
I am a newbie to the forum and have a question on payment of a French AGIRC/ARRCO pension into a UK bank account. I am in the process of claiming a French pension from the time I worked there back in the early nineties. I now live back in the UK. It has been a painful process as you have to claim it through the DWP and…
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Top Bank Accounts Discussion Area
This discussion relates to the updated Top Bank Accounts Article Click reply to discuss
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Best cashback/points from a debit card for big purchase?
Not very money saving I know, but have treated myself to a new car as a retirement present. Got Blue Light discount at least! Paid the deposit by my partner's cashback credit card, but I'm pretty certain that it won't be possible to use that for the balance (around £25K). Does anyone have any suggestions on any particular…
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Chase UK discussion
Thought we would have heard something by now
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Lloyds now moving charities to fee-paying Charity Accounts
I'm the treasurer for a very small registered charity looking after a village's recreation site. I received a letter this week informing us that our Lloyds Treasurers' Account will change to a new fee-paying Charity Account in November 2025. This appears to follow on from Lloyd's decision to change the Treasurers' Accounts…
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Santander declining CASS to First Direct and to Monzo
Santander is refusing a CASS switch to Monzo and First Direct—has this happened to anyone, and how can I fix it? I first tried to switch my Business account from Santander to Monzo - denied with no explanation Then I tried to switch our Santander select joint account to First direct to get their £175 bonus and excellent…
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Santander Edge internaltional money transfer rates
Hello, My wife regularly sends money home to her family in Malaysia. She has used Nationwide in the past but is thinking of swicthing to Wise. Some friends use Santander Edge which waives the transfer fee (but probably includes a markup on the exchange rate). Can I find out what the current Santander exchange rates and…
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First Direct Perks
Seems like a new reward scheme incoming?
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Targeted Barclays Switch Offer £75 + £75 - April 2025
Did anyone receive and take up a targeted Barclays current account switch offer that was sent out at the end of April? It said that the initial £75 would be paid in either May or June, depending on when the switch occurred. I started my switch the day I received the offer (which was the last day or so in April) but have…
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Chase Bank Round-Up
If my Chase current account balance is £11.76, and I spend £11.03 on something, should I presume the round-up will be just 73p? I ask because Chase says that it rounds up to the nearest pound, which would be 97p, and I obviously don't want to end up with a debit balance.
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Atom Bank Interest Drop
Just had an email from Atom saying they are reducing the savings rate from 4.6% to 4% on 22nd August. Why the massive drop ? I was expecting a drop of 0.25%. I recently moved a large chunk of my savings to them but on 1st September it will be coming out again !
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Santander App push notifications
Hi, I have just completed a bank switch to Santander, the app is decent and allows me to link other accounts I have (other than Chase) but the biggest gripe I have, why doesn’t Santander send push notifications for payments in and out?! Surely this isn’t that hard when my other bank - Barclays and other banks - Chase,…
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Lloyds Premier Account - Perks
I have a Club Lloyds account. I pay in £2k at month (not a salary), withdraw it and I qualify for a perk, for which I choose Disney+ I've noticed they have a Premier account (not Premium). It's £15 a month, you get the existing perk, 1% back on spending up to £10 a month, and perfect FX rates. There is also another Freebie…
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Nat West & RBS Rewards
I’ve held a joint NW Rewards account for a while but recently opened sole NW and RBS Reward accounts too. So far, of the two new sole accounts, only the RBS one has paid out direct debits (on 1st August), but when I log on to My Rewards via the RBS app it says I have £10 of rewards pending. This is made up of 4 pending…
