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HSBC currency account
hi all just wondering im wating for a paper statement from hsbc from my currency account they say up to 10 working days etc etc...you wold thing it would be downloadable ....and no way of tracing how long it will take as im in a rush.....not very 21st century
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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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Ideas for 10 small online debit card transactions please
Ideas for 10 small online debit card transactions please. Do signing up to free trials to subscription services like Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify etc count? Considering the CO-OP switch. Thanks.
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Two mobiles with Santander?
Currently use one mobile with their app. I want the second account holder to have the app on their mobile. 1.Do I need to do anything other than download it and go through the process of registering? 2. Cn or Do I need to register the number on the account? There does not seem to be a place to do that other than the Home…
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Verve App for Starling and Monzo cashback
Has anyone used the Verve app and linked it to their Starling or Monzo account. It is worth doing/has it worked well for you? Thanks.
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TSB Switch Offer, What went wrong?
15th August Opened 16th August Switch Requested (from Coop) 16th September Switch Date (so I don't loose out on my last £25 from the Coop before it closes) Made 20 transactions in August Today received £5, where is the boost of £20 instead??? Have I done something wrong....
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Dormancy in join account - I can't get my money
About 25 years ago, I opened up a bank account with my flat mate. She never used the account and soon after, went to USA and I lost touch with her. Last I heard she was married but have no idea what her married name is, where she is, or even if she is dead/alive (she was diagnosed with MS). I tried to get her name removed…
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Nationwide Flexplus
If i upgrade my Flex direct account to Flex plus, when is the first account fee payable?
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Nationwide Fairer Share
Please be kind, a new medical issue means N/W FlexPlus Aviva insurance won't cover me for ANY declarations that haven't been a problem before. So pointless renewing on 1 Oct. Trying to find insurance cover has me too stressed to properly get my head round the Fairer Share for 2025......... I'll downgrade our Plus a/c to a…
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Totally free business accounts
Hi there, I am currently with Santander for my business who have given me a free account and have had no charges since I opened over 20 years ago. I wondered if there are any banks that offer 100% business banking with them with/without a current account already with them? Thanks!
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international payments - best bank account?
Hi, I make monthly international payments to a EU country, to help my mum with her bills. Up until this month I used my Barclays premier account, as they weren't charging me any fees, and the currency conversion rate was fine. However, this month they've started charging me a new "overseas delivery charge" of £6, which…
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Random Alphanumeric Codes (Twice) on Cheque fronts.
I've just received a new chequebook from Cahoot and on the front of each cheque, there is a 9-character random alphanumeric code (starting with = and different on each cheque) printed twice - once above where you would write the payee and the other below the third line. is this normal now? I haven't had to order a new…
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Transfer from HSBC foreign currency account to HSBC Global Money account
Hi, I have a US dollars HSBC currency account, I wanted to transfer some dollars from that account into my HSBC Global currency account, for some strange reason I don't get the option to transfer between these two accounts, I tried both on the app and online and nothing, I thought you could easily transfer between these…
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Metro bank
All the advantages I signed up for have gone (cash only account). GONE! Saturday opening. GONE! Replacement card 'there and then' in branch. GONE! Change deposit counting machine thingy Any reason I should stay with them at all? I'm struggling to find any.
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Transferring a joint account to single account
Hi I currently have a joint account with my husband, but we are separating and we need to transfer out to single accounts. Half the bills are going to remain the same so want an easy way of doing it! When you switch banks they do it for you. Is there something similar for when you switch to single accounts but not all…
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Natwest Reward Account DDs question
Thinking of switching my Select Account to a Reward Account. My question is around the timing of the DDs. The ones I want to put on there come out of my account on the 1st of each month. If I converted my account now, would I go the month of September being charged the £2 fee and not get anything back because the Direct…
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PayPal danger - PLEASE READ
Hi All, Please be aware that PayPal is setting up Automatic Payments without your approval, giving merchants the authority to request any amount of money, at any time and PayPal will take it from your account without checking with you. Most traders/merchants are honourable, but PayPal should not set up Automatic Payments…
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Switch Guarantee - Direct Debits
I will be moving my business's current account over to a new provider next week The switch guarantee states it will take care of everything Regarding Direct Debits to HMRC - for VAT - PAYE - Royal Mail ect Are these automatically updated - meaning I WON'T have to change them with those companies - their records will be…
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Closed bank account but online banking remains open.
I closed my back account in Feb 24 with a 7 day switch from Halifax to Lloyds. However I had an overdraft with Halifax which failed to transfer. The overdraft was paid in Sept 24. At the point of the switch I had no access to my online banking, telephone banking (which can be proven by an ombudsman case which notes talking…
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Halifax paper free statements letter
Hi there 😀, anyone else receive this letter recently just wondering!
