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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 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…
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Budget App that includes paypal/credit cards/bank acc etc?
Hi all I'm trying to keep track of spending/saving etc but finding it difficult when I use Paypal which links to a credit card (for security) and I also transfer into piggy banks on other accounts for bigger costs during the year - the budget apps I've looked at get very confused that the money is going out of one place,…
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Santander refusing to refund money after scam
Hi, I was the victim of a scam on air bnb after someone hacked into my host’s account ( I’d booked some Accom for my mil who was visiting my home town for my wedding). The message, which looked genuine as it was from the host who I’d previously been corresponding with said I needed to authorise my card details or else…
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Partner suggested a joint account for bills, but is now struggling with the loss of a sense of contr
My fiancé is pretty unsophisticated in money matters. He has has exactly 1 current account that he has never changed since his Mum opened it for him when he was 16-18 and 1 credit card that he pays interest on (FML). Yesterday, we were talking about how to manage our finances, once married and we decided to go the blended…
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previous transactions for Nationwide account
hiya, I left nationwide but british gas are asking for proof of payment on a transaction that I paid in january 2024 . I no longer have my nationwide customer #. Can anyone advise on the simplest action for me to retrieve my bank statements from 6 months' ago? Many thanks, Chris
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Bank can’t reinstate direct debit cancelled by finance company with same reference
My business vehicle finance company cancelled my direct debit for some unknown reason and when I told them, they tried to reinstate it. But my business bank (Cashplus) automatically cancelled it because it had the same reference number (finance agreement number so can’t be changed) as the original direct debit that the…
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Simple Visa Debit Card 16 y.o
I need a Visa debit card for my 16 year old soon to use abroad. He already has a bank account (mastercard) but in this case needs VISA requirement. He will only need the account for a couple of months.. Will need no overdraft facilty and will be a deposit of £200 and that should be only transaction going in.
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Spend planning app recommendation
Afternoon, it looks like I’m after a very specific app/tool that I cannot find anywhere. I effectively want to be able to build out a wishlist of things I want to buy and categorise things by Type of item (clothes,sports,appliances) as well as by need or want. Then plan which month I can buy it based on my budget. the idea…
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Anyone else experiencing issues with nationwide chargeback on online banking?
I have been trying to do a chargeback for about a month now to no avail. For weeks nationwide would just make an error each time it went to submit the form for the chargeback. Recently I managed to get it to go through and it was listed at the bottom of the page but then I heard nothing back from them from over a week…
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Santander 7% linked account
Hi all I'm a serial bank switcher and am interested in switching to the Santander edge account as I have a small lump sum that I could also move to the linked 7% account that you get access to with the edge account but I don't know how long I would be with the Santander because if another switch offer became available I…
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Controlling 4 weekly in and monthly out
My salary has changed to payment 4 weekly, which is a right pain as all my DD are monthly. I used to get paid on the 28th, DD all went out on the 2nd following, all the rest of the money 'mine' to spend or save but now I can't keep in sync because I get paid every 4th Friday ( and of course, a bit less each month than I…
