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How long does Starling take to set up?
I applied on Saturday, scanned my driving licence and sent a video of myself as requested and it said I would get a notification when it's processed. However, the app is still saying 'thanks we have everything we need, make sure notifications are turned on'. I assumed because it's a digital bank it would be more or less…
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Anybody here use Chase bank?
I just happened to see an advert for chase bank- 2% cashback on all spending with a max of £20 cashback pcm. this is a good deal on the face of it, but does any body here actually know, is this any good? or maybe more to it than meets the eye?.
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Current Accounts for Newly Self-Employed
Hi, I’m newly self employed and money coming in from my new career is going to be quite low over this first 12-24 months. I have a business account set up separately for my business needs and now want to change my personal current account. I want to keep business and personal separate. From the guide on the website it’s…
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Alternative to Chase Bank?
I’m surprised that this hasn’t been discussed more here, currently there is Little point having a Chase Current account, the Cashback won’t do us any good, the saver is ok I guess at 2.25%, but I hold most of my savings elsewhere. Are there any good alternatives please? Ash back is quite nice or a decent amount of interest…
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Do spouses need POA for each other?
I am currently filling out the forms so I can be POA for Property and Finance for my mum and my step dad. They are married. Do they also need to have POA for each other as they have separate bank accounts etc? We have worries that my step dad may have some form of mental decline. Thank you
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Direct debits for banks switching
I have 5 bank accounts, which I want to switch, however no direct debits in them, is there a list I can chose from, I want 15 if possible (3 for each account). Not looking for anything like gas electricity water direct debits. Any suggestions please?
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Lloyds bank premier account and debit card cash back
Anyway to get cash back by paying money into a savings account with another bank / building society like Yorkshire for example via the debit card or would these be excluded from the cash backs? What would the MCC be?
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MSE News: First Direct to axe 'First Directory' insurance add-on this month – what it means for you
If you're one of 10,000s of First Direct customers paying for its 'First Directory' insurance bundle, you'll need to find a suitable alternative soon, as this bank account add-on is being closed for good on 31 July 2026. Here's what you need to know… Read the full story:…
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Prepayment cards for adults with additional needs.
My adult daughter has additional needs. She has no understanding of the value of items or money but wants to be independent and pay for things herself. She never goes out on her own, so I'm not concerned about her buying things willy-nilly bury I never know how much cash to give her when she goes out with her PA, just in…
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Barclays £200 switch offer for opening a Bank Account (10/03/2026 to 28/05/2026)
Barclays have launched a new switch offer for their Bank Account. Excludes anyone who has ever received a switching bonus from Barclays in the past or anyone who had any Barclays current account open on 10th March 2026. T&Cs. Offer now added to the switching archive for future reference.
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Does anyone know the estimated finish time for Barclay's making their improvements?
Wife wants to close her Barclaycard. Google the options - in the app via chat or over the phone. She hates talking to businesses over the phone. Try the app - sorry we're unavailable as we're making improvements. This has been the case for over 12 months now. Do you guys also get this error when trying live chat?
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Santander Edge Current Account
I want to close one of my two accounts as the Cashback is less than the monthly fee. Is the monthly fee only payable if you set up a direct debit (I’ve never used the second account)
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Face-to-face banking access to be reviewed
A new review aimed at protecting face-to-face banking access in the UK for those who need it has been welcomed by MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, who says banks have a "social contract to support these things"… Read the full story here: Face-to-face banking access to be reviewed If you haven't already, join the…
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Nationwide £100 fairer share payment
I've looked on the first 2 pages and found nothing & I'm not going to continue delving back plus I don't like the search feature on this forum compared to the old MSE forum. I find it clunky & terrible. Basically I forgot to ask about this a few week ago. How was this payment determined? Because it's baffled me. I handle…
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Burner account advice?
I have not yet tried switching accounts to get the perks as advised on MSE, I've just read the advice on setting up a burner account to use for this purpose instead of using my main account (that would be a fair bit of work with payments in/out arranged). Is it possible to get any perks for setting up a new account or do…
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Cannot use Chase on new phone!
Got an iPhone 17 today. All apps transferred. Went to login to Chase account, which I keep for my shopping spending. I was asked for my phone number but wasn't accepted. I telephoned Chase but they wanted details of my driving licence or passport. I have neither! I haven't had need of a passport for 30 years and gave up my…
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Santander Security is OTT
I have just set up a Santander account - partly but not only for the bribe. But their security is over the top - facial recognition/voice matching/endless codes and a really cluttered, messy interface in the app or online. I refuse to give anyone my biometric information - it's bad enough that the state has it - please can…
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Missed out on Santander reward
So, I switched current account to Santander in march. Just popped into a branch to see why I haven't received a switch reward to be told that I didn't have enough qualifying direct debits on the account, only one is a "household" direct debit. Is have thought my union membership would count as one! Frustrating, I'll just…
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Best sole trader account to switch from Santander
Looking for advise on changing my business account & credit card from Santander due to them now charging 9.99 monthly fee and for that seeming to give a poorer service including sending statements 3 weeks late. Sole trader, approx 40-50,000 turnover, no cash deposits, basically just a credit card & a few direct debits that…
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Barclays Switch Incentive Payment Rejection Appeal
How to get Barclays to pay up with the £200 switch incentive if you took longer than 30 days from opening the account to get a switch completed. Barclays have had misleading and conflicting info on their website for months. It may be changing soon because I complained about it so you need to download the rules on their…
