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Launch of 'one stop' online savings account

A new service, specifically aimed at meeting the needs of savers with diverse balances, called Governor is launching today - mentioned in the FT (I can't link due to their pay-wall but you can read the item if you Google "New online platform offers one-stop shop for savings")

It starts with just four 'member' institutions: Saffron, Cambridge, Progressive and Hanley Building Societies - but hopes to rapidly add others. The claims are impressive - to be able use a single login to view and manage diverse savings portfolios and then apply for specific linked offerings - including the ability to administer ISA transfers through the service itself.

There are are some modest charges but it seems largely free if you keep aggregate balances above £10K.

This is probably the future shape of savings, I thought. It will be interesting to see how many institutions they sign up - the other smaller building societies I would have thought -and what sorts of deals they can provide in comparison with 'direct' channels.
.....under construction.... COVID is a [discontinued] scam

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  • oldfella
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    they will need to get more competitive providers to become a force, difficult to see why the major players will think this is a good idea
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