Cash transfer

Eco_Miser

Zanderman said:

square_bear said:

Zanderman said:

square_bear said:

I want to buy a present for my wife, but not have the sellers details appear on our bank account.
I can't transfer the cash direct to the company, as the bank won't allow it. I only have the one joint account.
How else can I transfer £ 100 to pay for the goods?

Thanks

Why won't the bank allow it?

They told me that paying cash to another bank account, other than my own, was not permitted anymore.
Money laundering, I suppose.

If you're trying to do this in branch, with actual cash, that's the case.
But online, via bank transfer, it isn't.

However an online transfer would mean the seller's details appear on the OP's bank account, which is what he is trying to avoid.

eskbanker

square_bear said:

How do I get the money into Paypal, then?

https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-add-money-to-my-paypal-balance-faq1348

xylophone

Why not just open a sole bank account? It's easily done on line and would come in handy for holding  cash for such situations as described.

Virgin current account might suit?
https://uk.virginmoney.com/current-accounts/pca?ds_rl=1277573&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkbbIybXG7QIVitPtCh2Ptgo0EAAYASAAEgIVsfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Robin9

As a long term MSE'r  you will have seen the mess that people get into when their bank decides it doesn't like them anymore. As above open a second account and encourage your wife to do the same. Ditto with credit cards.

DCFC79

xylophone said:

Why not just open a sole bank account? It's easily done on line and would come in handy for holding  cash for such situations as described.

Virgin current account might suit?
https://uk.virginmoney.com/current-accounts/pca?ds_rl=1277573&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkbbIybXG7QIVitPtCh2Ptgo0EAAYASAAEgIVsfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Or a Monzo, Starling account, all 3 are easy to open.

colsten

DCFC79 said:

xylophone said:

Why not just open a sole bank account? It's easily done on line and would come in handy for holding  cash for such situations as described.

Virgin current account might suit?
https://uk.virginmoney.com/current-accounts/pca?ds_rl=1277573&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkbbIybXG7QIVitPtCh2Ptgo0EAAYASAAEgIVsfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Or a Monzo, Starling account, all 3 are easy to open.

Aside from HSBC, essentially all current accounts are easy to open. The fastest of all in my experience is Metro Bank. 

DCFC79

colsten said:

DCFC79 said:

xylophone said:

Why not just open a sole bank account? It's easily done on line and would come in handy for holding  cash for such situations as described.

Virgin current account might suit?
https://uk.virginmoney.com/current-accounts/pca?ds_rl=1277573&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkbbIybXG7QIVitPtCh2Ptgo0EAAYASAAEgIVsfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Or a Monzo, Starling account, all 3 are easy to open.

Aside from HSBC, essentially all current accounts are easy to open. The fastest of all in my experience is Metro Bank. 

Cant comment on HSBC or Metro but Natwest and TSB (a few years ago) was easy to open.