Need a French bank current account with "FR" IBAN

aht

Hi,

I have a Starling UK Euro bank account, however it has a British "GB" IBAN. I now need a French (Euro) account with a French "FR" IBAN.

Can anyone who has managed to open a French bank account online i.e. without having to visit France, let me know which bank you used and if you are happy with the bank's service?

I tried BNP Paribas but their web site is not very user friendly.

Thanks in advance.

Daliah

You could try https://www.britline.com

If all you need is an EU IBAN, https://wise.com/ has all the features of a bank account (debit card, SOs, DDs) but isn't a bank, so no deposit protection. Wise IBANs start with BE.

aht

Thanks Daliah.

Britline looks interesting, especially as it is appears to be part of the Credit Agricole group. I need to find out if they have depositor protection.

Wise is no go for me as I need a regulated bank.

Daliah

aht said:

Britline looks interesting, especially as it is appears to be part of the Credit Agricole group. I need to find out if they have depositor protection.

They sure have, like all EU banks, up to 100,000 Euros. https://www.britline.com/guarantee-fund-deposit-and-resolution.html