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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:10am
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Richard Denton

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Hi all 

Just wondering if anyone can recommend a cheaper way of banking in spain ,iv just had a charge of €90 for maintenance fee.

Thanks 

Jan1961

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:34am

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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:34am

Hi just open a Wise account online we had a Sabadell account their fee's were a joke just for to pay couple Direct Debits,then contact your companies with the new Wise account details to take payments from.
Richard Denton

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:50am

Richard Denton

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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:50am

Jan1961 wrote on Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:34am:

Hi just open a Wise account online we had a Sabadell account their fee's were a joke just for to pay couple Direct Debits,then contact your companies with the new Wise account details to take payments from.

Thanks, I will look in to it 

Roland

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:23pm

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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:23pm

Use the search button at the top of this page.

Search for free banking.

Lots of good info.

Richard Denton

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:35pm

Richard Denton

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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:35pm

Roland wrote on Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:23pm:

Use the search button at the top of this page.

Search for free banking.

Lots of good info.

Thanks I will try that

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eduardo3332

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:18pm

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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:18pm

Richard Denton wrote on Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:10am:

Hi all 

Just wondering if anyone can recommend a cheaper way of banking in spain ,iv just had a charge of €90 for maintenance fee.

Thanks 

Wise is not a bank account but a currency transfer company offering some banking services, debit card and direct debit facilities however you will pay for cash withdrawals at ATMs

Cajamar offers Wefferent a free online account also Sabadell have a free online account, both offering similar services, Sabadell offers 3% discount on utility bills paid by dd.

You do need a Spanish address and mobile phone number to apply, also when entering your address make sure the application is in Spanish language

I have all of the above accounts so am speaking from experience.

Hope this helps

andrew a

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23pm

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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23pm

eduardo3332 wrote on Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:18pm:

Wise is not a bank account but a currency transfer company offering some banking services, debit card and direct debit facilities however you will pay for cash withdrawals at ATMs

Cajamar offers Wefferent a free online account also Sabadell have a free online account, both offering similar services, Sabadell offers 3% discount on utility bills paid by dd....

...

You do need a Spanish address and mobile phone number to apply, also when entering your address make sure the application is in Spanish language

I have all of the above accounts so am speaking from experience.

Hope this helps

I’m with Sabadell, they charge me €40 a quarter to pay two DD. When I phoned them last week to cancel my account, they couldn’t close the account , because it has “funds “ in it !

When I go to the branch at San Pedro to take money out, Spanish hag won’t let me . 🙈

eduardo3332

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:36am

eduardo3332

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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:36am

andrew a wrote on Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23pm:

I’m with Sabadell, they charge me €40 a quarter to pay two DD. When I phoned them last week to cancel my account, they couldn’t close the account , because it has “funds “ in it !

When I go to the branch at San Pedro to take money out, Spanish hag won’t let me . 🙈

You obviously do not have a Sabadell online account these were introduced in 2023 and are not opened in any branch of the bank.

When you sign for any agreement it will clearly outline any terms,conditions and charges the same in any country.

Do you not consider it rude to refer to a staff member of the bank as a "Spanish hag"

andrew a

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:33am

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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:33am

eduardo3332 wrote on Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:36am:

You obviously do not have a Sabadell online account these were introduced in 2023 and are not opened in any branch of the bank.

When you sign for any agreement it will clearly outline any terms,conditions and charges the same in any country.

Do you not consider it rude to refer to a staff member of the bank as a "Spanish hag"

You are correct, I don’t have a online account 👍

Zaza1963

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:37am

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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:37am

andrew a wrote on Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23pm:

I’m with Sabadell, they charge me €40 a quarter to pay two DD. When I phoned them last week to cancel my account, they couldn’t close the account , because it has “funds “ in it !

When I go to the branch at San Pedro to take money out, Spanish hag won’t let me . 🙈

€40 quarterly are the maintenance charges at Sabadell regardless of number of direct debits. Spanish banking is expensive and the so-called SEPA EU directive was so full of flaws that banks still found ways to charge

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