ilmoro
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'Wondering which of the bu***rs to blame, and watching for pigs on the wing.' - Pink Floyd
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Post by ilmoro on Sept 27, 2018 10:46:43 GMT
Pays 1.5% (incl .15% bonus for a year) on £1-250,000. Savings account, deposits/withdrawals to nominated account. Instant access, FP
Sign up took about 5min
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Nomad
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Post by Nomad on Sept 27, 2018 10:59:59 GMT
Pays 1.5% (incl .15% bonus for a year) on £1-250,000. Savings account, deposits/withdrawals to nominated account. Instant access, FP
Sign up took about 5min
I'm in!
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mary
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Post by mary on Sept 27, 2018 11:22:30 GMT
Signed up and working.
Their Faster Payments appear to be slower than instantaneous. But my credit worked, still waiting for my withdrawal check to appear back in my linked account.
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benaj
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Post by benaj on Sept 27, 2018 11:29:25 GMT
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blender
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Post by blender on Sept 27, 2018 11:49:33 GMT
The thread title says vampire squad, while the OP says vampire squid. Vampire squid clearly inspires more confidence in the bank, so I need to know which is correct, please?
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r00lish67
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Post by r00lish67 on Sept 27, 2018 11:59:47 GMT
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ilmoro
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Post by ilmoro on Sept 27, 2018 12:06:10 GMT
Ha, was almost expecting that or some reference to a certain other marine animal hogging the headline currently.
If Marcus are clever there must be an advert about the new account being a slap in the face to mainstream providers.
blender title corrected, autocorrect acting fishy there.
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blender
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Post by blender on Sept 27, 2018 13:42:48 GMT
That's great, I love cephalopods - and I think that's ok nowadays. I will start with six quid, and then perhaps something better.
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benaj
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Post by benaj on Sept 27, 2018 15:29:46 GMT
Pays 1.5% (incl .15% bonus for a year) on £1-250,000. Savings account, deposits/withdrawals to nominated account. Instant access, FP
Sign up took about 5min
Wow, it's faster than Flying Captain. I requested a withdrawal with Marcus @ 1625, fund received @ Starling @ 1627.
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spiral
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Post by spiral on Sept 29, 2018 7:43:02 GMT
I've just tested weekend deposit/withdrawal. Deposit credited within 5 minutes, withdrawal also 5 mins.
It appears that they do operate a true 24/7 operation despite their comment
"If you ask us to send your money after 3.30pm or on a day that is not a business day, we may not start making your payment until the following business day."
I guess the word "may" implies they reserve the right to switch off faster payments outside of business hours if the need arises.
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mjc
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Post by mjc on Sept 29, 2018 14:22:49 GMT
Pays 1.5% (incl .15% bonus for a year) on £1-250,000. Savings account, deposits/withdrawals to nominated account. Instant access, FP
Useful info, thanks. Good to have access to another fscs £85k. Or somewhere to place the funds over the nominal £1.5 - £5k at up to 5%, from high st banks before reverting to 0% Personally I have working funds in a Flex ISA (NW), and ‘borrow’ against that to invest in AC’s instant or 30 day account for an inflation beating 4 or 5% (+ bonus), repaying by Apr 6th. Then any short term funds can pay down borrowings and get NW’s 1% Tax free. Does this sound a sensible strategy?
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Post by df on Sept 29, 2018 17:35:17 GMT
Pays 1.5% (incl .15% bonus for a year) on £1-250,000. Savings account, deposits/withdrawals to nominated account. Instant access, FP
Sign up took about 5min
Thank you for this info. Very quick indeed, took me less than 5 min. I've recently opened M&S so I can use their 5% reg saver, that took almost two months. Marcus looks like the best out of instant access products ATM. Closest I have is BM (1.44%), but withdrawals aren't really instant (next working day), so I use Tesco (1.34%) for quick transactions, now it will be Marcus.
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mary
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Post by mary on Oct 1, 2018 10:25:45 GMT
All working well, my only gripe is the lack of a Mobile App.
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bigfoot12
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Post by bigfoot12 on Oct 2, 2018 6:48:01 GMT
Anyone got any idea why Goldman are bothering with retail savings in general and expanding into the UK in particular? It seems like a strange move.
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cb25
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Post by cb25 on Oct 2, 2018 10:30:36 GMT
Anyone got any idea why Goldman are bothering with retail savings in general and expanding into the UK in particular? It seems like a strange move. Cheap money?
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