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I don't see any requirement to tell ubank how much you earn and when. You can say you earn $3000 on the 1st of the month and then send…

I did a direct debit from St George to Rabo and St George recorded the money as being taken the previous day, which caused St George to…

ebay UK is crap now as they alienated most small sellers with their stupid new postage policy and the fee which pretends that it isn't a…

The most common case of sending GBP to AUD is an Australian who went to the UK to work for a few years and is now coming home.

It depends, they may want documentation for $100, but not want anything for $1000000. At a guess it is based on what they know or what they…

Faster Payment is the UK equivalent of OSKO / NPP. Yes, they are good for USD, but they only support sending GBP from the UK and EUR from…

Atlantic money is the cheapest as they only charge £3 and no spread. However, they only accept payments by Faster Payment. Most UK banks…

The terms of each deal should say how many days you need to stay with the provider

Some people say that you should add 25% because if all the houses in your area are destroyed (bushfire, flood) there will be an even bigger…

Do they prefill ATO

Banks love her as they are making almost $100 a month from her money. Although she personally would likely have only got $60 to $70 of that…

How long has he been waiting for? At 94 years of age he may not live to see the crash

It's 4 months (not 120 days) from date of opening. Unlike other banks with introductory rates, the app tells you the exact date the rate…

Bankwest 5.15% is easier - rabobank only allows transfer out to one linked account, no OSKO so transfers take a few hours and not on…

?? their website says it's 4.45%

Complaining isn't going to make them put their rate (for existing customers) back to 5%

I was living in apartments during the period when supermarkets stopped giving out flimsier "single-use" plastic bags for free and started…

You can already launder money into Australian property since conveyancers do not need to verify the source of funds. This will stop soon.

How can BTC be akin to Australian dollars? If I trade USD, profits is liable to CGT unless qualifying for a limited balance exemption. Does…

UK HMRC stopped accepting personal credit cards after fees were banned.

Merchants can always offer discounts. They would be able to offer a card discount if they wanted to. If you think about it, selling…

Can't have had any ubank accounts open for 2 years to get 5%

Same for all banks

Rabobank is really annoying to use with no OSKO and only being possible to send money out on weekdays, on the plus side they can take money…

Yes you can use ME Go / Home ME on a browser at https://internetbanking.mebank.com.au/login ME bank has two different internet banking…

Amex will reduce their merchant fees if businesses stop accepting them, like happened in Europe. Amex may be cheaper to accept than some…

Amex will have to lower their fees then, like they have done in Europe where it can be cheaper to accept Amex than some premium V/MC

Agree. I would like to ban holiday surcharges as well. I have no problem with businesses charging more on a Sunday if they think their…

The merchant can also charge $6 with no surcharge right now, and you will never know.