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• Opening a bank account in the UK as an expat: ID, proof of address and basic bank accounts

  What Monzo, Starling and Revolut ask newcomers to the UK for, the proof-of-address problem, your right to a basic bank account and FSCS protection.

• Switching your UK current account to Monzo or Starling: how the Current Account Switch Service works

  How the UK Current Account Switch Service moves your balance and payments in seven working days, what it does not move, and how switching works at Monzo and Starling.

• Is Klarna safe? Swedish banking licence, deposit guarantee and the 2024 fine

  Klarna's account is held at Klarna Bank AB, a licensed Swedish bank. How the deposit guarantee works, what is not covered and what the 2024 FI fine means.

• Opening a bank account in Austria as an expat: documents, the Basiskonto and deposit protection

  What Austrian banks ask newcomers for, your legal right to a Basiskonto and its capped fees, how deposits are protected and where N26 fits in.

• Bling explained: the prepaid pocket-money card for kids and teens in Germany

  How Bling's prepaid Mastercard and app work for children aged 7 to 17, what the Lite, Plus and Max plans cost, which fees apply and how your money is held.

• Opening a bank account in Belgium as an expat: documents, the basic banking service and BE IBANs

  What Belgian banks ask newcomers for, your legal right to a basic banking service, deposit protection and how Revolut gives residents a BE IBAN.

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