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The poor state of Irish mobile banking apps
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The poor state of Irish mobile banking apps

There are lots of people moving their current account in Ireland at the moment. With both Ulster Bank and KBC having announced that they’re leaving the Irish market this year, there are more than a million banking customers looking to change banks over the next six months. There’s a few online-only banks and payment cards […]

13th June 202213th June 2022Banks, Mobile Apps
Ulster Bank fees
Money

Ulster Bank fees

Last year Ulster Bank changed their fee structure for their current accounts. Instead of a flat fee of €4 a month, it started to charge customers €2 a month plus per-transaction fees. Prior to the change, it cost me a total of €48 a year in fees. However with the new fee changes in place, […]

20th February 202030th April 2020Banks, Charges, Current Account, Fees, Free Banking, Ulster Bank
Disputing fraudulent transactions with N26 bank
Money

Disputing fraudulent transactions with N26 bank

I had the unfortunate experience in the last few days of my N26 card being cloned, and a whole bunch of fraudulent transactions cleared out my balance. The first I realised that something was wrong was a series of transaction notifications late on Saturday night. And when I checked the N26 app on my phone […]

27th September 20171st August 2018Affiliate Links, Banks, Chargebacks, Fraud, N26, Problems

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This blog is written by Richard Bloomfield who lives in Dublin, Ireland. It's a varied mix of views on technology, singing, cycling, and a myriad of other topics.

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Elsewhere

  • Richard Bloomfield – Product Owner
  • Big Ride – Transport cycling in Dublin

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Five random posts

  • BIKE.IO (2018)
  • Nightline redirect to Parcel Motel (2018)
  • First time using my Irish passport (2021)
  • Church Websites (2018)
  • Free Revolut cards in Ireland (2018)

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