KBC exiting Ireland

Have to say Avantcard are excellent for Credit Cards. Easy to see transactions online and in app, easy to pay off too. (The app also sends an instant notification for every transaction, which is handy for security)

Get a few euro back each month and access to Avantages which has good deals from time to time. Be careful with the limit they set at the beginning, I got 8k and didn't want the colour of that.

I've an avantcard cc too. Get €12 cash back nearly every month. I always forget to check for the deals but have a circle k fuel card through it that gets me 4c/l off.

I had a look at their trust pilot reviews though & they are quite bad. Not sure how. I got a 30k loan from them recently & the money was in my account within a week. Mortgage application was sent to them a week ago so probably another 3-4 weeks to hear about that.

They'll all accept them but some will fight you over it until you point out that the practice is illegal and they must accept it.

Vodafone in my case won't allow you to change to a non Irish Iban on your account on their website, you have to go to a Vodafone store and get them to do it for you.

Avantcard cashback on transactions is no longer available to new users.

On the reward+ card you now only can get 25% interest refund, which is no use to Mundane as Mundane wants to pay off the card when used.

All payments to EUR bank accounts in the SEPAZONE must be made using the IBAN of the account, you cannot use the old local account numbers. A number of countries outside of the EU don't even use IBANs

Yep, not much use to me so, however, not supporting Google Pay would probably have been a deal breaker either way. I had gotten used to getting my few quid cash back each month from KBC. The search continues.

There's also the Aercard for Avios but you'd be hard pressed to recover the card fees that way.

I'm in a bit of a conundrum myself. I've a credit card with KBC from my student days years ago with a small enough (€500) limit. I understand that KBC will transfer these cards to BOI in the sale but presumably I'd just be moved to a normal CC and I think the minimum limit is €1,000 with them! I wonder whatll happen to me as the card was handy to have just in case, topping up revolut etc

Ok just looking around for accounts to switch current joint account to from KBC and was looking at switching to EBS Money Market Account

We only use the account for paying bills, mortgage and debit card for shopping and very rarely if any withdraw cash. Local branch near us so will drop down to them to discuss but just looking for user experience and what their online portal is like and do they have app for Banking

All experiences welcome

Thanks

Anybody know if Avant offer contribution to solictor fees in addition to the 1.95%?

I also opened a basic current account with AIB and plan to use it for wages. Are you going to use your N26 for any outgoing direct debits etc or the AIB account? When you say SEPA do you mean a standing order from AIB to N26? Thanks.

They did for kbc & ulster customers but that deal ended at the end of March. I was hoping they would extend it but I don't think so.

Do Avant give any cashback for switching? AIB are offering 2k from what I can see.

And what would happen if/when EBS leave? Would all current accounts get transferred to a fee paying AIB account after a notice period?

If so they're just going to hang on for now to mop up some of the KBC/UB accounts aren't they? They know a certain percentage wouldn't be bothered changing banks again.

You switched before 31st March so I bet as that offer since seems to be gone per users above. Our fixed rate isn't up until Aug and only really looking into this now with all the media attention over KBC legging it recently..