HSBC offers a currency account which gives you local details for multiple currencies. In my comparisons HSBC offers better value than Wise because it doesn't charge a fee. However, I agree they are not transparent. Revolut is still best for up to 1000£. Revolut also gives you vaults with 0.9% interest for euro account for free and its FSCS protected.
Hey Timos! Thanks for sharing your insight. I only chose to leave HSBC's foreign currency accounts out because they're similar to Barclays and just not that compelling. I have to disagree that HSBC provides more value, can you explain why you think that? They charge fixed fees on certain outbound international payments (www.hsbc.co.uk/international/currency-account/#fees) and have quite opaque exchange rates, which probably contain hidden exchange rate margin fees (I might be wrong as I can't confirm). Given the fixed fees and hidden fees you'd likely pay with HSBC, I would think Wise would be cheaper. HSBC does have more currencies available which certainly provide better value, and you have fee-free ATM withdrawals. But I just can't get on board with their high fees. Love to hear your thoughts though and why you think otherwise. ^Jonny
@@Monitodotcom thanks for your answer. I'm mainly interested in euro. GBP to EURO conversion was always cheaper in HSBC compared to Wise because of the fee that Wise charges. They also support sending euro for free in the EU. They do charge 7£ for sending dollars to other accounts which is absurd. After having tried personally all the options and given the fact that I don't convert more than 1000£, Revolut is still my go to option.
I did convert some € to £ few days ago in my global money account and the exchange rate was exactly the same than the revolut one. I'm not à Revolut expert, but the benefice I see with HSBC is the with global view the transfer are instantly performed.
Many thanks for posting this, it seems a really well informed and objective summary of modern multi-currency banking and gives plenty of food for thought!
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Thanks for the video man. I was really going for a HSBC card cause they sounded more established but apparently their offerings is just not as versatile as wise. Only thing bothering me about wise is that its not FSCS protected, its a bummer. I'll see how that goes.
No worries, glad you found it useful! I appreciate your concern, and I share a similar sentiment. I just don't deposit a lot of money into my Wise account, and I only budget what I need for travel purposes. They do have an investment scheme in the UK called Wise Assets which has some okay returns and is FSCS-protected, definitely worth checking out! Cheers. ^Jonny
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I'm late to this party, but I did open the HSBC account and their rates to convert between currencies were rather terrible. I closed the account without using it. Wise is so much better, at least for my use.
Hey. I would suggest checking www.monito.com/ - Our comparison engine will tell you who the best provider will be, specifically for the amount you wish to transfer. ^Jonny
I use the HSBC Global Money Acc, but I use it paired with a USD Currency Account. This means for me that I can buy my USD very very cheaply at my local travel agents and the deposit that cash into my USD Account and then when I need to spend it on a card, just transfer it to my Global Money card, with no fees - one thing to note is and this is HIGHLY annoying, HSBC Branches only accept foreign bank notes not coins, lukily enough if your local travel agents are as awsome as mines are then you could ask them if they would exchange your 5x 20cents coins for a 1dollar note XD yes i have done that and HSBC gladly accepted it
I have had a bad experience with Wise bank since they closed my account with no reason as exactly they mentioned, It's really frustrating. How to complain them?? Please advise
I'm sorry to hear that, unfortunately banks and providers like WISE can do this, NatWest is an example after the de-banking/Farage debacle recently. They do have to give you a reason, what was their correspondance? Can you share some quotes. ^Jonny
I am presently resident in UAE. Now planning to move to New Zealand after few month's. I wish to open an HSBC global money account. What's is opinion. Is itcaxgood decision ???
I have a USD bank draft to deposit. I would prefer to deposit to a USD account so that i dont lose out with regards to conversion and will be able to spend from it when i visit the US. 6:01 Paying cheques into Revolut is difficult. What is the best way to go about this?
Thank you for this great vid. Can I ask, does this mean that while you are living in the UK and someone needs to send you some Euros, will the Euro sent to you land in your account as Euros or as GBP?
Great, thank you for sharing. So you could use Revolut to make the purchase. I would suggest when you're ready to make the purchase, deposit the funds into your Revolut account via bank transfer from your UK bank account, and then in-app exchange that money for USD. There are just a few important things to remember as you'll be exchanging a large amount of money. 1. Make sure you exchange Monday - Friday as Revolut will charge you a surcharge for exchanging currencies at the weekend. 2. Get yourself Revolut Premium, our affiliate link will give you 3 months of Premium for free and with it, you'll get unlimited fee-free currency exchange. This means when you exchange from GBP to USD you'll pay no fees and receive the real, mid-market rate. 3. It's likely you'll need to verify the source of the money as it's going to be a large amount. Just make sure you have the necessary paperwork. Then once the USD is exchanged in your account then you can make the transfer to the vendor, solicitor or whoever you're paying. Let me know if you have any further questions, you can also register for Revolut via this link (bit.ly/3VSlhw5 ). Thank you. ^Jonny
I would recommend the Wise Multi-Currency Account. It is great, and I've reviewed it previously (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MK_WF1uJU1g.html). In short, it is a low-fee, multi-currency account that gives you various local bank details for you to receive different currencies for free. Let me know if you have any more questions, and if you do decide to check out Wise then please consider using my affiliate link (bit.ly/3UvJs1Y). Thank you in advance. ^Jonny
Hi. Was considering the HSBC acct as we live in Australia but have family in the uk that put money in acct for Bdays, Xmas etc and apparently no transaction fees if we use that money here ? We are also making a trip back to uk and Europe later in the year so thought same account would be good for loading our money into and spending there also ? Am I wrong?? Would one of the others be better for us. Totally confused now.
Hello, thanks for the video. Have you had experience with EUR withdrawals in the UK. I want to maintain a EUR bank account. However I want to have an option whereby I'll be able to make cash withdrawals from that EUR account in EUR in the UK and without a fee. I suppose that will not be possible to do through an ATM in the UK, hence Starling Bank is an unlikely option, as I expect I'd need to visit a bank branch. Do you know whether that option is available with either HSBC or Barclays bank? And whether it's fee free (withdrawal in EUR from EUR balance in the UK, no currency conversion). Thanks
Very helpful video. Question please. I reside in the UK, which do you think is the best option in terms of opening a usd account for the purpose of paying school fees directly to a university in Georgia? Also if I have a wise account with usd currency, can I transfer that to a revolut account?
Hey! If I were you I'd consider using Revolut, AND given the amount you are likely to be exchanging, get their Premium account so you have unlimited fee-free currency exchange. Then just deposit the GBP into your R account, exchange for USD and send to the Georgia school. That should be straight forward and a great way to save money on FX fees. Let me know if you have further questions. ^Jonny
@@Monitodotcom I found the same! £100 gets me €113.23 (HSBC GMA), €112.88 (Starling), or £112.65 (Wise), which means HSBC Global Money Account's pricing is 0.51% better than Wise's. For me, given the price differential and FSCS protection (vis-a-vis recently failed banks), I'd rank HSBC top of the list. This is counterintuitive as I also thought HSBC would trail! FYI These prices were retrieved at 7:39pm BST Tuesday 2 May. Sorry I do not have a Revolut account to get its price, though I suspect it to be on par with (if not worse than) Wise considering the prescribed margins.
Okay great, thanks for sharing. I'd suggest just asking your family to put the transfer details into www.monito.com - Our comparison engine will then tell them who the cheapest provider will be. Currently, it looks like WISE is the best way to send money from India o the UK, but it's worth checking as exchange rates are constantly changing. ^Jonny
Wise have stopped offering USD accounts to new users. Hide it behind an asterisk in the terms. Obviously this video is outdated but forget Wise it's a waste of time.
Hey Will! Hopefully this is temporary at least that's what according to their website. I wouldn't say WISE are a waste of time, that seems a bit harsh. Especially considering they're one of the cheapest providers for international money transfer and besides USD account details they still provide local account details for 9 other currencies, and that's free to personal users. ^Jonny
I would recommend interactive traders LLC. They provide the all in platform for multi currency and can trade on multiple exchanges. Granted they are strict in validating your information but might be worth to check out
Hey bro! I have my Revolut account setup presently leaving in the Uk, my family live in the united state. I don’t know how to use the app that well. What details should I give them, Incase they want to send me money… the domestic transfer only details or cross border details??
Does your family have a Revolut account? Because the best thing you could do would be to both have accounts and just send me via your 'Revtag' which would be basically a free method of transferring money. ^Jonny
Thank you so much for the video. It's quite helpful. I tried installing using given link. I used my mobile number and it took me to App store to download it but this 3 months free is not applied. Can you please advise? Thank you
Hey Rum! No worries, glad you found the video useful. You’ll need to upgrade to Revolut Premium manually, it won’t automatically do it for you. Let me know if you have any problems. ^Jonny
Can I directly receive for instance JPY with Revolut with a SWIFT transfer? What does a local account provides that an account without local details does not?
It provides exactly that, it would give you the ability to receive a particular currency. For example, GBP local account details would allow you to receive British Pounds. As Revolut don't provide local JPY account details, if someone sent you JPY via SWIFT, depending which country you reside it would be exchanged to your local currency. For me that would mean JPY being exchanged for GBP. Hope that helps. ^Jonny
@@Monitodotcom Thank you for your answer! Which solution do you think would be the best if I were to receive regular income in JPY while living in the UK (I am setting up a contract as a freelancer)? Is it better to receive SWIFT transfers to a Revolut account? Or maybe I should open a Barclays account as they provide local account details in JPY and then use a service such as Wise to have that transferred to GBP when needed (I might need JPY later as I plan to travel in Japan in the near future) ?
This is a great question, and you basically answered it yourself 😊 We know that the main issue is will be exchanging JPY to GBP, and when we do we have to make sure you receive the best rate. So if you open a Barclays account and get a JPY current account you could receive the money from your employer, hold it and technically spend it like a local in Japan, that's a win! For that reason I think that option is best. Also when you're ready to transfer to GBP you could just use WISE via your Barclays account to a GBP account of your choice. Like I said, you answered the question yourself 😉 ^Jonny
Thanks. The comparison is very helpful. The biggest headache in India is exchanging for local currency at airports. Do you know if it is possible to load Wise or another card with Indian rupees from UK and then use it to withdraw cash from the airport atm?
No worries, glad it was useful. Unfortuntaly you can't directly deposit INR into a WISE account (wise.com/help/articles/2596978/how-do-i-add-money-to-a-balance). Are you baed in the UK or India? There may be an alternative I can recommend. ^Jonny
Hey Sagar, for a multi-currency account the best option would be Revolut, the interest you get will depend on your plan and it starts at 0.90% / 0.95% / 1.00% / 1.15%. I'd suggest opening a Revolut account, getting 3 months of Premium for free with our affiliate link (bit.ly/3VSlhw5 ) and trying it out. You can always cancel before the 3 months is over if you don't want or like it. ^Jonny
Ahhh this is perfect timing, glad the video popped up on the search results feed, idk how you don't have more subscribers honestly buut keep it up dude 🤌🏼🤌🏼
