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They're widely known, pretty trustworthy but also aggressively expanding their business. To get a cashback debit card you'll need to stack an amount of their own token for 6 months, which, as you mentioned, is a bit shady but so far it seems going fine. They've recently focused a lot on...

yeh, no FAQ page about eligibility, fees etc. seems like a red flag not sure if the admins have determined whether they're legit before promoting

HSBC Premier members could open accounts remotely in every country with HSBC's presense, although they are required to always maintain a minimum balance in their home coutry's account.

Both Ally and Chime are major neobanks in the US providing standard checking and saving accounts. But unlike Ally which is an FDIC member itself, Chime has its "Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank or Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC". Here Bancorp and Stride are the solution providers I...

thanks, will check Uruguay banks out :)

Nope. Neobanks either hold their own banking license (meaning they are no inferior to brick&mortar banks) or "share" the banking license with a larger-sacle bank that provides such "license-lending" solution. EMI usually hold non-banking licenses named "e-money", "financial service", etc.

mind elaborating a bit? ;)

Single-currency prepaid cards like Netspend, Bluebird and Greendot seem restrcited to their corresponding country only, so if non-US residents can't get one of those, I don't think an US citizen could get a non-US one. For alternatives you might wanna look at EMIs with financial service...

Thanks man. I've just tried to register like you and got the same message after selecting my country of residence so yeh

Thanks for ur effort :) I'm looking for a personal account though haha

oooooof sorry to hear that :'( I guess (being neither EU citizen nor current resident) I won't stand a chance. did you get this message by emailing them? I tried to find info about available countries on their website but couldn't.

typo: 1. it appeared in a few more threads [but] there's no review around 2. withdrawal requires notice [of] 35days [beforehand] though Last edited: Apr 22, 2021

Saw this bank being mentioned by one of the "staff members" here, searched the name and found that it appeared in a few more threads there's no reviews around. Their 35d Notice Account seems a bit too good to be true (min. balance is only 10000 CHF/USD/EUR, no monthly fee, "Free SEBA Card and...

If virtual KYC isn't an issue for you, crypto.com, coinbase and binance are some of the popular crypto exchanges that just started issue prepaid cards 1-2 years ago. There are ~a dozen more out there depending on your country of residence. Just search "crypto debit card" and there will be lots...