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Would pick Bitwala over Wirex if only EEA was considered https://www.trustpilot.com/review/wirexapp.com?languages=en&stars=1 Quite a bunch of reports there that some wire transfers are going MIA, then poor support. Anyone with a similar experience ? As it is, it feels not particularly tempting...

Re passthrough, not chaining accounts to lose the trail, but more as the center of an asterix structure, where that account acts as the feeder, so related to other accounts 1 by 1 outwards then inwards. In Andora, I had much other activities on top of “bridging”. Really, it did not matter to them.

What's the general stance about admitting openly to use the banks as bridge ? They generally do get along with the thought ? Andorra made me fear rejection painfully

Thanks, I'm seeking this kind of info. Which are the banks you believe were the most easy to deal with ? CIM over Mauritius ? Like some french minister, I'm allergic to administrative paperwork ;) joking, I'm always law abiding Right now, looking at Bank Fricks (Lichtenstein) and Falcon Bank...

You must be right, I will swallow the pill. Otherwise, I'm considering banks from Mauritius : MCB and ACB to name them

Indeed. Also, I'd have more faith in this swiss protection scheme than the FSCS european one. But again, I won't let money sleep at CIM at all, just a hub used as transition to trading brokers in Europe principally (1 in the USA), so not much a selling point for me :) Some trading brokers...

Okay, understood, heard you. Unfortunately, I don't have access to much EMIs accepting Andorra (non EEA country) are very few to my knowledge : PaySera (but now they got an issue with SMS codes not being received to mobile phones here, that they cannot fix, blocking actions), LeoPay &...

The collapse of BPA, due to the US acting based on corruption allegations, even made things worse.

In Andorra, I felt this way, “monitored” by preying eyes, anxious about my own actions, which I was doing just fine in France or Switzerland, without questions asked.

@MrMagoo This comment could have been made about the andorran banks. Exactly that. They want to be the end destination instead of serving as a “bridge” account. They all asked me to leave after performing a simple transfer (sometimes even before, just speaking of it) to good reputation forex...

Okay, thanks for the warning notices. I escaped the Nemea Bank failure so I can understand this argument. I used to be a client of UBS when I lived in CH, but mistakenly closed it, now much harder to reopen from abroad. Between UBS and CIM, the conditions are night and day, so I'm having a bit...

Indeed, same zone, approximate look-a-like. Their service + e & mobile banking are reported to be efficient. They're also an InteractiveBrokers white label (+MetaTrader) for trading purposes. I have been using PaySera & LeoPay with satisfaction, but I plan to scale up and transfer in & out...

I don't plan on keeping sleeping money there, only use it as a temporary hub between other accounts. It's just I can't make up my mind to work with partners such as CIM Bank (fees all over the place, even worse) or EuroPacificBank (not enough functional)

Can you confirm that MisterTango charges a 1% annual fee on the average balance of the account ?

I need to prepare a few plan B ahead of time. Used to be recommended by <<snippet>>. Could it be the “best” option from Latvia ? Remote account opening not possible, but can meet representatives abroad like in London. Fees a bit on the pricey side... https://pnbbanka.eu/en/charges Otherwise...

TW refunded me with 50 € extra. Zero communication in between

LYNX Broker is one of the white labels of IB in Europe. Advantages : no minimum deposit, no inactivity fees above 1000 of balance Disadvantage : higher fees, FX conversion for 0.005% min 5 instead

I was able to open at OFX (minimum transfer >150) and CurrencyTransfer (minimum transfer >5000) currency brokers. Also LYNX Broker, which is a white label of InteractiveBrokers without inactivity fees (if balance maintained above 1000) with slightly higher fees: 0.005% min 5 After some...

Having spoken with a support guy from IB, he explained that they introduced the minimum Forex commission of $2 below $100k exchanged because too many people were using them as a bank account, which he explained they're not fond of... He advised to at lesst let a couple days elapse between a...

Thanks for the great feedback... cheers