Any Canadian Banks Operating In UK?
Mar 17th 2023, 3:57 pm
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Any Canadian Banks Operating In UK?
I am considering moving to the UK (I have British citizenship so no need to apply). I haven't lived there since I was a child so have no banking or credit history there. I was wondering if there are any Canadian banks that have retail banking services in the UK (ie. not just for business or investment customers)?
I know HSBC operates in both countries and can make it easy to switch when moving. Amex also makes it easy; if you have one of their credit cards you simply exchange it for one in the new country. But are there others?
I am wondering because it would obviously be easier to move over if you already have a relationship with the bank, if your current credit score can be taken into account (HSBC does this), etc.
I know HSBC operates in both countries and can make it easy to switch when moving. Amex also makes it easy; if you have one of their credit cards you simply exchange it for one in the new country. But are there others?
I am wondering because it would obviously be easier to move over if you already have a relationship with the bank, if your current credit score can be taken into account (HSBC does this), etc.
Mar 17th 2023, 8:40 pm
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Re: Any Canadian Banks Operating In UK?
I believe Chase Bank has operations in Canada?
Our daughter has been a customer of Chase Bank USA for many years and when she moved to England last year she opened an account with Chase Bank UK. It literally only took her an hour sitting on the couch in our living room after downloading the Chase UK app. She could not do it before she left the USA. No proof of UK address was required, just asked to state that she was UK resident and provide address. (She was staying with us and used our address)
Transfers between Chase US and UK is not easy like it is between HSBC US and HSBC UK but she uses Wise to great effect to move funds to her Chase UK account from her US account.
Our daughter has been a customer of Chase Bank USA for many years and when she moved to England last year she opened an account with Chase Bank UK. It literally only took her an hour sitting on the couch in our living room after downloading the Chase UK app. She could not do it before she left the USA. No proof of UK address was required, just asked to state that she was UK resident and provide address. (She was staying with us and used our address)
Transfers between Chase US and UK is not easy like it is between HSBC US and HSBC UK but she uses Wise to great effect to move funds to her Chase UK account from her US account.
Mar 18th 2023, 3:04 pm
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Re: Any Canadian Banks Operating In UK?
Originally Posted by robin1234
Doesn’t Toronto Dominion (TD Bank,) have retail banking services in UK?
Mar 19th 2023, 11:54 pm
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Re: Any Canadian Banks Operating In UK?
FYI We received notification from HSBC Canada back in November that they were selling to RBC, but I’m not sure when or if it’s still going through.
Originally Posted by Skynyrds Innyrds
It looks like HSBC is the way to go.
Mar 20th 2023, 10:00 am
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Re: Any Canadian Banks Operating In UK?
Originally Posted by Reidies
FYI We received notification from HSBC Canada back in November that they were selling to RBC, but I’m not sure when or if it’s still going through.
