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» Banking in France
Banking in France it turns out is even more cumbersome than in the US and Canada and more expensive, too (but that's another story). The only exception is that there is the possibility to transfer money between accounts of different banks without involving email or cheques. Theoretically anyways. Today we tried to transfer money to our own savings account (same bank - should be simple, right?). We had to do some other stuff, like change account options etc. so we went to the bank directly (mind you - this has to be YOUR bank, not some other branch). After arriving and telling our name etc. it turned out that to transfer money you can not simply tell the guy at the counter: "move x amount of money from checking to savings account". You have to fill out a paper first. For this paper you need to know the numbers of both accounts (like 10-15 digits each), fill in the sum in writing and letters, fill in the beneficiary (me!), sign and then hand it bank. So we did - cannot argue much with local customs, right? - then the guy at the counter took the paper, typed the numbers into the computer, stamped the paper, and filed it away. Hello? What version of a banking software do they work with? What I expect is: 1) I give my bank card, bank guy logs into my account 2) I say, transfer x to y, guy enters into computer 3) prints out a slip with all transaction details 4) I sign 5) system transfers the money - done! 6) I get receipt and am happy.
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