Comments on: Modern banking http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/2009/11/25/modern_banking/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:27:39 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Triin http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/2009/11/25/modern_banking/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Triin Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:47:55 +0000 http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/?p=1063#comment-535 I see. Here in Luxembourg they do transfers pretty much instantly within the eurozone, but transferring money outside it, e.g. to Estonia does take a couple of days. I see. Here in Luxembourg they do transfers pretty much instantly within the eurozone, but transferring money outside it, e.g. to Estonia does take a couple of days.

]]> By: Helen http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/2009/11/25/modern_banking/comment-page-1/#comment-534 Helen Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:30:59 +0000 http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/?p=1063#comment-534 @Triin: They do, but transferring money overseas tends to be associated with expensive fees (sometimes for the sender, sometimes for the recipient, sometimes for both) and the banks still usually take 2 business days to do it. From what I understand, they could do it pretty much instantly, but I guess they don't feel like it. @Liina: Yes - here I am, almost begging to give them money, and they're refusing it! @Triin: They do, but transferring money overseas tends to be associated with expensive fees (sometimes for the sender, sometimes for the recipient, sometimes for both) and the banks still usually take 2 business days to do it. From what I understand, they could do it pretty much instantly, but I guess they don’t feel like it.

@Liina: Yes – here I am, almost begging to give them money, and they’re refusing it!

]]> By: liina http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/2009/11/25/modern_banking/comment-page-1/#comment-533 liina Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:30:26 +0000 http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/?p=1063#comment-533 I absolutely HATE that about a lot of (most?) Estonian online shops too. I would give a lot of money to Estonian bookshops if only they'd let me :) Oh well, their loss. I absolutely HATE that about a lot of (most?) Estonian online shops too. I would give a lot of money to Estonian bookshops if only they’d let me :) Oh well, their loss.

]]> By: Triin http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/2009/11/25/modern_banking/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Triin Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:23:11 +0000 http://www.toomik.net/helen/blog/?p=1063#comment-532 Don't they do online banking in Sweden? Don’t they do online banking in Sweden?

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