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Damian Sowa

wroclaw
Poland

How to open a bank account in Poland: a guide for expats and tourists

I am a Polish citizen, and for a few years, I live and travel abroad. I am especially interested in banking around the world, especially for expats. Below I will try to describe what the Polish banking system looks like and what are the best banks in Poland for foreigners. Read more…

By Damian Sowa, 4 days23 March 2023 ago
Amsterdam
Netherlands

How to open a bank account in the Netherlands: a guide for expats

When do I need a Dutch bank account? If you live in the Netherlands, you are going to need a local bank account for 2 reasons. First, most Dutch stores don’t accept normal cards (like Visa, and MasterCard), but they accept Maestro cards (sometimes also V-PAY). Additionally, a lot of Read more…

By Damian Sowa, 3 months8 January 2023 ago
Netherlands

What is iDEAL? A guide about Dutch online payments.

The iDEAL is a Dutch online payment system. It is the most popular online payment method in the Netherlands. Not every shop/service in the Netherlands allow to pay by credit card, but almost every service allows to pay by iDEAL. Quite often it is possible to pay for government services Read more…

By Damian Sowa, 4 months ago
maestro card Netherlands
Netherlands

Why my card doesn’t work in the Netherlands? Everything about the Dutch Maestro card.

In most countries in Europe we are used to using Visa and MasterCard cards, they are popular around the world and it is almost obvious that we can pay everywhere with these cards. Unfortunately, in the Netherlands card system looks a little bit different. Dutch people mostly don’t use these Read more…

By Damian Sowa, 4 months22 November 2022 ago
Phnom Penh
Cambodia

How to open a bank account in Cambodia: a guide for expats and tourists

I went on 2 week holiday to Cambodia. First, I noticed that I could see many brands for different banks, everywhere. Second thing, like in Thailand QR code payments were pretty popular and there were many places where I could pay. The third thing getting money from ATM also costs Read more…

By Damian Sowa, 5 months1 November 2022 ago
bangkok
Thailand

How to open a bank account in Thailand: a guide for expats and tourists

Why do you need a Thai bank account? If you are in Thailand for a short Holiday only, you probably don’t need a Thai bank account, but if you are planning to stay longer, the local account could be pretty useful. Every time when you use a Thai ATM with Read more…

By Damian Sowa, 6 months5 October 2022 ago
line rabbit pay
Thailand

Rabbit LINE Pay: a guide for the only Thai financial service available for everyone

Most financial services in Thailand are not easily available for tourists. The only exception is Rabbit LINE Pay which allows easily to register for all foreigners. The service is quite convenient because it allows you to link a foreign credit card and pay in some places with line QR codes. Read more…

By Damian Sowa, 6 months28 September 2022 ago
Berlin
Germany

How to open a bank account in Germany: a guide for expats

When do I need a German bank account? If you live in Germany, you going to need a local bank account because of 2 reasons. The first one is that most of the German stores don’t accept normal cards issued in the whole world (like Visa, Mastercard), but they accept Read more…

By Damian Sowa, 6 months26 September 2022 ago
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