wiLLBe banking app

Banks, Insurances & Third Pillar
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You are welcome!

But of course! I have created it yesterday.

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The contract pdf at signature (hard to find later, and I dont trust FAQs) states the same: “Interest is charged quarterly at the end of each quarter. Interest is credited to the capital as a deposit” Chapter 2 Interest Payments.

Opening a second account - yes, it was not immediate for me too. Took a few hours or overnight (?) for the EUR account to show up in app. Transfers of 100k not a problem, worked fine and quick.

Edit: I did EUR transfer from wifes UBS EUR savings account, no FX conversion

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From which bank did you transfer the EUR? I guess from Revolut is not possible since it would not be on my name

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Replying also to CHF short term deposits - #84 by Ploopkop

I deposited in CHF and I’m keeping the money in CHF even if the interest rate is lower (there’s a reason for that). If and when the deal materializes on my side I will then exchange it to EUR probably within the wiLLBe app as it has better rates than revolut it seems especially for large sums.

I haven’t tried withdrawing it but I don’t see why you’d lose the earned interest thus far. They deposit that in your account every quarter apparently but there is also a counter saying how much have you accumulated thus far.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask and welcome to the community :slight_smile:

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Eur account at Revolut is on customer’s name. But still many financial services refuse to accept/send money to/from it.

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I guess the onboarding has to be done by app, considering needed pictures.
But can I uninstall the app afterward and do the rest via website?
I don’t like apps for banking.

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The banking app is your 2FA software, as well.
The web login will ask for your confirmation on the phone.

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Take a look here (scroll down) wiLLBe: Experiences with the investment app for sustainable investing - FINANZDEPOT

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I see, thank you. I also evaluated the investing part, but that seems to be expensive and unattractive (I do not want any ESG, and you have no control about the funds used).

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Is anyone else having problems with the Signup? After I enter the email confirmation code the app just goes to a white screen
 even after a restart.

Edit: Turns out the app doesn’t work if you have some adblocker installed.

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Is it possible to load the WillBe account via Revolut/Wise?
I’d like to setup some EUR savings, and would prefer to avoid the back-n-forth forex conversions.

To me it seems Wise should work, as I got an IBAN “in my name”, right?

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Should work (unless they’re purposely restricting transfers from non-bank PSP accounts).

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Just to confirm if of use to others -
Transfer via Wise to wiLLBe worked without issues (and fast at that, within 24 hours).

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That could only be said by those used to swiss transfers, as in the rest of Europe most transfers are instantaneous now :slight_smile:

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Swiss domestic transfers often only take minutes (less than an hour) for me.
Where SEPA transfers take multiple hours up to next (banking - so not over the weekend) day. SEPA Instant transfers are an exception of course - but often charged and/or restricted by, for example, most German banks.

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Does WillBe inform Swiss tax authorities automatically about the account since they are located in Lichtenstein?

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Yes, since 01.01.2018.

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How are withholding taxes (“Verrechnungssteuer”) on interest handled? Are the fully reclaimable as for Swiss accounts?

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Liechtenstein doesn’t have a withholding tax / Verrechnungssteuer on interests

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I will be opening a wiLLBe account and during the registration there is the question for referral code. If somebody of you have one please feel free to share with me per DM.