ING Direct bank, Kyrenia

greenman


Joined: 16/02/2008
Posts: 526

Message Posted:
20/12/2009 15:42

Last time I was in Kyrenia, I noticed an ING Direct bank. Does anyone know if this can be used to access a UK ING Direct account to make deposits and withdrawals? Thanks

satranc


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 92

Message Posted:
20/12/2009 23:16

I asked the same question about a year ago and at that time the answer was unfortunately "No" The rep there spoke very good English so when you are next passing pop in and ask again and maybe things will have changed?

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
20/12/2009 23:54

Consider the same similarity as between HSBC UK and HSBC Turkey. Two different entities.

ismet

greenman


Joined: 16/02/2008
Posts: 526

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 00:42

Thank you for your answers, and take your point, Ismet. I've now written to ING UK and will let you know if they can suggest anything.

greenman

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 08:37

As far as I know ING is a Dutch company. I made the same inquiry as in msg 1 and got the answer that "ING Holland and ING Turkey had nothing to do with each other - although ING Turkey was owned by ING Holland and worked under the same umbrella". The result: it has no advantage to have a ING Turkey account (see msg 3).

zcacmxi


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 388

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 11:44

ING bought Oyak bank and have rebranded them ING. That is all. I doubt there is any integration of systems/accounts.

michelle3012


Joined: 07/11/2008
Posts: 578

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 11:46

My son works at ING UK headoffice, so will ask him to find out for you.

Regards

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 13:45

They really are bloody awful in the UK so I can't see them being any use at all in TRNC.

greenman


Joined: 16/02/2008
Posts: 526

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 14:08

Re message 7

Thank you Michelle. That would be appreciated. Isn't it strange how these banks can be branded but apparently have no link to the internationally recognised companies.

The statement received from ING by Hans only makes things stranger: "ING Holland and ING Turkey had nothing to do with each other - although ING Turkey was owned by ING Holland and worked under the same umbrella"

greenman

zcacmxi


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 388

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 17:19

I think the best integration I have seen is with HSBC. If you have an account with HSBC in UK and also an account with HSBC anywhere else, e.g. Turkey or TRNC, then if you have a Premier account in the same name you can see both account in the "Global View" when you log on, and also transfer money between the accounts for free and more or less instantly.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 17:25

ref. msg. 10

If you have sufficient money to have a Premier account in one country, you can have a Premier account in another country too without the need for a substantial deposit in the second country.

ismet

michelle3012


Joined: 07/11/2008
Posts: 578

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 20:00

Greenman



I have asked my son and they all work indpendently so no is the answer to your question.



Breezyboy



My Son said where are you from as he works in the complaints dept!!!! So is interested in your comments, and any feedback as to why you think they are 'bloody' awful???!!!!!

greenman


Joined: 16/02/2008
Posts: 526

Message Posted:
21/12/2009 20:57

Thank you Michelle (and to your son)

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 15:24

Michelle

They refused to accept that I had taken a 12 month deposit at a much higher rate than they said and when I came to cash it in because of that they took 3-4 weeks to pay me out. Another bank paying me back the same week took 2 days. It all was going back into the same account from whence it came!