Santander BestGiro

4.2
Supafinance.rating
Girocard (€ 12 annually)
Debit card (€ 0 annually)
Credit card
Free cash withdrawals
Rewards & Cashback
Insurances
Trading account
No custody fees
Totally free account
Free credit card
€ 0
annual management fee
10.2 %
overdraft interest
1.85 %
FX rate
0 %
Interest on deposits
€ 0
Instant transfer fee
0.3 %
Daily savings interest

Pros
  • Totally free basic current account
  • No minimal deposit
  • Free account switching service
  • Free real-time transfers
  • Full range of banking products optionally available
  • Online application
Cons
  • 12 EUR per year for Girocard
Bank name
Santander (Santander Consumer Bank AG)
Account name
Santander BestGiro
Account opening fee
€ 0
Management fee (annualized)
€ 0
German IBAN
Custody fee
0 %
Current account interest on deposits
0 %
Overdraft interest (arranged)
10.2 %
Overdraft interest (tolerated)
10.2 %
Foreign currency conversion fee
1.85 %
Free cash withdrawals
Unlimited free cash withdrawals at Santander and Cashpool ATMs
Debit card available
Girocard available
Virtual card available
Credit card available
Free Santander Smart Visa credit card with rewards comes with the account (can be upgraded to premium cards with more benefits)
Trading account
Account switching service
Free account switching service
Web App
Mobile App
Bank offices (branches)
Santander has a big network of branches around Germany
Own ATMs
2800 ATMs in Germany of a Cashpool Group can be used for free. Those are ATMs of Santander, Sparda, Targobank, Degussa, BBBank and few others.
Rewards
Insurances
Joint accounts
On request. Partner card included