Topic: BITSTAMP SEPA account "no transfer" countries/banks' list (upd 2014-10-14) - page 7. (Read 49809 times)
September 05, 2013, 03:56:34 PM
Bankinter (Spain) is, at the moment, allowing SEPA transfer to Bitstamp. I did it last time onAugust 27th.
September 05, 2013, 02:40:54 PM
Bankinter (Spain) is, at the moment, allowing SEPA transfer to Bitstamp. I did it last time onAugust 27th.
August 21, 2013, 07:56:20 PM
@KS and @all:
Update and clarification w.r.t. Sparda BW Bank, Germany: Today I had a phone call with Sparda-Bank, and this is what they told me:
Actually, the reason why they did not execute my transfer was that some time (weeks? months?) ago SOMEBODY initiated a fraudulent transaction from some account of Sparda-Bank towards bitstamp. As a result Sparda-Bank "flagged" the bitstamp destination account for customer protection purposes. They wanted to reconfirm first that it was really me who initated the transfer (and not a fraudster who hacked into my account). I confirmed, and so the transfer will be initiated now!
They said that for future transfers I will have to announce each time e.g. by phone call that I want to do a transfer, so they know it is genuine. But 5 min later the lady called me again and said that after reconfirmation with her boss they now decided to UNFLAG the bitstamp account again, since the fraudulent transaction occurred only once and never again afterwards.
SUMMARY:
1) Sparda-BW-Bank only flagged the bitstamp account as a precaution for customer protection, and not because they generally block transfers to bitstamp.
2) Also, as of today, the account got UNFLAGGED again.
Personally, I believe them, because Sparda generally has the reputation for best customer service, which I can confirm from own experience (as opposed to e.g. Deutsche Bank, who really treated me like crap 10 years ago and made me terminate all my relationships to them - I can really just recommend everyone to stay away from Deutsche Bank as far as possible).
@KS: please update the overview on post #1 - Germany is "clean" again :-)
Update and clarification w.r.t. Sparda BW Bank, Germany: Today I had a phone call with Sparda-Bank, and this is what they told me:
Actually, the reason why they did not execute my transfer was that some time (weeks? months?) ago SOMEBODY initiated a fraudulent transaction from some account of Sparda-Bank towards bitstamp. As a result Sparda-Bank "flagged" the bitstamp destination account for customer protection purposes. They wanted to reconfirm first that it was really me who initated the transfer (and not a fraudster who hacked into my account). I confirmed, and so the transfer will be initiated now!
They said that for future transfers I will have to announce each time e.g. by phone call that I want to do a transfer, so they know it is genuine. But 5 min later the lady called me again and said that after reconfirmation with her boss they now decided to UNFLAG the bitstamp account again, since the fraudulent transaction occurred only once and never again afterwards.
SUMMARY:
1) Sparda-BW-Bank only flagged the bitstamp account as a precaution for customer protection, and not because they generally block transfers to bitstamp.
2) Also, as of today, the account got UNFLAGGED again.
Personally, I believe them, because Sparda generally has the reputation for best customer service, which I can confirm from own experience (as opposed to e.g. Deutsche Bank, who really treated me like crap 10 years ago and made me terminate all my relationships to them - I can really just recommend everyone to stay away from Deutsche Bank as far as possible).
@KS: please update the overview on post #1 - Germany is "clean" again :-)
Cool.
Updated.
August 21, 2013, 03:19:25 PM
@KS and @all:
Update and clarification w.r.t. Sparda BW Bank, Germany: Today I had a phone call with Sparda-Bank, and this is what they told me:
Actually, the reason why they did not execute my transfer was that some time (weeks? months?) ago SOMEBODY initiated a fraudulent transaction from some account of Sparda-Bank towards bitstamp. As a result Sparda-Bank "flagged" the bitstamp destination account for customer protection purposes. They wanted to reconfirm first that it was really me who initated the transfer (and not a fraudster who hacked into my account). I confirmed, and so the transfer will be initiated now!
They said that for future transfers I will have to announce each time e.g. by phone call that I want to do a transfer, so they know it is genuine. But 5 min later the lady called me again and said that after reconfirmation with her boss they now decided to UNFLAG the bitstamp account again, since the fraudulent transaction occurred only once and never again afterwards.
SUMMARY:
1) Sparda-BW-Bank only flagged the bitstamp account as a precaution for customer protection, and not because they generally block transfers to bitstamp.
2) Also, as of today, the account got UNFLAGGED again.
Personally, I believe them, because Sparda generally has the reputation for best customer service, which I can confirm from own experience (as opposed to e.g. Deutsche Bank, who really treated me like crap 10 years ago and made me terminate all my relationships to them - I can really just recommend everyone to stay away from Deutsche Bank as far as possible).
@KS: please update the overview on post #1 - Germany is "clean" again :-)
Update and clarification w.r.t. Sparda BW Bank, Germany: Today I had a phone call with Sparda-Bank, and this is what they told me:
Actually, the reason why they did not execute my transfer was that some time (weeks? months?) ago SOMEBODY initiated a fraudulent transaction from some account of Sparda-Bank towards bitstamp. As a result Sparda-Bank "flagged" the bitstamp destination account for customer protection purposes. They wanted to reconfirm first that it was really me who initated the transfer (and not a fraudster who hacked into my account). I confirmed, and so the transfer will be initiated now!
They said that for future transfers I will have to announce each time e.g. by phone call that I want to do a transfer, so they know it is genuine. But 5 min later the lady called me again and said that after reconfirmation with her boss they now decided to UNFLAG the bitstamp account again, since the fraudulent transaction occurred only once and never again afterwards.
SUMMARY:
1) Sparda-BW-Bank only flagged the bitstamp account as a precaution for customer protection, and not because they generally block transfers to bitstamp.
2) Also, as of today, the account got UNFLAGGED again.
Personally, I believe them, because Sparda generally has the reputation for best customer service, which I can confirm from own experience (as opposed to e.g. Deutsche Bank, who really treated me like crap 10 years ago and made me terminate all my relationships to them - I can really just recommend everyone to stay away from Deutsche Bank as far as possible).
@KS: please update the overview on post #1 - Germany is "clean" again :-)
August 18, 2013, 10:45:25 AM
Anyone tested ING from Holland yet? If so, I could, but no results untill Monday, at it's earliest.
Not tested AFAIK. It'd be great if you could confirm.
@joesmoe2012: CHASE is USA I suppose?
@Michael_S: thank you for the info
updated.
correct
August 18, 2013, 10:08:18 AM
Anyone tested ING from Holland yet? If so, I could, but no results untill Monday, at it's earliest.
Not tested AFAIK. It'd be great if you could confirm.
@joesmoe2012: CHASE is USA I suppose?
@Michael_S: thank you for the info
updated.
August 17, 2013, 04:30:41 PM
Anyone tested ING from Holland yet? If so, I could, but no results untill Monday, at it's earliest.
August 17, 2013, 01:33:54 PM
Chase bank called me over the past 3 transfers i sent to bitstamp. They warned me specifcially about bitcoins when calling. Not sure if i mentioned that here or not in the past.
Until my account was recently closed i was sending 10+ wires a day and never received and verification calls except for bitstamp (and those transfers were not out of the ordinary for me....value wise).
Until my account was recently closed i was sending 10+ wires a day and never received and verification calls except for bitstamp (and those transfers were not out of the ordinary for me....value wise).
Wow, that is strange. I guess this is, in part, to be expected when dealing with the established banking system. After all, we are competition to a point, though I don't think huge competition as BTC isn'T about a lending model, which is where banks make their money I think. I think fees from transfers (where BTC will rule) is not a big deal.
The big deal is that the banks will lose control of BEING IN CONTROL of money. The banks are the stranglehold on many things. If you are not in their network (certain countries), you can effectively be blocked out of international exchange - well, it makes it harder anyway.
August 17, 2013, 11:37:02 AM
Chase bank called me over the past 3 transfers i sent to bitstamp. They warned me specifcially about bitcoins when calling. Not sure if i mentioned that here or not in the past.
Until my account was recently closed i was sending 10+ wires a day and never received and verification calls except for bitstamp (and those transfers were not out of the ordinary for me....value wise).
Until my account was recently closed i was sending 10+ wires a day and never received and verification calls except for bitstamp (and those transfers were not out of the ordinary for me....value wise).
August 17, 2013, 11:01:10 AM
Also Sparda-BW Bank (Germany) blocks transfers to Bitstamp.
update 21 Aug 2013: This is not correct, see my post #56 for clarification.
update 21 Aug 2013: This is not correct, see my post #56 for clarification.
August 15, 2013, 06:05:15 AM
Thank you. No amount needed, unless you want everyone to know 
August 14, 2013, 02:36:05 PM
Initiated deposit Monday, got 3,000 euros into Bitstamp today (Wednesday) afternoon. That's with BRD-GSG (RO).
August 14, 2013, 01:37:43 PM
thx, updated
August 14, 2013, 06:05:48 AM
I went in person to the local branch (not ING, BNP Paribas Fortis), same issue, they can't override the transfer block.
actually, let me try this using my ing-diba account.
if they refuse, I will close shop and take my business to fidor bank who actually like bitcoin.
EDIT: initiated transfer (€500) to bitstamp ljubljana account (IBAN: SI56290000170073837, BIC: BACXSI22XXX, Bank:
UNICREDIT BANKA SLOVENIJA D.D. 1000 LJUBLJANA Österreich) with my bank "ing-diba".
EMail Bitstamp: Deposit credited. (no intervention necessary, just went through)
August 14, 2013, 05:38:01 AM
My MPB transfer from this w-e just got deposited.
So two banks are being difficult (ING and BNP Paribas Fortis).
Support is still working on the TT but no info from their bank yet.
So two banks are being difficult (ING and BNP Paribas Fortis).
Support is still working on the TT but no info from their bank yet.
August 14, 2013, 03:26:07 AM
Hey guys it's Wednesday and no news yet.
Did any transfer sent to BitStamp SEPA last Friday get credited?
Did any transfer sent to BitStamp SEPA last Friday get credited?
August 13, 2013, 09:30:35 AM
August 13, 2013, 07:25:38 AM
Your deposit has been confirmed. We have added $X,XXX.11 to your Bitstamp account
Your deposit has been confirmed. We have added $xx,xxx.66 to your Bitstamp account.
I see you have one more X than me. Now I feel poor. :-/
I don't even have a colon (",") ;(
comma or colon or :
btw, with the last couple of day's news, like NY subpoenas & http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1k9jhv/congress_appropriations_bill_directs_fbi_to/ I am letting the price fall down in to my lowish bids hopefully.
August 13, 2013, 07:11:52 AM
Your deposit has been confirmed. We have added $X,XXX.11 to your Bitstamp account
Your deposit has been confirmed. We have added $xx,xxx.66 to your Bitstamp account.
I see you have one more X than me. Now I feel poor. :-/
I don't even have a comma (",") ;(
August 13, 2013, 06:45:00 AM
there's always someone with an extra x (& cute Korean gf) I'm a small fish though I think we're still all early adapters relatively speaking so even just a couple of x's will be plenty in the future.
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