Banks reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 201 Reddit reviews across 28 subreddits and 34 posts to rank the best Banks brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Kenya, r/Brazil, r/Austin, r/BitcoinAUS, r/HighYieldSavings. Top-rated brands include Anker (4.8/5), Wealthfront (5.0/5), Wise (4.9/5).
Stats
Reviews201
Subreddits28
Posts34
Brands96
Products6
201 reviews from
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By Brand
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#1
Anker
4.8
(12)
"Always Anker!"
"Anker. Also o can recommend bringing a solar charger in case the power banks run out of juice."
"40W Anker"
"I've got two Anker power banks that are 9 years old and still going strong after 3 Downloads, 4 Glastonbury's, 1 Graspop and a handful of random camping trips etc. They're absolutely great and two of them have lasted a festival with a good bit of charge left over."
"Get a big Anker one that’s at least 20,000 for your main overnight charges (should easily last all 5 nights) and carry a small 5000 or so one in your day bag for any emergency middle of the day charges."
"Anker. Very reliable, and you can write a cheeky W on the casing to make it hilarious."
"ANything Anker"
"I have 2 of these and they're excellent. Best get a couple more at that price!"
"Anker Over 20,000mah With USB c input and out"
"They have sold out of the really cheap ones. Still the full price isn’t bad for an anker."
#2
Wealthfront
5.0
(8)
"I’ve been using Wealthfront’s Cash Account for a while now—base APY is 4.0% (pretty great already)"
"Please let me know if anyone is interested in signing up with Wealthfront for a nice 4.5% APY cash account!"
"Wealthfront has been amazing and I’ve used it for several years."
"Use this link to open a Wealthfront Cash Account. Once you fund it, you'll get a 0.50% APY boost!"
"Wealthfront has been great, I definitely recommend as well."
"I fourth the recommendation for Wealthfront!"
"Wealthfront is great. Quick in and out to your linked accounts."
"Wealthfront works great for that. And it’s 4.5% when opening the account with a referral."
#3
Wise
4.9
(8)
"I opened a wise account , and in Brazil opened an account in Bradesco Prime. I have linked my Chase account to wise and now transfer money to Brazil in seconds. The exchange rate is favorable through wise."
"Wise, Nomad, Payoneer..."
"For smaller transactions use WISE, large ones negotiate a fee with the bank and get the best rate."
"Wise is the best, but Inter has some functions in other countries (like the US)"
"Wise is the best for transferring money."
"For transfers, use Wise."
"Wise. Just use wise."
"If you’re looking for options beyond Mercury, try Relay or Wise."
#4
I&M Bank
3.9
(8)
"I&M. The app is so good and they have stronger security measures."
"Their mobile banking app is one of the best I've seen. You can do literally everything from there, even changing the pin to your cards or suspending them"
"InM and don’t forget the no monthly charges dollar account and they give you a debit card for it."
"Many people are recommending I&M, I will give it a shot."
"I&M, Stanchart. Solid mobile app platforms."
"I recently opened an account with I&M and had a lot of issues with the account that required physical visits to the branch. The experience made me doubt them but since then it's been quite good."
"I&m"
"I&M"
#5
NAB
4.5
(6)
"NAB works perfectly fine with CDC"
"NAB is the number one business bank in Australia. So they get it, they get the job done."
"Yes NAB works for me fine"
"NAB deposits to Coinspot before I can even log out of NAB most of the time. They've been very good."
"Have had no issues with NAB and CS"
"Anz (not Anz plus), nab, Westpac."
#6
SeaBank
4.2
(5)
"We suggest SeaBank because of their perks and rewards."
"Try to diversify. Seabank, Maya, Gotyme, CIMB or BPI."
"Try Seabank or Gotyme."
"Try seabank!"
"Solid ang Seabank daily at mataas ang interest nila been using it for 5 years no problem hangang ngayon."
#7
Itau
4.0
(5)
"Itau is probably the best of the bunch"
"Itau is a bank with agencies worldwide, has deals with various other banks."
"If u want to invest, open an account on Itau or BTG."
"Of the traditional banks, Itau, Bradesco, Santander. In that order."
"Most likely Itaú in Brasil"
#8
Frost
4.5
(4)
"Frost. Texas bank since 1868. Excellent app and customer service."
"I've banked with Frost forever and I highly recommend it."
"Just ditched Chase for Frost."
"RBFCU or Frost are both great for locals."
#9
Bank of America
4.0
(4)
"No BS fees, really straightforward."
"They set her up with Bank of America when she was 17. She has a debit card and they have access to it. It’s free until she turns 25."
"Bank of America will likely have the best options for your business."
"I’ve been using Bank of America for now, but I’m looking into credit unions."
#10
ING
3.8
(4)
"I’ve had ING for years now after ditching ANZ and I love it."
"ING Bank and CoinSpot. Never had any issues and up to $2k a day."
"I finally tried ING after dumping Commonwealth no issues really deposits go fast."
"ING have recently changed their policies. I made a transfer to Coinjar and spent days unlocking my accounts and cards, and hours on the phone."
#11
IDFC
5.0
(3)
"I recommend idfc."
"IDFC would the best for your use case."
"IDFC, gives 7% interest rate above ₹5L."
#12
USAA
5.0
(3)
"I’ve been with USAA for almost 40 years. It works for me."
"If you have military ties, USAA"
"USAA has been great too, usually have some of the best rates."
#13
Wealthsimple
4.7
(3)
"Wealth Simple has some great options for both joint and individual accounts. There are no fees and you get a much better interest rate than other banks."
"My vote is for wealthsimple.. my wife and I use it for joint (and other accounts) and love them. No issues in the past year ish. And higher interest than regular banks."
"Depends on your use case. I’d use an online no fee bank like EQ or Wealthsimple."
#14
Coop Bank
3.3
(4)
"Coop bank has a good USSD code. They also don't gaf about what you do with your account."
"Co-operative, customer friendly"
"Co-op"
"Unless you want headaches with mobile app downtimes without communication, as a former Co-Op member."
#15
ANZ
3.3
(4)
"I’ve have no issues with ANZ"
"ANZ are OK with up to $10k per month."
"ANZ."
"Anz (not Anz plus), nab, Westpac."
#16
Discover
4.3
(3)
"I second Discover. Great customer service, no fees, it’s wonderful!"
"Discover has a great checking system. Debit card usage gives back 1% and you can deposit checks from the phone app."
"Discover. Their debit card gets you 1% back on up to $3k a month. It’s better than nothing."
#17
RBFCU
4.3
(3)
"RBFCU. I've had my personal and business accounts with them for 10 years now."
"I recommend RBFCU."
"RBFCU or Frost are both great for locals."
#18
Capital One
4.3
(3)
"Ive had good experiences with CapitolOne or Bank of America."
"Capital One is another with no fees but no 1% cash back either."
"I bank at Capital One; burning CCs and a car loan didn't prevent me from getting a checking account. No fees and earn interest on checking balance."
#19
SoFi
4.3
(3)
"I would open an account with SoFi. They have the best high yield savings rate and they utilize the AllPoint ATM network."
"Thanks! I will look into SoFi"
"I really am liking SoFi. Plus, can't beat the 3.8% savings interest rate."
#20
UFCU
4.0
(3)
"Check out UFCU."
"Credit Unions. UFCU & Austin Telco."
"Aplusfcu or UFCU are both good."
#21
NCBA Bank
4.0
(3)
"Pretty standard feature at NCBA na Loop wanayo, best feature is no transaction costs."
"Using NCBA the only issue is their expensive transfer rates. But otherwise their customer service is good."
"NCBA has a solid App, although haters ni wengi"
#22
Standard Chartered
3.3
(3)
"Stan chart all the way. The most modern of banks."
"Maybe to StanChart - They WILL fuck you at some point. They have a nice app tho."
"Stan-Chart"
#23
Bask Bank
5.0
(2)
"I second Bask Bank. Been using them for years and they have been excellent."
"I recently opened accounts with Bask Bank and am so far having a good experience."
#24
Wells Fargo
3.0
(3)
"This is the main reason I suggested WF."
"Wells Fargo and Truist both have fee free accounts for students, but have different requirements for how to get the fee waiver."
"Otherwise, Wells Fargo is fine for a simple checking account if you don't have an aversion to them."
#25
Revolut
4.5
(2)
"I’d recommend revolut which recently started in Italy. I’ve been a revolut customer elsewhere for 5 years. I’d say revolut was my fav."
"Revolut"
#26
UBank
4.5
(2)
"UBank is the best."
"I primarily use UBank and have no complaints."
#27
RavPower
4.5
(2)
"I’ve got an 8-year-old Ravpower which is better than anything else I’ve bought since, and I’ve bought several."
"Anker, INIU or Ravpower are all good."
#28
Equity Bank
2.7
(3)
"Make sure you have an account with atleast two of these, and let Equity be one of those"
"Equity"
"Don't try Equity Bank."
#29
EQ Bank
4.0
(2)
"Depends on your use case. I’d use an online no fee bank like EQ or Wealthsimple."
"For joint account we use EQ for emergency fund, and paying shared bills like mortgage, property tax and utilities. They usually have a pretty competitive interest rate."
#30
Royal Queen Seeds
4.0
(2)
"Dutch Passion , Royal queen seeds and Barney's farm are my personal favourites."
"I've gotten some good results with royal queen seeds."
#31
HSBC
4.0
(2)
"I found HSBC very helpful as I could open an account with my overseas proof of address."
"I used to use HSBC theres branches in a lot of big cities"
#32
Banco Rendimento
4.0
(2)
"If you aren't a fiscal resident you'll need a CDE account for non-residents. I've used Banco Rendimento fo"
"Banco Rendimento, I use Wise sometimes but I avoid putting too much money there, I don't trust their customer support, Banco Rendimento responds instantly on WhatsApp."
#33
Forbright
4.0
(2)
"I moved from Jenius (4% APY) to Forbright because .25% can make a difference"
"I just opened up a Forbright account at 4.25% apy. No stipulations, referrals, or minimum balances."
#34
Marcus by Goldman Sachs
4.0
(2)
"I have Marcus too. However, I take advantage of the referral bonuses which bumps me up to 4% now until next year."
"I have Marcus by Goldman Sachs and I really like it. However I believe the rate is now less than 3.8%."
#35
Jenius
4.0
(2)
"Jenius!"
"Jenius Bank at 4.2%"
#36
Stanbic Bank
4.0
(2)
"Stanbic"
"Why everyone sleeping on STANBIC..it's just as good though I think I&M sounds like it's worth trying too."
#37
Kinetic
4.0
(2)
"Kinetic is a really good bank."
"Kinetic is the best local credit union if they can get approved for an account there."
#38
Santander
4.0
(2)
"Santander is a Spanish bank"
"Santander, as long as you make a deposit or a withdrawal once a month, there are no fees."
#39
Maya
4.0
(2)
"Maya and seabank"
"Seabank and maya ... You can maximize maya to 10 percent interest if you have atleast 35k as savings"
#40
CIMB
4.0
(2)
"CIMB for easy transfer to other bank (pero for now Seabank kasi magkakaroon na ng transfer fees sa June ata)...
Maya for Savings (do the mission para tumaas ang interest)...
GoTyme for Emergency Fund para madali mag withdraw...."
"CIMB and Maya gives the highest interest on your balance capped at 100k. In terms of security, mas better ang CIMB since nabalik agad within a day nung nagkaroon ng non-authorized transfer compared sa cases ng Maya na it took a week."
#41
Absa
4.0
(2)
"Try out Absa. Their charges are favourably low."
"I think that's also good too."
#42
Chime
4.0
(2)
"I’ve been using chime over big banks, they don’t have a physical branch but you can deposit cash at Walgreens for free."
"Chime has been good for me."
#43
KCB
3.5
(2)
"Nimekuwa nikitumia kcb for 4 years now without any problem."
"Am using kcb. Dont try that."
#44
Synovus
3.5
(2)
"I like Synovus. Mostly because I can get any denomination cash 12/7 for change in my small business from the atm."
"Synovus is all over the place here, including near main campus. I don't use them but my dad does and he doesn't complain?"
#45
Loop
3.0
(2)
"Yes to Loop. - Shit app tho."
"Loop"
#46
LoanDepot
5.0
(1)
"Loan Depot worked out really well for me (I refinanced with them twice) but I've heard others complain."
#47
Macquarie Bank
5.0
(1)
"Seconding on macquarie bank. 2.something%pa interest rate for your transaction account, and 5% for the savers account."
#48
GoTyme
5.0
(1)
"Gotyme & Seabank (Best rates for international transactions)"
#49
Fi
5.0
(1)
"I personally use Fi, it is a neo-bank backed by Federal Bank."
#50
GT
5.0
(1)
"It’s been three years with no issues."
#51
Blu Bank
5.0
(1)
"All steps of opening an account are online."
#52
CPJE Tutor
5.0
(1)
"CPJE tutor here, highly recommend PNN and cpje secrets!"
#53
I&M Bank, Standard Chartered, KCB
5.0
(1)
"I&M is the best Kenyan bank and it’s not even close. Their app is 50 years ahead of every other app."
#54
I&M Bank, Stanbic Bank, Sidian Bank
5.0
(1)
"I&M, Stanbic Bank my first two choices, their apps are beautiful, the banking halls are aesthetically pleasing and their customer service is amazing."
#55
Nitecore
5.0
(1)
"Nitecore power banks are the best I’ve used."
#56
Seedsman
5.0
(1)
"I recently ordered some Mephisto Stilton special from Seedsman as Mephisto didn't have any stock, came within a couple of days."
#57
Freedom Seeds
5.0
(1)
"Also ordered a few times Freedom seeds and great service."
#58
Venmo
4.0
(1)
"You can get a debit card with your Venmo account and use it just like regular checking."
#59
Swyftx
4.0
(1)
"Use Swyftx. Aussie exchange and no problem funding from your bank."
#60
Meridian Credit Union
4.0
(1)
"As for credit unions like Meridian, they can be a great option."
#61
Banco Filipino
4.0
(1)
"So far I'm happy with Banco Filipino."
#62
Bradesco Prime
4.0
(1)
"I use Bradesco for all my Domestic payments abroad . Brazil has a great Zelle payment system ( pix )"
#63
Sicredi
4.0
(1)
"When you are dealing with that amount of money, Sicredi is also good..."
#64
C6 Bank
4.0
(1)
"C6 Bank has an international account that you can use on both countries."
#65
BTG Pactual
4.0
(1)
"I recommend BTG Pactual (largest Brazilian investment bank, who offers free Real account for non-residents)."
#66
Maybank
4.0
(1)
"Maybank if you want free withdrawal from any BancNet ATMs in the Philippines"
#67
Brex
4.0
(1)
"Brex or Mercury are solid for startups, but if you need physical branch access, they might not be the best fit."
#68
Mercury
4.0
(1)
"Brex or Mercury are solid for startups, but if you need physical branch access, they might not be the best fit."
#69
Up Bank
4.0
(1)
"I’d recommend Up! Bank."
#70
Boursorama Bank
4.0
(1)
"Boursorama Banque, no real agency, it's all online."
#71
Credit Mutuel
4.0
(1)
"I opened at Crédit Mutuel, it was quite easy and I got my IBAN instantly."
#72
Relay
4.0
(1)
"If you’re looking for options beyond Mercury, try Relay or Wise."
#73
AplusFCU
4.0
(1)
"Aplusfcu or UFCU are both good."
#74
Amplify FCU
4.0
(1)
"Amplify FCU is pretty nice."
#75
Velocity
4.0
(1)
"I've used Velocity."
#76
United Heritage Credit Union
4.0
(1)
"United Heritage Credit Union. Or other CUs."
#77
American Express National Bank
4.0
(1)
"Set up an online only HYSA (High Yield Savings Account) like American Express National Bank."
#78
Charles Schwab
4.0
(1)
"Charles Schwab has always been great for me."
#79
Fidelity
4.0
(1)
"Fidelity has a great chequing account."
#80
Fidelity Bank
4.0
(1)
"What about fidelity bank guys?"
#81
PSU Bank
4.0
(1)
"Go for psu bank."
#82
ICICI
4.0
(1)
"In general, have had a good experience with ICICI."
#83
Axis Bank
4.0
(1)
"Axis bank for the win!"
#84
Stanbic
4.0
(1)
"I haven't had any problem since then."
#85
CalBank
4.0
(1)
"It always arrives within 24 hours."
#86
Sampath Bank
4.0
(1)
"Sampath Bank has pretty good rates."
#87
CAL
4.0
(1)
"Which have good yields."
#88
Westpac
3.0
(1)
"Anz (not Anz plus), nab, Westpac."
#89
Tangerine
3.0
(1)
"Yes, there’s no chequing / a real debit card. Hasn’t bothered me. I have a Tangerine for that."
#90
Mi
3.0
(1)
"Have heard good reviews about Mi."
#91
Urbn
3.0
(1)
"I use Urbn and they’re decent."
#92
Caixa
3.0
(1)
"It can be useful to have an account at a government bank like Caixa."
#93
Inter
3.0
(1)
"Inter has some functions in other countries (like the US)"
#94
Societe Generale
3.0
(1)
"In France you have a lot of classic banc, société générale, cic etc..."
#95
JP Morgan Chase
3.0
(1)
"I’d suggest a two financial institution approach."
#96
PNC
1.0
(1)
"Avoid PNC, they're slow, incompetent, and obnoxious."
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