https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Experts say that, even if you’ve had the same Danish bank for years, it’s worth regularly checking the market to see if a competitor can offer you a better deal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241028/how-to-find-out-which-danish-bank-is-the-best-for-you Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:00:42 +0100 how-to-find-out-which-danish-bank-is-the-best-for-you Denmark’s largest bank has agreed to pay a multi-million sum to end legal pursuits in France linked to alleged money laundering in its Estonian subsidiary that resulted in heavy US penalties https://www.thelocal.dk/20240918/danish-bank-to-pay-millions-to-end-french-laundering-probe Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:27:05 +0200 danish-bank-to-pay-millions-to-end-french-laundering-probe Denmark's government is to exempt some foreign workers from a requirement to be paid into a Danish bank account, following a long campaign from business groups. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240125/denmark-to-scrap-rule-requiring-danish-bank-account-for-foreign-workers Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:40:09 +0100 denmark-to-scrap-rule-requiring-danish-bank-account-for-foreign-workers We’d like to hear your thoughts on the best banks for foreign residents in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240122/tell-us-which-bank-is-the-best-option-for-foreigners-in-denmark Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:54:21 +0100 tell-us-which-bank-is-the-best-option-for-foreigners-in-denmark Some of Denmark’s largest banks repeatedly broke rules when collecting overdue repayments from customers, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230511/danish-banks-broke-rules-to-collect-overdue-repayments-from-customers Thu, 11 May 2023 15:53:28 +0200 danish-banks-broke-rules-to-collect-overdue-repayments-from-customers Denmark’s banking sector is well equipped to deal with potential instability should uncertainty seen at some international banks reach Denmark, according to a national risk assessment council. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230321/danish-banks-well-equipped-for-financial-instability Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:26:43 +0100 danish-banks-well-equipped-for-financial-instability We asked Denmark’s largest banks about their policies towards customers who don’t speak Danish. Here’s what they told us. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230310/revealed-danish-banks-policies-on-non-danish-speaking-customers Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:52:19 +0100 revealed-danish-banks-policies-on-non-danish-speaking-customers Coop Bank has refused customers purely on the basis that they cannot speak Danish, according to a media report in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230306/danish-bank-coop-refuses-to-open-accounts-for-non-danish-speakers Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:15:43 +0100 danish-bank-coop-refuses-to-open-accounts-for-non-danish-speakers An order went into effect Wednesday requiring Danske Bank and Nordea to charge customers less when paying in foreign currencies.  https://www.thelocal.dk/20220810/danish-banks-lower-charge-for-customers-who-make-purchases-abroad Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:14:09 +0200 danish-banks-lower-charge-for-customers-who-make-purchases-abroad Some of Britain's biggest banks have begun contacting customers in European Union countries, warning them that their accounts will be closed down within weeks because the cost and complexity of operating without a continuation of pan-European banking rules is too much. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200920/brits-in-eu-risk-losing-uk-bank-accounts-within-week Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:19:03 +0200 brits-in-eu-risk-losing-uk-bank-accounts-within-week Last week, the Realkredit Denmark financial institution paid, for the first time, negative interest to a customer—meaning the customer was effectively paid for taking out a mortgage. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190819/can-you-really-get-paid-for-borrowing-money-in-denmark Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:19:37 +0200 can-you-really-get-paid-for-borrowing-money-in-denmark The Local asked its readers to share their tips about which bank offers the best account for foreigners living in Denmark. Here's what they had to say. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190417/readers-tips-which-bank-is-the-best-option-for-foreigners-in-denmark Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:23:31 +0200 readers-tips-which-bank-is-the-best-option-for-foreigners-in-denmark The leadership of Australian bank MacQuarie, the majority shareholder in Danish telecommunications company TDC, personally approved an avoidance scheme that deprived European countries of billions of euros in tax income. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181019/owner-of-danish-communications-giant-at-forefront-of-european-tax-scandal Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:43:07 +0200 owner-of-danish-communications-giant-at-forefront-of-european-tax-scandal Foreign employees with their papers in order are entitled to a Danish bank account, interest organisation Finance Denmark has confirmed in a letter to its members. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180226/foreign-employees-entitled-to-danish-bank-account-finance-denmark Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:55:04 +0100 foreign-employees-entitled-to-danish-bank-account-finance-denmark A tug of war between Sweden, Denmark and Finland over where Nordic banking giant Nordea should base its head office in the future is beginning to heat up. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170524/nordic-fight-to-host-nordea-heats-up-as-rumours-of-sweden-departure-swirl Wed, 24 May 2017 11:06:52 +0200 nordic-fight-to-host-nordea-heats-up-as-rumours-of-sweden-departure-swirl