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B

  • Banking mobility

C

  • Corporate tax

F

  • Free bank account
  • Friend referral program
  • Funds

G

  • Garnishment
  • German Deposit Protection Scheme
  • Girocard
  • Google Pay
  • Gross salary

H

  • Hidden fees

I

  • IBAN (International Bank Account Number)
  • Income
  • Income sorter
  • Installment loan
  • Installments
  • Instant transfer
  • Insufficient funds
  • Insurance
  • Interest
  • Interest income
  • Interest rate
  • Investment bank
  • Investments
  • ISIN (International Securities Identification Number)

J

  • Joint account

K

  • KYC (Know Your Customer)

L

  • Livret A
  • Loan

M

  • Maestro Card
  • Main account
  • Maintenance fee
  • Mastercard
  • Metal card
  • Minimum balance
  • Mobile banking
  • Mobile payment
  • Mobile wallet
  • MoneyBeam
  • Mortgage
  • Mutual fund

N

  • N26 Round-ups
  • Net salary
  • NFC (Near field-communication)
  • NFT (Non-fungible token)
  • Nominal interest rate

O

  • Online bank
  • Online banking
  • Online payments
  • Overdraft

P

  • Pair device
  • Pairing code
  • Password
  • Payment services
  • Perks
  • Personal loan
  • Phishing
  • Phone insurance
  • PIN (Personal Identification Number)
  • Premium account
  • Prepaid card
  • Prime Rate
  • Privacy Policy
  • PSD2 (Payment Services Directive 2)

R

  • Rating
  • Rating agency
  • Real interest rate
  • Reference interest rate
  • Refinancing
  • Refund
  • Risk premium
  • Routing number
  • Rules

S

  • Safe custody
  • Savings account
  • SCA (Strong Customer Authentication)
  • Scheduled transfer
  • Security
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  • Service charge
  • Shared Spaces
  • Smartphone
  • Split payment
  • Standing order
  • Statement
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T

  • Taxes
  • Terms & Conditions
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  • Transfer

V

  • Variable rate
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W

  • Web App
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  • Withdrawal money
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The free* online bank account

The N26 virtual card.
Virtual Card

€ 0,00/month

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  • Free payments worldwide
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N26 Smart

The bank account that gives you more control

N26 You card, Teal.
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N26 You card, Wheat.
N26 You card, Petrol.
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€ 4,90/month

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N26 Go

The debit card for everyday and travel

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N26 You card, Rhubarb.
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N26 You card, Ash.
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€ 9,90/month

  • Up to 5 free withdrawals in the Eurozone
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  • Medical emergency cover
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N26 Metal

The premium account with a metal card

N26 Metal - Charcoal Black.
N26 Metal - Slate Grey.
Quartz Rose - N26 Metal Card.

€ 16,90/month

  • An 16-gram metal card
  • Up to 8 free withdrawals in the Eurozone
  • Purchase protection
  • Phone insurance
  • Dedicated N26 Metal line
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N26 Standard

The free* online bank account

The N26 virtual card.
Virtual Card

€ 0,00/month

  • A virtual debit card
  • Free payments worldwide
  • Deposit protection
Open free bank account

N26 Smart

The bank account that gives you more control

N26 You card, Teal.
N26 You card, Ash.
N26 You card, Wheat.
N26 You card, Petrol.
N26 You card, Rhubarb.

€ 4,90/month

  • Free Virtual Card
  • Up to 10 Spaces sub-accounts
  • Support Center phone number
  • Round-ups
Open N26 Smart account
POPULAR

N26 Go

The debit card for everyday and travel

CRST-18128_PulseSoft_SavingsPlans_LP8c-Desktop-1334x1334.
N26 You card, Rhubarb.
N26 You card, Petrol.
N26 You card, Ash.
N26 You card, Teal.

€ 9,90/month

  • Up to 5 free withdrawals in the Eurozone
  • Flight and luggage delay cover
  • Medical emergency cover
  • Winter activities insurance
  • Pandemic coverage
Open N26 Go account

N26 Metal

The premium account with a metal card

N26 Metal - Charcoal Black.
N26 Metal - Slate Grey.
Quartz Rose - N26 Metal Card.

€ 16,90/month

  • An 16-gram metal card
  • Up to 8 free withdrawals in the Eurozone
  • Purchase protection
  • Phone insurance
  • Dedicated N26 Metal line
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