Manage your money with N26

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✓ No monthly fees* ✓ No minimum income ✓ No minimum deposit ✓ No hidden fees
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Banking made simple

Forget paying for the basic stuff

With your virtual Mastercard, you can do all your payments online, in apps and in stores via your digital wallet. And we’ll always offer a feeless checking account that does what you need.

Full control of your account

Mobile banking allows you to control all the parameters of your account. Lock and unlock your card, activate and deactivate payments online or abroad, manage your payment limits... All in real time.

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Real-time notifications

Stay up to date. Get a push notification immediately after all account activity, including card payments, direct debits, and transfers.

Contactless made effortless

Your virtual N26 card allows you to use contactless payments, but also mobile payments. Try it out and breeze past the checkout in stores.

*Up to €50,000 balance, after which a deposit fee may apply. Please find the Terms & Conditions for more information.

N26 Smart—spend and save with confidence

Want to get even smarter about your spending and saving? Go premium with N26 Smart and create 10 Spaces sub-accounts. Plus, pick a Mastercard in your choice of color, get even more free ATM withdrawals each month, and call us via a direct hotline if you ever need support.
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Save money with Spaces

Create up to 10 customized sub-accounts to organize your budget and save money for future plans. Whether it’s for your “Holidays” or a “New computer,” make your sub-accounts work for you.Use Rules to automatically move money over to your spaces, at whichever frequency you choose. And with Round-Ups, round up your purchases to the next euro, and set the difference aside immediately.
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Our banking license

N26 is a fully-regulated bank that holds a European banking license and is controlled by the German banking regulator.

We’re here for you. In several languages

If you have any questions or run into any problems, our Customer Service team will be on hand to help you in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.

Mobile or desktop

Manage your N26 account 24/7 from the mobile app or the N26 WebApp, using your browser of choice. Download your transaction history in CSV or PDF format along with your monthly bank statements whenever you want

3D Secure

Your online purchases are automatically protected by Mastercard 3D Secure (3DS), an advanced 2-factor authentication step.

Sign up

Hit the button below and enter your personal details in order to create your account.

Verify your identity

Please have a valid ID at hand. We don't have branches so you can verify your identity within the app.

Add your card to your wallet

Your N26 virtual debit card is ready to use.

Enjoy your N26 account!

You're good to go! You can already top up your account and start using your virtual card.

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Frequently asked questions

    You must meet the following requirements to open an N26 Standard free bank account:
    • Be over the age of 18
    • Live in an eligible country
    • Have your own smartphone
    • Not yet have an online account with N26
    • Have a valid ID
    Find more information about opening an account here.

    N26 has been granted a full German banking license from BaFin. By law, each customer’s funds are protected up to €100,000 by the German Deposit Protection Scheme. With 3D Secure, Mastercard Identity Check, and fingerprint and face recognition, the security of our customer's online payments is always guaranteed.

    The free bank account lets you manage all your finances under one app, whether at home or traveling. In addition, we don’t charge you any hidden fees when withdrawing money from an ATM, or when making payments in foreign currencies. Alongside getting instant push-notifications after every transaction, benefit from Spaces sub-accounts for better saving, automatic spending categorization with Statistics, and the ability to make and receive immediate funds from other N26 customers with MoneyBeam. With N26 You and N26 Metal you can also withdraw money at no fees worldwide, and enjoy exclusive benefits such as discounts. On top of this, premium accounts come with an extensive package of travel and lifestyle insurance, courtesy of Allianz.

    The standard N26 bank account is free and doesn’t charge any opening or maintenance fees. The N26 Smart bank account costs €4.90 per month, the N26 You bank account costs €9.90 per month and the N26 Metal account is available for €16.90 per month, with a 12-month commitment period. To open an N26 account, no deposit or minimum income is required.

    If you meet all the requirements, you can open your checking account with N26 for free and within minutes. All you need is a smartphone and your photo ID. It's easy with our digital authentication process. Download our app to open an account—you don’t even need a minimum deposit amount.