Banking Without Borders

About Banking Without Borders

Banking Without Borders is a podcast about modern money — from digital banks and cashback cards to savings, credit cards, FX, global accounts, and the financial products reshaping how people manage money in the UK and beyond. We focus less on hype and more on what actually matters: who a product is for, how it makes money, where the trade-offs are, and whether it’s genuinely worth using. If you want clear thinking, real-world context, and fewer buzzwords and less BS when it comes to banking, cards, and personal finance, this is the podcast.

Publisher

Technically Money

Category

education · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Mar 2025

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

82 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Revolut Hiked Prices Again: Is It Time to Quit?

   In this episode, Jonny and Jan dig into Revolut’s latest price rise, the second in three years, and whether the new perks justify paying more. We break down what Premium, Metal and Ultra now cost, why bundles like these are built on breakage, and which alternatives might suit you better. What’s changed: Premium up £1, Metal up £2, Ultra up £5 to £60 a monthThe new perks rated: Duolingo, Flo, Lovable Lite, eSIM data, Laundryheap and airport Fast TrackBreakage explained, and why Perplexity Pro ...

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   We Ranked the UK’s 10 Best PAID Bank Accounts

   In this episode, Jonny and Jan rank the ten best paid bank accounts in the UK by what a household actually gets back: cashback and insurance, minus the fee. The winner costs £12.50 a month — and the £595-a-year Revolut Ultra didn’t make the ten. What we cover: How we scored every account the same way: a model household, insurance priced at average market quotes, perks shown but not countedRevolut Ultra and Metal: huge subscription bundles, but travel cover only counts on trips paid with the c...

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Best UK Savings Rates — October 2026 | 5.35% Fixed & Starling 5% Easy-Access Warning

   In this episode, we run through the best UK savings rates for October 2026. What we cover: Why fixed rates have jumped — three Bank of England members want a hike, and banks have moved firstSwitch offers — Barclays' new £300, Lloyds' £200 for three Direct Debits, and two deadlines this weekEasy access — Starling's new 5% and why it's one to be careful with, LemFi, and the best no-cliff rateCash ISAs — eToro at 4.87%, Plum and Trading 212 at 4.60%, and the set-and-forget 4.52%Fixed ISAs — ever...

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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