I Visit Libraries to Sell Bitcoins to Random People from the Internet

Re:I Visit Libraries to Sell Bitcoins to Random People from ... by jzwinck on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @09:44PM (#9001463)

I'll give you a concrete example of something that HSBC UK requires visiting the branch for: opening a Certificate of Deposit. That is, if you have money already in their bank, and you want to take some from your current or savings account and move it to a CD, you must do it in person at the branch. The CD would be in the same name as the account the money came from; there is no risk to the bank at all. Yet they require a scheduled appointment at a limited selection of branches.

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Re:I Visit Libraries to Sell Bitcoins to Random People from ... by pyre on Thursday February 05, 2015 @12:37AM (#9001921)

So they can pitch other services to you?

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Re:I Visit Libraries to Sell Bitcoins to Random People from ... by bazookajoes on Thursday February 05, 2015 @03:33PM (#9005828)

HSBC is also not a competitive bank - they have some of worst interest rates on the planet. HSBC is telling their customers to take their business elsewhere without so many words.

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