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Other than having to enter the branch number, are there are other restrictions based on where you opened the account in Germany? I ask because in the UK, each
by joshuaissac 7y ago
Other than having to enter the branch number, are there are other restrictions based on where you opened the account in Germany?
I ask because in the UK, each bank branch has a six-digit "sort code", which others will need to know in addition to your account number to transfer you money. However, you can open an account at a branch and never step foot in that branch again afterwards, only ever using other branches. Account numbers are only unique for the same sort code.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 7y agoIt's not even a thing "in Germany". There may be some banks that do this, but I would say most don't. But then, most banks are relatively regional, so while you can use any branch of the bank, there won't be any branches of your bank if you travel far enough--and if you are with your local Sparkasse, for example, then that is your bank, the Sparkasse in the next bigger city over has nothing to do with them (well, yeah, they have, but they most definitely are a separate bank).
- TulliusCicero 7y agoYeah, my wife wanted to open a separate account for her new job, and they said she'd have to go visit the original branch. This is at Deutsche Bank, by the way, not some podunk obscure bank.