First of all, the information might not be 100% accurate, feel free to say what you know or edit the post (it’s publicly editable). This is somehow a personal project, but it can be quoted whenever someone is complaining about losing 12 hours of their time.
As everyone seems extremely upset with having to wait more than 3.14159 picoseconds to get their account activated in order to send money to Coinbase, I will do a quick compilation about…
How long do other banks take to verify your ID
Revolut normally takes 10 minutes or less (= instant) to get you verified but, in some cases, it might take up to 2-3 days or even a week (not common).
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Revolut
- normally instant
- fully online?
United Kingdom
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Barclays
- 7-5 business days
- fully online?
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Royal Bank of Scotland
- up to 10 days
- fully online?
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TSB
- 7 business days or instant
- fully online?
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Starling Bank
- normally instant
- fully online?
Spain
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BBVA
- 10-12 days or instant
- fully online?
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Santander
- up to 15 days
- fully online?
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CaixaBank
- up to 14 days or instant
- fully online?
Poland
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Bank Millenium
- 1 day
- fully online?
Germany
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Deutsche Bank
- instant
- fully online?
Romania
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Banca Transilvania
- instant or 2 days
- fully online?
Other
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Transferwise
- 3-4 business days
- fully online?
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N26
- 1-2 days or instant
- fully online?
USA
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Santander
- 7-9 business days
- fully online?