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PostFinance Package SmartStudent

Account & cards for students

General information:

Banking package of PostFinance for students. Provides customers with education account for students, a savings account, PostFinance Card and a standard credit card.
The savings account and the private account are available in CHF and EUR.
The prerequisite is at least one year of training or work-based training (full-time or part-time).

Age:

For individuals between 21 and 30 years of age.

Currencies:

CHF, EUR

Package / account management fee:

Online account management is free of charge. Surcharge for paper documents: per customer relationship CHF 5 per month.

The additional charge for paper documents includes account statements, interest statements, credit card bills, payment orders and standing orders.

Private account interest rate:

Up to CHF 25,000: 0.1% per year.
From CHF 25,000: 0% per year.

Account opening:

The account opening is free of charge.

Closing of account:

The closing of account is free of charge.

Annual account closure:

The annual account closure is free of charge.

Statements of account:

The monthly statements of account by mail are free of charge.

Incoming payment:

Incoming payment in CHF are free of charge.

Outgoing payment (Switzerland):

Electronic payment orders in CHF are free of charge.

SEPA payment:

Electronic SEPA payment orders in EUR are free of charge.

Non-SEPA payment (abroad):

Fee of CHF 2.00 per electronic non-SEPA payment order in foreign currency.

Direct debit (LSV) Switzerland:

Electronic payment orders by direct debit (LSV) within Switzerland are free of charge.

Standing order Switzerland:

Electronic standing orders in CHF within Switzerland are free charge.

Annual fee debit card:

Debit card: There is no annual fee to pay.

Purchase Switzerland:

Debit card: Purchases in Switzerland in CHF are free of charge.

Purchase abroad:

Debit card: For purchases in foreign currencies, there is a fee of 1.5% of the purchase amount.

Cash withdrawal Switzerland:

Debit card:
Cash withdrawals in CHF at ATMs of the same bank in Switzerland are free of charge.
Cash withdrawals in CHF at ATMs of other banks in Switzerland are free of charge.

Cash withdrawal abroad:

Debit card:
Cash withdrawals abroad are free of charge.

Savings account interest rate:

0% per year.

Savings account
withdrawals:

Withdrawal possibilty: CHF 100,000 per calendar year and customer.
10 withdrawals per calendar year and customer are free of charge, additional withdrawals cost CHF 8 per withdrawal.
Larger amounts are subject to a notice period of 3 months.

Credit card:

Different credit cards available, for instance Visa Classic / Mastercard Standard or Mastercard Value. Annual fee: free of charge.

Credit card
Purchase abroad in foreign curency:

For purchases abroad or online in foreign currencies there is an administrative fee of 1.7% of the purchase amount.

Reward program:

Cashback program of PostFinance prepaid and credit cards.

Pillar 3a account
interest rate:

0.05% per year.

Termination of banking relationship:

The termination of the banking relationship is free of charge.

Special services:

Debit Mastercard, Mobile banking, Online banking, Reward programs