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Can non-residents switch banks in France easily?
Account and card costs are on the rise generally
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Many Société Générale customers to be charged additional fees from April
There is some good news for international banking and instant transfers, however
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Why contactless payments under €50 are sometimes rejected in France
The requirement of entering a PIN number for some small purchase is not random
NI top-up rates rising
If you plan to top up missing years in your UK state pension record from France, act quickly as rates rise with the new UK tax year on April 6.

The tariff for topping up past years at the class 3 rate rises to a 2019-20 rate of £15/week.
The rate for topping up any past years at class 2 rises to £3 a week for every year apart from 2018-19, which will be £2.95.
See here for rates tinyurl.com/y77fkds7 and here for who pays class 3/class 2 rates: tinyurl.com/ptbzeg8.