N26 (Europe) requires you to have a smartphone and a SIM card.
Obtaining a SIM card means that you need to identify yourself.
You can't just have a smartphone.
The OS needs to be unrooted and also mainstream (iOS/Android).
This really sucks.
Furthermore, Google and Discord lock your accounts, if you don't provide a phone number.
The alternative might be to use an Android/iOS just for banking.
Another Android/iOS for services such as Google (Play store).
And a Librem or any other open source phone as your daily driver.
Or, just live with a "dumb phone" or no additional phone.
I am not sure about the SIM card.
Is it even possible within the EU to buy one without identification?
Obviously, if you’re in one of the many EU countries that require identification (even if simpler than Germany’s video identification system) it’s not trivial to go to a supermarket in NL.
I imagine it’s possible to buy one online from NL, CZ, the UK if it has EU roaming, etc.
N26 (Europe) requires you to have a smartphone and a SIM card. Obtaining a SIM card means that you need to identify yourself.
You can't just have a smartphone. The OS needs to be unrooted and also mainstream (iOS/Android).
This really sucks.
Furthermore, Google and Discord lock your accounts, if you don't provide a phone number.
The alternative might be to use an Android/iOS just for banking. Another Android/iOS for services such as Google (Play store).
And a Librem or any other open source phone as your daily driver. Or, just live with a "dumb phone" or no additional phone. I am not sure about the SIM card. Is it even possible within the EU to buy one without identification?