Number26 is an offspring of WireCard, offering a giro account for receiving/sending money plus a full featured MC for nothing!
The banking requires a smartphone running iOS7 or Android 4.3 or better to verify the credit card. The banking is done online via smartphone or any modern OS and browser of your choice.
The MC and the account work as prepaid, so only money you have there may be used (or abused).
If you don´t want or cant use your smartphone, you may also use a virtual Android smartphone for that. BlueStacks emulating a 4.4.2 device does the job without issues. Genymotion is working fine too, but the Number26 app has to be installed manually - PlayStore refuses installation.
Links for Genymotion:
ARM Translation, must have: https://www.androidf...252070760974384
Number26 app: http://ift.tt/1WRPXrw
Once through, finally you have an account with a little play-money for iTunes Store etc. without the need to link your "real" bank account.
Me, I was very happy to switch my iCloud account from Santander to Number26, as you may have guessed.
MacLife has the Number26 story in German:
(An invite code is no longer needed to get the account)
http://www.maclife.d...h-10062933.html
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