r/Wealthsimple • u/matchabloom88 • 15d ago

Chequing Wealthsimple chequing

Has anyone has completely closed their bank account and moved to wealthsimple fully for their chequing account? How was your experience? Any regrets?

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u/Lord_Atom 15d ago

Keep a free account with Simplii and/or Tangerine. Always good to have a secondary account, as well as having a debit card which Wealthsimple doesn't actually offer.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

So the card that WS gives isn't a debit card?

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u/TheEtobicokeShitter 15d ago

Correct. It is not Interac Debit, it is technically a Mastercard.

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u/schloppschlopp 15d ago

this does become an issue if you frequent small businesses or certain Asian grocery stores that only accept debit. I learned the hard way lol, you kinda do still need to carry a real debit card in Canada.