ICICI Instant Access Savings Account

I was somewhat dubious when my dear husband persuaded me to open an account with Icici. For a start, there's the name, which sounds made up, the fact that it's an internet only account (my hard-earned savings, lost on the net!?), then fact that I'd never heard of them didn't help inspire confidence, and the fact that their parent bank is Indian made me wonder if their customer support would resemble that of various India-based call centres I have been redirected to lately! However, the experience has been far from excruciating. Unlike other savings accounts (naming no names!) the interest rate, which was the strongest incentive to set up the account, has ...  Read the complete review

As with many people that had opened accounts with this bank, I too opened one due to it being at the top of many rating tables. 5.15% with no min limit on how much you must save per month, and no min time limit on how long the money has to sit in there. It is a good pot for a rainly day. My personal experence, just like the rest here, fill in a few forms online and they emailed me back requesting a few documents. However I do not want to spend money sending things like my passport by special delivery, so I called them up and asked if I can bring them into their Manchester branch instead. They told me no problem. For once a bank that is NOT british and yet ...  Read the complete review