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bunq Easy Savings

bunq · savings account

Interest per year
3.01%bonus for new savers; base 1.61%
Access to your money
Instantwithdraw any day
Deposit guarantee
€100,000not re-confirmed: see account details
Minimum deposit
Noneup to €100,000

Not verified since 16 October 2026. Our daily check hasn’t been able to confirm these figures, so check the provider’s site before you apply.

Checked against bunq’s own pages on 4 October 2026: interest rate; deposit guarantee; BSN. Terms change: check them there before you apply.

About this account

Weekly payouts, excellent app, max 2 withdrawals/month.

Best for: Digital, Dutch Bank, Flexible

Pros and cons

What we like

  • Up to 2.01% bonus interest above threshold
  • Weekly interest payments
  • Excellent mobile app
  • Dutch bank with €100k guarantee

What to consider

  • Requires bunq subscription (€2.99+/mo)
  • Max 2 withdrawals/month
  • Subscription cost eats into returns

Every rate

Standard rate
1.61% a year
Bonus rate
3.01% bonus · New savers earn the bonus rate on all their savings until the first threshold date (1 January or 1 July). Same on every plan, including bunq Free. Interest on up to €100,000 across bunq savings and term deposits together, term deposits first. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.

Fixed terms and notice accounts from bunq

Separate products: more interest for money you can’t take out when you want.

bunq Term Deposit, 3 months
1.76% · Fixed for the term, €1,000 to €100,000, any personal plan. Leaving early means taking out the whole deposit with no interest and a fee of 1% for each remaining year (a part-year counts as a full year), at most 6%. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.
bunq Term Deposit, 6 months
1.86% · Fixed for the term, €1,000 to €100,000, any personal plan. Leaving early means taking out the whole deposit with no interest and a fee of 1% for each remaining year (a part-year counts as a full year), at most 6%. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.
bunq Term Deposit, 12 months
2.11% · Fixed for the term, €1,000 to €100,000, any personal plan. Leaving early means taking out the whole deposit with no interest and a fee of 1% for each remaining year (a part-year counts as a full year), at most 6%. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.
bunq Term Deposit, 2 years
1.91% · Fixed for the term, €1,000 to €100,000, any personal plan. Leaving early means taking out the whole deposit with no interest and a fee of 1% for each remaining year (a part-year counts as a full year), at most 6%. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.

In other currencies

Not comparable with euro rates: what you earn can be wiped out by the exchange rate.

USD savings
3.51% · Savings in US dollars: variable, with currency risk against the euro. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.
GBP savings
3.51% · Savings in pounds: variable, with currency risk against the euro. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.

Rates other than the standard rate checked on bunq’s own pages on 5 October 2026: source 1, source 2. They change often; check the provider before you open an account.

Account details

Minimum deposit
None required
Maximum deposit
€100,000
Withdrawal access
Instant accessNot re-confirmed since 4 October 2026: check with the provider before you apply.
What it is
savings accountNot re-confirmed since 4 October 2026: check with the provider before you apply.
Deposit protection
Up to €100,000 per person per bank, under the Dutch deposit guarantee scheme (De Nederlandsche Bank).Not re-confirmed since 4 October 2026: check with the provider before you apply.
BSN
Required: You can open the account first and add your BSN within 90 days.Not re-confirmed since 4 October 2026: check with the provider before you apply.

The deposit guarantee follows the bank’s licence, not where you live: up to €100,000 per person per bank, under the scheme of the country that licensed it.

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