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Openbank Welcome Savings

Openbank · savings account

Interest per year
3.10%promo for 6 months, then 2.25%
Access to your money
Instantwithdraw any day
Deposit guarantee
€100,000not re-confirmed: see account details
Minimum deposit
Noneup to €1,000,000

Rates last verified: 1 November 2026

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

About this account

Best promotional rate in the Netherlands: 3.00% for 3 months on up to €1 million. After promo, standard rate of 1.90% which is still competitive.

Best for: Promo Bonus, High Interest, New Customers

Pros and cons

What we like

  • 3.00% welcome rate for 3 months
  • No minimum deposit
  • Up to €1 million covered
  • EU deposit guarantee (Spain)

What to consider

  • Rate drops to 1.90% after promo
  • Spanish bank (Santander subsidiary)
  • Customer service can be slow
  • App not as polished as Dutch banks

Every rate

Standard rate
2.25% a year, up to €300,000
Promotion
3.10% for 6 months, then 2.25%
Conditions
New customers: 3.10% for the first six months on up to €1,000,000 (code WELKOM). Then 2.25% on up to €300,000.
Above €300,000
0.00% · No interest on the part of the balance above €300,000 (after the welcome period). · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.

Fixed terms and notice accounts from Openbank

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

Open Spaardeposito, 3 months
1.90% · Fixed for the term, from €1, no maximum. Leaving early is free, but then the deposit earns 0.20% for the time it ran. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.
Open Spaardeposito, 6 months
1.90% · Fixed for the term, from €1, no maximum. Leaving early is free, but then the deposit earns 0.20% for the time it ran. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.
Open Spaardeposito, 12 months
1.90% · Fixed for the term, from €1, no maximum. Leaving early is free, but then the deposit earns 0.20% for the time it ran. · Not re-confirmed since 5 October 2026.

Rates other than the standard rate checked on Openbank’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
€1,000,000
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 Spanish deposit guarantee fund (FGD).Not re-confirmed since 4 October 2026: check with the provider before you apply.
BSN
Not stated by Openbank.
Who can open it
Opening it also opens a free Openbank current account.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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