The services of the Girobank NV started quietly this morning. As previously announced, the Janwé, Jan Noorduynweg and Scharloo branches were open today until half past 4. Online banking was not available for some time today due to overloading. The malfunction has since been remedied. The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) and Girobank NV emphasize once again that it is not possible to cash in Giro checks, neither at the Girobank itself nor at other commercial banks. Regarding the use of the Giro bank card: this can simply be used for making payments (swipe). Retailers have the guarantee that they will receive payments via swipe. There is therefore no reason to refuse Giro bank cards. In addition, the CBCS wants to clarify a few things with regard to the guarantee of NAf.10,000 per customer. An and / or account is seen as one customer, as well as an account with an authorized person (eg minor with parent). If the customer has 2 or more accounts, he / she can have a total of NAf. 10,000 (with the exception of funds received after the moratorium was introduced). It is not the case that for every NAf account. 10,000 can be included. This information and much more can be found on the website of the CBCS: https://www.centralbank.cw/girobank-nv/press-releases. For additional questions you can use the following email address: giro@centralbank.cw
