Solid execution, onboarding took a bit longer than expected

Name: Solid execution, onboarding took a bit longer than expected
Item: Qnbfs
Rating: 4
Author: Saeed Al Mansoori

I’m Saeed from Abu Dhabi and I’ve been using QNBFS for a few months mainly for FX and some index exposure. Once the account was fully active, execution felt stable and I didn’t see random spikes on my orders. The platform is straightforward and the daily emails/updates are actually useful. The only downside was the onboarding/KYC back-and-forth. Nothing dramatic, but it added a few extra days and I had to re-upload one document because the first scan wasn’t clear. After that, deposits were smooth and withdrawals arrived, just not as fast as I’m used to with some other apps. Overall I’m happy and I’ll keep it as one of my “main” accounts, but I’d love to see faster processing times and clearer status updates during verification.

Experience: 6 months
Country: United Arab Emirates
Account type: Standard
Deposit experience: 4/5
Withdrawal experience: 3/5
Support rating: 4/5

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