diff --git a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/SwiftExtensions.swift b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/SwiftExtensions.swift
index 23d20634..c1c3e10c 100644
--- a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/SwiftExtensions.swift
+++ b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/SwiftExtensions.swift
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ extension String {
         return NSLocalizedString(self, comment: "")
     }
     
+    // TODO: implement passing multiple arguments to localize()
+//    func localize(_ arguments: CVarArg...) -> String {
+//        return localize(arguments)
+//    }
+//
+//    func localize(_ arguments: [CVarArg]) -> String {
+//        return String(format: NSLocalizedString(self, comment: ""), arguments)
+//    }
+    
+    func localize(_ arguments: CVarArg) -> String {
+        return String(format: NSLocalizedString(self, comment: ""), arguments)
+    }
+    
 
     subscript(_ i: Int) -> String {
       let idx1 = index(startIndex, offsetBy: i)
diff --git a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/views/BankListItem.swift b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/views/BankListItem.swift
index 0f6698a9..9220d39f 100644
--- a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/views/BankListItem.swift
+++ b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/views/BankListItem.swift
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ struct BankListItem : View {
     func askUserToDeleteAccount() {
         // couldn't believe it, .alert() didn't work as SwiftUI resetted @State variable to dislpay it instantly, therefore Alert never got displayed
         // TODO: use values from Message.createAskUserToDeleteAccountMessage(self.bank, self.deleteAccount)
-        let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Delete account?", message: "Really delete account '\(bank.displayName)'? This cannot be undone and data will be lost.", preferredStyle: .alert)
+        let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Delete account?".localize(),
+                                      message: "Really delete account '%@'? This cannot be undone and data will be lost.".localize(bank.displayName),
+                                      preferredStyle: .alert)
 
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Delete", style: .destructive, handler: { _ in self.deleteAccount(self.bank) } ))
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel, handler: nil))
+        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Delete".localize(), style: .destructive, handler: { _ in self.deleteAccount(self.bank) } ))
+        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel".localize(), style: .cancel, handler: nil))
         
         if let rootViewController = SceneDelegate.rootNavigationController {
             rootViewController.present(alert, animated: true)