Bug. Sending payment to Monzo user ALWAYS allocates to general?

[ianlyon]

This is something we’re aware of and we’re working to make this a better experience

The bold @anon41219820 gave a fantastic description of the issue

Bank transfer category bug

There is a reason why this happens The way Faster Payments work is when we initiate a transfer to another bank, they send us a response to say yes/no to the transfer. Only at that point does money actually move from your account and into our settlement account, ready for the other bank to collect at the next clearing cycle. What that means is that when you are presented with the category chooser, the transaction hasn’t actually been completed - money hasn’t changed hands and therefore t…