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I cancelled my Revolut premium after only about 10 days. After actually looking at the benefits, I just wasnât sold! Maybe after their rethink premium will have more benefits for me. idk.
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I never realise that first direct actually have an amalgamation tool which allows you to see other bank accounts through first direct
Like cleo and tandem have
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Where are you based, a place where you can get a drink for less than ÂŁ5 
tell me of this mysterious place.
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South Yorkshire from ÂŁ1.90 a pint 
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Hereâs the FTâs coverage of the news that Revolut are offering free * international money transfers which points out that -
However, its biggest rival, money transfer app TransferWise, also charges 0.5 per cent for transferring and converting ÂŁ5,000 to euros.
*see my previous post.
In London beer is ÂŁ1.90 a Pint but you need a Tardis to go back in time
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Glasgow! Pints at most places are at ÂŁ4-5.
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Thereâs not much worth noting from this blog post (Iâm disappointed, itâs a list of Starlingâs appâs security features but doesnât explain the trade off between different approaches or increased security & increased frictionâŚmaybe my expectations are too high 
) but it does mention that if youâve rooted your phone, the app wonât work -
When you root your phone, thereâs always the risk that you may have downloaded a compromised app that later accesses your valuable data, or will give your phone a virus. Itâs important to us to be able to determine the integrity of your smartphone. When our app is installed it performs a set of checks to determine if the phone is safe for running our mobile app â if itâs been tampered with or modified, our app simply wonât run, protecting our customer accounts from attacks from the insertion of malicious code.
https://www.starlingbank.com/wondering-about-starling-security-heres-a-rundown/
whereas Monzoâs approach is -
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sorry, what does it mean to ârootâ your phone?
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Good question, thatâs mentioned in the blog post too but I left that bit out of my quote, hereâs their explanation -
if youâre an Android user, you might be aware of the concept of rooting your phone â that is, giving your phone privileges by modifying the software code on your device or installing software that your phone manufacturer wouldnât usually allow you to do. For most people who choose to do this, itâs about customisation and having the flexibility to have total access to the operating system. For users of older phones, itâs useful for keeping up to date with the latest Android version and security patches.
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A pint for me costs
Wetherspoonâs ÂŁ3.05
Stonegate Franchise ÂŁ3.25
Slug & Lettuce ÂŁ3.85
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I was actually offered an account with starling back in March but was turned down because of my credit score I assume their reply when I messaged them was â we are unable to offer you an account at this timeâ, im just hoping Monzo donât do the same! 
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They do but it is terrible - only works on windows - if I recall it is written in active X
I ditched it
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Yep! Itâs there answer to ⌠can I rename my accounts ⌠yes subscribe to our other service which only runs on a specific OS 
and browser
It was my attempt to get around my initial problem which was with Barclays
They limit their savings accounts to 3 , without a face to face meeting⌠wasnât impressed
However after exploding at them (cause thatâs what banks customers do) they offered me a webcam conference in which we could discuss lol