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I was actually surprised when this popped up. On premier.

I don’t think the type of account will really matter, I’d imagine they’re rolling out in batches.

Also, surprising. Given most companies enter code freezes around now, I was expecting this to be a Jan 24 fix.

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No notifications for me yet (also Premier).

Mine started working for cards last week. Well for debit anyway. The premier ones always worked.

I’m wondering if they’ll be done in time for my next set of DDs etc and also what changed as they have been really stable for months. So they must have been trying to improve them.

I blame FD

Anyone have fd to see if they work now? :sweat_smile:

I doubt it. They haven’t updated in over a month. It was deliberately tongue in cheek

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FD believe that texts showing transactions are notifications :sob:

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On this, I think HSBC actually improved the notification types somewhere in between breaking them,

I had to verify via google the other day and it initially blocked it, notified me, and I then could continue once I checked it was me on the app. I don’t remember getting those types of notifications before.

Now, if they allowed you to set transfers as ignore from spending and did real time budgeting :woman_cook: :ok_hand:

I still do not get notifications when I receive money into my account.

Did you ever? I can’t remember ever getting money in notifications with HSBC.

I always did (at least I always used to). In fact, my salary going in at ~2am was the last push notification I got on Black Friday before the app completely fell over that same morning.

I’ve always had money in notifications (until the latest debacle). In fact, the push notifications setting in the app says

“Track payments in and out of your account”

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Ah, you and @sgruppetta are right, I remember I used to too.

But not for a long time, only get transfers and money out notifications now.

Actually, I just a transfer between my main account and an ISA and I didn’t get a notification either, it used to tell money had left and come back in.

And, in looking at if in more detail I noticed that the global money account has disappeared from notification settings.

I’d imagine a longer term fix will be rolled out some point in Jan because they’re clearly still quite broken.

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HSBC to challenge Revolut and Wise with new forex app

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Interesting. I’m guessing it will be a non HSBC customer version of their Global Money account.

I don’t get it though. Surely you would want them to just open one of those. Be interesting to see what it looks like on launch but I can’t see it lasting before they can it.

EDIT: From screenshots I’ve seen the card looks nice, I might attempt to open one when it launches

I’ve been waiting this morning for it to go live still nothing :joy:

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It’s here (but you have to go via a convoluted route to find it)

It doesn’t appear on the App Store through searching for Zing. Search for ‘MP Payments Operations Limited’ and it’ll come up. I ordered a card since it was free. Seems super basic (unsurprisingly) but very slick

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Personally I like the features of the app. I can see this becoming a good competitor to Revolut and Wise!

If HSBC doesn’t get bored and faff about with it.

NatWest should maybe have pivoted Bó as a Rev competitor. Would’ve had a three year march on Zing.

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Would be nice if the card logo is metallic foiled and changes colour as it moves, like the app render.

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Just looks like another Wise app :melting_face:


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