So an automated process is unfair on Starling to use. Yes I’m sure it’s got a cost attached to it and I’m guessing that cost is tiny in the grand scheme of things.
If this avenue was getting abused they could write easily restrict it, the fact the haven’t suggests it’s not an issue one bit.
I don’t doubt they have a clause like Monzo’s “we can close your account for any reason at two months’ notice” that can be used if they have a problem with any customers doing this.
Starling probably benefit as some will experience their service and switch to them permanently.
I sort of love the fact that there seems to be an innate fascination with Starling as the only alternative for cheques. The reality is that many different banks offer the ability to receive cheques more easily and customers may use any of them.
The world really isn’t shaped around Monzo and Starling locked in an eternal battle for cheques.
Like a really rubbish version of Godzilla vs Kong
I don’t think fairness has anything to do with it tbh. They are a business, they offer a service and choose not to charge for it. You use that service. All seems fair and open to me.
Agree, I use Halifax for my cheques, higher limits.
I think it’s probably because of all the alternatives, Starling is the easiest one to sign up for and start using right away (other alternatives may insist on a branch visit to prove you identify, say).
I’m sure someone on here opened a Starling account, deposited a cheque in the app straight away, and spent the funds on the virtual card the next day. (And all with just a soft credit search, too, if that’s important to you.)
No other High Street bank can offer that, and for me, that’s a modern-day current account at its finest.
Tesco issues made it to MSE
I’ve had a bunch of the duplicate transactions in the last couple of weeks. Usually I’d only get one every few months. Always Tesco. Interesting that it says Tesco aim to refund them within a day - it always takes 8 days.
Monzo keeping their noses clean lately. Not much news at all.
Even the Telegraph seem to have got bored and given up trolling them.
(sorry if you clicked on this thread thinking there was interesting Monzo news 
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I found something amusing on Facebook this evening. The comments are just loads of people tagging others and so on… Seems like quite a few people actually believe it 
Guess we will find out tomorrow 
People are stupid. But I hope there aren’t too many of them actually closing their accounts/moving money out. Because… well, see Northern Rock et Al.
Oh dear… not good with maths, what’s 5,268,312 users minus 1.8k gullible muppets? 
I haven’t seen a single sensible comment yet 
Up to 1.9k shares and 1.8k comments so it’s growing quite quickly. It seems like everyone who gets tagged says one of these things:
I need to go out in style, what can my last post say before Monzo close forever 
Ah stupid people do live amongst us… still 🤦
Maybe support should have said sorry but you’ve failed a basic intelligence check, therefore we’re closing your account.
But surely it must be serious
It’s written in all caps which is the sign of true and accurate information
Although the lack of 3 exclamation marks does seem suspicious
