Giving that a read, I can understand why it would seem pushy. But it’s then explained by Tom, with an apology.
We’re in the middle of trialing a bunch of different communications methods - the overdraft has just been made available to a number of customers today, which is maybe why you got a push notification. I’m sorry if it annoyed you.
I think “configure your overdraft” will probably be a step during the signup process & thereafter live in the account tab. We’re also planning to introduce a setting to “hide overdrafts completely”, so you never hear about it again if you don’t want to.
People who maintain a low-ish balance should not be continually prompted about the overdraft - it’s annoying and should be turned off very soon.
Now that everyone has the option to switch to Monzo through the Current Account Switch Service, we answer more common questions around how to switch accounts:
And you find blog posts forceful? Honestly?