Retaining references for payees

[jzw95]

@robboadam

Can we get this ability to default the reference for certain payments? Or just ‘lock’ a reference to a certain account that’s being paid?

I hope they do this (so we get a default reference for all previous payees):

@jzw95

If the reference field were pre-filled with the previous reference, but already ‘selected’ when you tapped on it, then for those who want to change the reference, there’s no extra step (tap on the field, start typing, it will erase the previous reference). This is, for instance, how the system search on iOS works (pull down the screen, last search pre-populated but selected, so you can just type over it).

In the meantime, the way I deal with this is using an excellent app called Copied (I was already using it, but it’s great for this too). I’ve basically created a list in copied that has references I might need to reuse (like for paying my credit card). When I come to make a payment, I switch to the Copied keyboard, select the Payment References list, and tap on my credit card number. That way I can be sure there’s no mistyping, and it’s pretty quick and easy. Hopefully a useful workaround for you until Monzo improve the payments functionality.