Exactly this. No one ever focuses on the root cause. What is the UK Government doing to tackle scams. How has the laws adapted as technology has grown. Why has there been so little prosecution against scammers. Why are mobile networks not dealing with spoofing etc.
Theres so many moving parts to a scam but every focus seems to be on where the money sits?
Because most of them operate outside UK jurisdiction in countries with little incentive or capacity to tackle this sort of thing.
This is definitely true, mainly organised international crime gangs who are very hard to track. Even when call centres abroad get shut down (happens sometimes) a new one just spins up, the people in them arenāt the main beneficiaries either.
Still I think itās right to say the government could do more, regulating the likes of WhatsApp, Facebook, telecoms providers to prevent the common ways these things happen instead of just banks.
https://www.revolut.com/business/revolut-terminal/
New terminal announced, which will allow you to part pay in RevPoints at physical merchant locations.
Also, the āLifestyleā section has been renamed and redesigned as āRevPointsā.
Interesting is a RevPoints Pocket, where you can hold a minimum balance of ā¬2500 and receive āinterestā in RevPoints paid daily.
I havenāt yet looked at it in any detail to see if there is any value there, probably not over interest on a savings or cash funds vault
I watched the Panorama episode on Revolut last night.
Outside of the rights and wrongs about what was behind discussed - and the 2x APP fraud incidents (these seem to have been picked to support the underlying theme of the investigation - thereās clearly more to both of these than meets the eye), did this report not seem particularly biased?
The one thing that stood out to me, was in the first couple of moments they introduced the head of their production crew - themselves having also apparently fallen victim to a Revolut scam, though no details were given.
Seems like at least a bit of a conflict of interest already?
Maybe BBC journalism is more based on what causes perceived scandal than actual facts, and IMO maybe the time would have been better spent explaining to viewers how to spot these types of scams and protect themselves from them.
Still a 12 month commitment?
Edit: T&Cs say if cancelled beyond 14 weeks they charge for the month + 1 month break fee.
Is that worth it for a couple of āfreeā lounge passes? Probably not.
Class pass points would be a great benefit but 20 points isnāt going to get anyone very far.
Iām not utilising it, just for others.
I was looking into this some weeks back and my local council run gym is a member but 6 points I think for a session; thatās 3 a month.
Could sign up twice a month for Ā£55 
I feel like thatās not new? Didnāt they do the intro offer for everyone for 3 months?
Still got ultra only for the perks lol
Edit: ignore that it was 45 intro offer for me
It was Ā£45 previously.
Yeah just went through my statement to see 
Itās still Ā£45 for me
Same for me - Ā£45 for 3 months
Iām in the Ā£35 p/m club too 
I feel that is the actual value this plan should be 
If it was Ā£35 all the time it would be good value IMO, I really want the card but canāt be bothered with the upgrade/downgrade gymnastics and also having to pay a fee at the end of it.
Scary Biscuits
Wonder how many of those are also as negligent as the other story they made, which was zero fault by revolut.
