Who’s going to open a pot with £10 @ 0.15% interest? It’s pointless.
Those who still have a pot with a few grand in are losing out by 0.35% interest to Monzo - Monzo are actually earning more interest on their customers money than their customers are - more than twice as much actually.
Paragon are also paying 0.5% - with only £1 required…lol
Unless Monzo start raising their rates to at least match their providers rates I can’t see anyone using the pots feature anymore.
Yes, I know my opinion is probably unpopular on this, but I have never really understood why I would use Pots, personally.
Especially in the very low interest market, I want to maximise my interest as much as possible, and I am willing to shop around for this.
I would much rather do this than accept an inferior rate, which Pots are always going to be due to Monzo’s cut. So the extra time and effort of shopping around is worth it to me, compared to the convenience of Pots.
I do understand that things like Pots and Roundups may help people who struggle with money management and want some help to start saving, but if you are already on top of your finances the usefulness of this is very limited.