Passport or driving licence number were mentioned. No word on a selfie video but I’m still in the queue so they might tell me that when they can onboard me
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I don’t understand the video. How do you keep savings with Viola Black? 0% interest and a £4 charge…
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Just got an instagram advert from them 
All the adverts. Must be costing a fortune.
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And not effective.
It’s reviews have bombed to 1.4 out of 5 and only 500 downloads.
Even at £4 a month they have shelled out way more then they can afford on advertising.
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Please let me know - I’m interested! 
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Sounds like a radio station. Which would cost £4/month to listen to.
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I asked. Any government issued ID number eg passport or driving licence. Curious they specifically said the number instead of just saying they needed to see them🤔
Seems like a scam big time
I’m sure it doesn’t need pointing out, but calling it a scam, and leaving reviews when you haven’t even tried the service, calling it a scam, are just as bad as what I can only assume are similar fake reviews about Monzo on trustpilot and other places.
There are some people (especially those outside of the FinTech bubble), that would call any bank that charges customers to deposit cash, a scam (for clarity, I don’t personally think that, but I know others who have no other knowledge of the banking industry who do think this way).
Simply because they just can’t comprehend that type of bank, when their existing bank has been never charged a fee for such things.
Perhaps it’s worth trying the service before commenting on what it’s like?
Or, if you don’t like the fees (and I’m struggling to think of anyone who would), maybe watch from the sidelines?
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No indication at all it’s a scam, they just have charges for everything, and very high ones at that
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Yh but u wouldnt charge 4 pound for something that your suppose use to budget
I wouldn’t but they are. It’s how they’ve decided to make money. Personally I agree that there are a lot of cheaper or free alternatives so I can’t figure out who the target audience is, but if there is an unknown niche market then they might capture them
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There are many more other budgeting things that charge a lot more than £4 a month that does not make it a scam.
https://www.thinkmoney.co.uk/campaign/open-current-account-money/
One example that has been in the press., money saving expert and so on. Charges £10 a month to help you budget, that is a prepaid card.
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Monzo never charged for prepay its just a complete rip off
Yh i can understamd think money but if u look at what they do u get an account a d they put money away towards ur bills so u dont spend it
There is cardone
£12.50 a month and charges for ATM’s etc.
There is icount
£9.95 a month and 50p for every thing
Like I said many many more that charge more than £4
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Maybe comes back to, and touches on, the points elsewhere about customer numbers
If they can find their (presumably not huge) niche that will pay for that, like metal cards and the like it might see them cover their costs when Monzo and Starling currently do not
£12.50 a month is pretty mad though!
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how is their app assuming you’ve been accepted?
Its my opinion what i think about them