11mo ago

Revolut vs privacy.com vs google wallet

Has anyone here used Revolut? How does it compare to privacy.com for EU users?

Can you use the tap to pay on your phone without using Google Wallet?

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No, you have to link Google if you want to pay with your phone. But you can also just get their physical card instead.

I'm not sure what "tap to pay" is and I haven't used privacy.com. But you can attach your Revolut card to NFC in phone. Without going through Google Wallet
It also issues one-time cards that get destroyed after one use
In general it's pretty handy, even if as pre-paid account
But how private your data really is, that might be hard to answer
- Do you have any sources for attaching a revolut card to the phone's NFC? Is that a service they provide in their app or do you mean copying the card chip manually?
  
  WDYM by source? You just open phone settings, NFC and choose Revolut to be the app to be used with NFC
  If you choose to be issued physical card there probably is a way to just copy it physically into NFC but I haven't used that
  Revolut is just another bank. It's just a little less behind the times than most
- Can you elaborate But how private your data really is, that might be hard to answer
  Is there a limit to one-time cards.
  
  Is there a limit to one-time cards
  There should be something about that in the Revolut EULA or something like that. But I've never encountered it. The moment the payment goes through, a new card appears in the app
  Can you elaborate But how private your data really is, that might be hard to answer
  It's a business. A closed source. They are of course bound by laws and regulations but there's practically no way to make sure they aren't selling transaction data/statistics under the table. Also, the cards issued by them are either visa or mastercard (IDR), so these companies have that info too. And I'd bet they sell transactions analytics
  Then there's also the matter of telemetry. Apart from telemetry gathered by the app for Revolut, I guess there's no way to use it without Gapps
  FWIW I did not notice an influx of spam after registering an account. But that doesn't prove anything, of course
  We can't inspect the code of the app. So it's probably only as private as other bank apps
  
  @redhotelrwandarhythm@lemmy.ca according to their help page: "You can have up to 6 active physical cards, 20 active virtual cards, and 1 single-use card linked to your Revolut account at one time."

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