news · 2026-07-02 · 4 min

Revolut’s UK bank is live. Your app might still be an EMI.

The licence changed. The product graph did not get simpler. Check the entity on the statement.

Revolut’s UK banking permission is the end of a long wait and the start of a documentation problem. Eligible UK customers on the bank product get FSCS. Everyone else remains in e-money land. The app looks the same.

This register splits the score: safety rises for the UK bank sleeve, not for crypto, stocks, or overseas EMI balances. If your statement still says e-money, you do not have the bank.

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