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Re:Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1B from Its Investors by nly on Friday January 29, 2021 @05:56AM (#25956070)
TW have all the functional features of a bank lots of people care about. A debit card, direct debits, standing orders etc. I of course recognize they aren't a fully licensed bank, but for EUR balances they are worth a look
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Re:Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1B from Its Investors by design-material on Friday January 29, 2021 @07:52AM (#25956712)
The reason a Bank is strictly defined is that TW does not guarantee any cash that you have stored with them.

With a bank you have up to £85,000 insured and guaranteed e.g. if the bank fails

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Re:Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1B from Its Investors by Gaelan on Friday January 29, 2021 @08:06AM (#25956832)
IIRC TransferWise holds all your money in escrow (as opposed to investing it or w/e), so they don't need to guarantee it. I'm not sure off hand if that's just what they claim, or if they actually make a legal promise to that effect.
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