Ranked: Monzo and Starling top list of best UK banks : CityAM

Definitely, today there are so many new ideas in the sphere of banking all around the world. Monzo as one the UK’s discovery, today is providing online banking accounts, without any fees and just with the mobile app of Monzo. This platform is offering different services for customers in case of managing their funds, saving, spending and sending money to different accounts. However beside all features that are available in Monzo, there is one special feature that make this platform unique in its kind among others; the ability of providing overdraft for their customers. In this short article we will write about the services that it can provide for users. 

Monzo Overdraft Features

The idea of overdraft can be the best idea for anyone who needs to borrow extra money for a short period of the time. The Monzo’s overdraft feature is designed for short term borrow and as quick as users pay it back, it will cost less for them. There are three available variables for customers to choose for their overdraft plan; they can choose among 19%, 29% and 39% EAR/APR (variable). For instance if users arrange an overdraft of 1000 pound for 30 days with a 39% variable, it would cost the user 27.45 pound. The Monzo mobile app always will clearly show the exact cost for the users overdraft process. Should be noted that if the customer will be eligible for taking overdraft, the limit is 1000 pound, if Monzo will not recognize the user eligible, the overdraft will not be under the access by the user. Monzo will not charge customers any extra fees for their going into overdraft and the platform will notify customers about the best time to go into it. 

EAR & APR

For more clarification, we decided to describe the differences between EAR and APR. Briefly to mention, EAR stands for effective annual rate and APR for annual percentage rate. In case of EAR, if the user overdraws for a year this number will show the rate of interest that user will need to pay; user will pay interest on the amount that overdrawn and also will pay the interest made from being overdrawn. In the case of APR, it is calculated in the same way as EAR but will add any additional or hidden fees too. However because Monzo is not charging users in extra, so the EAR/APR in Monzo is the same. Variable allows Monzo to change the rate at any time but they will notify users in these circumstances. Should be noted that users can use the official site of Monzo for checking the calculations and knowing about the eligibility requirements. 

Conclusion

Accordingly, Monzo counts as one of the new ideas in the sphere of banking and today with more than 5 million users it became one of the most popular platforms among people. For sure the futures like overdraft, made this platform more useful and unique than others in its kind.