New Halifax Reward account. Has anyone figured out a way around £500 spending?

locky123

flaneurs_lobster said:

locky123 said:

I linked my Halifax debit card to Revolut and transferred £500 to Revolut using this card. The Halifax app describes the transaction as online/phone/mailorder purchase. No reference to a debit card transaction. So not sure if this qualifies for the Halifax reward. What do other Revolut users think?

I pay £500 to Revolut each month to satisfy the Halifax spend but the card is not linked. Don't know if this would change the classification of the payment (transfer rather than spend).

I dont have the card symbol on the Halifax app, it is the Revolut symbol next to the transaction.

Can you tell me how you adding money to Revolut.

In Revolut I go to add money, select amount and the linked Halifax debit card. The Revolut app says the transaction uses the Halifax debit card. It is the Halifax app which doesnt say debit card.

where_are_we

Brewer21 said:

The Halifax reward tracker hasn't updated for me since 23rd, is there a glitch in it?
It's usually been updated by now, 28th.

This has been discussed on the MSE forum for more than a week. Lots of us have not had their reward tracker updated. Seems to be for debit card transactions since about the middle of March. Hopefully it is a glitch in their systems. We shall find out definitively about the 12th of April when the £5 reward is added or not added.

flaneurs_lobster

locky123 said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

locky123 said:

I linked my Halifax debit card to Revolut and transferred £500 to Revolut using this card. The Halifax app describes the transaction as online/phone/mailorder purchase. No reference to a debit card transaction. So not sure if this qualifies for the Halifax reward. What do other Revolut users think?

I pay £500 to Revolut each month to satisfy the Halifax spend but the card is not linked. Don't know if this would change the classification of the payment (transfer rather than spend).

I dont have the card symbol on the Halifax app, it is the Revolut symbol next to the transaction.

Can you tell me how you adding money to Revolut.

In Revolut I go to add money, select amount and the linked Halifax debit card. The Revolut app says the transaction uses the Halifax debit card. It is the Halifax app which doesnt say debit card.

Just checked in the app / online, the Revolut transaction shows with the Revolut logo. Online the transaction has "Type" of "DEB" (= Debit Card). The app shows the description as you describe. 

Works for me (£5 reward paid).

PloughmansLunch

Ah, ignore me then - I don't use Revolut so the card shown seems to be a generic icon unless overridden by a supplier's logo

Brewer21

where_are_we said:

Brewer21 said:

The Halifax reward tracker hasn't updated for me since 23rd, is there a glitch in it?
It's usually been updated by now, 28th.

This has been discussed on the MSE forum for more than a week. Lots of us have not had their reward tracker updated. Seems to be for debit card transactions since about the middle of March. Hopefully it is a glitch in their systems. We shall find out definitively about the 12th of April when the £5 reward is added or not added.

Thanks I've not spotted the other thread about it.
I've just totted up how much I've spent on my card so should be ok for the next reward.👍

BoRacic

FYI Halifax DC to YBS on statements.

Up to 20 March my DC deposits showed as paid to Yorkshire Ecom
From 21 March, they showed as paid to Yorkshire BS.
Would this change the 'type of transaction' and therefore make them ineligible for the Reward Tracker?

saveroony

Has anyone tried to use PayPal does it work 

grumbler

saveroony said:

Has anyone tried to use PayPal does it work 

Do you mean linking your debit card to your Paypal account and sending money to someone? I think this will work, but PP may not like this if you send £500 every month.

atlantis187

Tried the paypal route but got account locked on the 3rd month and had to ring to explain. I just use skipton now

crumpet_man

Presume the PayPal account was locked not Halifax?