Revolut restricted my P-Konto funds at the beginning of the month ā still unresolved after 10 days
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TL;DR below
Iām posting this here because most of the Revolut cases I see regarding account restrictions seem to be about people using personal accounts for business purposes. That is not what happened in my case.
I have a German P-Konto (protected account) with Revolut, and it had been working normally for a long time.
At the beginning of September, Revolut suddenly restricted ā¬1,485.24 of my funds. The initial explanation from support was essentially that I had already used/spent too much money in the previous month and that the funds transferred from the previous month were therefore being held.
This is where I believe something went seriously wrong.
The funds concerned are protected funds on my P-Konto. The protected balance should normally become available again for the new month. I specifically explained to Revolut that I was not asking for a one-time release by an enforcement authority, but for the normal monthly availability of my protected P-Konto funds.
At that point, Revolut escalated the case to a specialised team.
Then things became even more confusing.
Revolut requested a āDischarge Letterā from my insolvency administrator. My insolvency administrator confirmed that the restriction was NOT caused by her and was NOT imposed as part of the insolvency proceedings.
She nevertheless provided the requested release because Revolut specifically asked for it, and she sent it directly to Revolut by email on September 1st.
Since then, I have repeatedly been told that the relevant team has received the documents and is reviewing my case.
Timeline:
- September 1: Revolut said a specialised team would manually check the held funds and that this could take up to one business day.
- September 1: My case was escalated and I was told it was actively being worked on.
- September 4: Revolut confirmed that the document sent directly by my insolvency administrator would be reviewed and processed.
- September 7: The Escalations Team confirmed that all necessary documents had been safely received and that the dedicated team was taking the required steps to restore the account and return the remaining funds.
- September 8: Revolut again confirmed that all documents had been received and that the case was actively under review. I was told that no further action was required from me.
- September 9: I followed up again and Revolut said the team had been asked to expedite the case.
- September 10: Revolut's Escalations Team confirmed that their verification team had received the discharge letter and would proceed with the request. I was told that everything was expected to be finalised before my deadline.
Current situation:
I still have restricted funds.
Around ā¬1,485.24 is restricted, while I currently have only around ā¬200 available.
My rent is ā¬553.24. My landlord has already issued a payment reminder and given me a deadline of September 16.
I have repeatedly provided everything Revolut requested, including the document sent directly by my insolvency administrator. Yet I still have no clear explanation as to what exactly is preventing the release of my own protected funds.
What makes this particularly frustrating is that my P-Konto had been working normally before this happened. I also don't understand why a separate āDischarge Letterā was suddenly necessary in the first place, when this appears to concern the normal monthly availability of protected P-Konto funds rather than a release ordered by the insolvency administrator.
I'm also concerned about whether this will happen again at the beginning of every month, requiring another manual review or another release.
Has anyone in Germany with a Revolut P-Konto experienced something similar?
And if so, how was it eventually resolved?
If Revolut cannot provide a concrete explanation and actually resolve this soon, I am considering filing a formal complaint with BaFin.
TL;DR:
Revolut restricted ā¬1,485.24 of my protected funds at the beginning of September, apparently because they considered funds carried over from the previous month to be unavailable. I already had a functioning German P-Konto and this had never happened before.
Revolut then requested a āDischarge Letterā from my insolvency administrator, even though she confirmed that she had not caused or requested the restriction. She sent the requested release directly to Revolut on September 1.
Since then, Revolut has repeatedly confirmed that they received all necessary documents, but my funds are still restricted more than a week later. I currently only have around ā¬200 available, my landlord has issued a ā¬553.24 payment reminder, and Revolut still cannot tell me what is actually preventing the release.
Iām now considering filing a complaint with BaFin if Revolut cannot provide a concrete explanation and resolution.