r/Revolut • u/Adventurous-Pilot317 • 21h ago
📜 Article Revolut changed international transfer fees effective immediately — is this even legal under EU regulations?
Today, 15 October 2026, I received an email from Revolut announcing changes to its Personal Fee Terms, effective immediately, with apparently no advance notice.
The changes include replacing variable international bank transfer fees with a flat-fee structure and introducing BLIK payments.
After looking into EU regulations and Revolut’s own contractual terms, I have some concerns:
1. EU law requires two months’ notice
Under Article 54 of the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2), payment service providers must generally give customers at least two months’ advance notice before changing the terms of an existing payment-services framework agreement.
For Dutch customers, this requirement is implemented through Article 7:517 of the Dutch Civil Cod’e.
2. Revolut’s own terms acknowledge this requirement
Revolut Netherlands’ Personal Terms (Section 24) generally provide for two months’ notice of contractual changes, subject to certain exceptions.
3. Introducing BLIK is different from changing existing fees
Launching BLIK as a new optional service may legitimately take effect immediately.
However, changing the pricing structure of existing international bank transfers appears to be a different matter, potentially subject to the statutory notice requirement.
4. Customers are given no meaningful time to reject the changes
Revolut’s email states:
“If you don’t agree with these changes, you can close your Revolut account in-app for free until October 15, 2026.”
That’s the exact same date the new terms take effect!
This raises questions about whether customers have been given a reasonable opportunity to review and reject the proposed changes.
My concern:
Unless Revolut previously notified customers or can demonstrate a valid legal exception, implementing changes to existing international transfer fees immediately appears potentially inconsistent with EU law and its own terms.
I’m not claiming a definitive legal violation, but I believe Revolut should explain its legal justification.
Has anyone else received this email? Was there an earlier notification I missed? Has anyone challenged Revolut about this?
Relevant references:
EU PSD2, Article 54: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2015/2366/oj
Revolut Netherlands Personal Terms: https://www.revolut.com/en-NL/legal/terms/
