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Adding money with iDEAL is a secure and free method to deposit EUR into your Revolut account from your external bank. iDEAL deposits are only available in the Netherlands, and not all banks are supported.

Before you add money with iDEAL, make sure that the name on your external bank account matches the name associated listed on your Revolut account identically. Otherwise, the deposit will fail. To add money with iDEAL in your Revolut app:

• Go to 'Home' on the bottom menu
• Tap Add money
• Enter the amount in EUR
• Under the amount, choose your payment method and select 'iDEAL'
• Select a bank
• Follow the prompts to add money

iDEAL deposits can take up to 30 minutes to reflect in your Revolut account.

Using iDEAL to deposit money in your Revolut account is free of charge. You can currently only deposit EUR with iDEAL.

For more help with your deposit, tap the transfer in your in-app transaction history and select 'Get help'.

A pending iDEAL payment will eventually get marked as either completed or failed. If completed, the deposit will be credited to your Revolut account. If failed, the money should remain in your external bank account.

Failed deposits are usually returned to your external account within 3 business days, but can take up to 5 business days to reflect in your account.

If your iDEAL deposit failed, tap the transaction in your in-app transaction history for more information on the specific reason for failure. The most common reasons that iDEAL deposits fail are a name mismatch or insufficient funds in your external bank account.

If the name on your bank account doesn't match the name on your Revolut account, we have to properly collect your information, which means your full legal name needs to be reflected in your Revolut account. If it's not already accurate in the Revolut app, you'll need to update it.

We use your ID document to verify that information, so we don't accept abbreviations. If an abbreviation is listed on your external bank account, we suggest contacting your bank to update this and have your full legal name listed. If you're unable to add money via this method, try other methods.