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That's still not true. Pull-based schemes are widely used across the SEPA region and in national schemes such as the UK's Direct Debits. A notorious celebrity
by Silhouette 4y ago
That's still not true. Pull-based schemes are widely used across the SEPA region and in national schemes such as the UK's Direct Debits.
A notorious celebrity in the UK famously revealed his bank details as a stunt to show that a large-scale data loss incident wasn't a big deal and he ended up making an unexpected payment to a healthcare charity shortly afterwards.
- vimy 4y agoI don’t know about the UK but in my SEPA country only companies can create pull-based schemes and they can’t do it without authorization of the bank account owner. Mostly used for things like utility bills. So there’s zero danger in sharing your bank account number with someone.
- akrymski 4y ago1. It's easy to setup a company 2. There's no validation that the direct debit is being setup by the account owner
- vimy 4y ago1. It’s a bureaucratic mess. And scammers will also need to deal with the bank first. 2. With a paper form they need your autograph and other ID data. Or when it’s digital you need to authorize the request with your banking app.
- akrymski 4y agoIn the UK it's £10 to register a company online in minutes. Direct debit instructions require nothing beyond a name and account number.