Published · Updated · Christian Costa · Digital banks · 1 min read
Is it safe to give Revolut my SSN?
Give a Social Security number only inside the official Revolut app or site that you opened yourself, and only if that flow asks for it to open or verify a US account.
Give a Social Security number only inside the official Revolut app or site that you opened yourself, and only if that flow asks for it to open or verify a US account. Do not read it aloud to someone who called, and do not type it into a page that arrived by text.
US financial institutions collect a taxpayer identification number to identify the customer. That is a legal requirement of the customer identification rules, not a quirk of one screen. Whether Revolut’s US entity asks every applicant for an SSN, or also accepts an ITIN, is what the application in front of you says. A second old page (“does Revolut require SSN?”) is the same question and now points here. If the form does not ask, do not volunteer the number in a chat box.
The IRS is the source for what an SSN is. Revolut’s own privacy notice is the source for how that company stores it. Neither notice is a reason to send the number to a “support agent” on a messaging app.
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This note is educational. It is not a recommendation to buy, borrow or insure anything, and it promises no return.
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