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Journal · planned schedule

One question per piece, answered against the registers.

Each entry below takes a single question a finance team actually asks, and answers it with the register open. Dates are planned publication dates, and a piece moves only when a source moves.

Cadence
Two pieces a week at launch
Length
Long enough to show the working
Every piece carries
Entity names, register fields, dates
04 Sep 2026The best business account in Europe depends on which failure you are planning forIn preparation 05 Sep 2026Wise Business against Revolut Business, read as two legal entitiesIn preparation 06 Sep 2026Are neobank deposits protected? It depends on the licence, not the appIn preparation 07 Sep 2026How long a frozen business account actually stays frozenIn preparation 08 Sep 2026Multi currency business accounts, compared by what the rate really costsIn preparation 19 Sep 2026What a safeguarding account is, and what it is notIn preparation 21 Sep 2026Payment provider outage history, compared month by monthIn preparation 26 Sep 2026Why business account applications get rejectedIn preparation
Standing corrections

What we changed and when.

DateChangeReason
1 Sep 2026Revolut split into two rows: Revolut Bank UK Ltd and Revolut Bank UABOne brand, two entities, two payout schemes
1 Sep 2026UK protection figure raised from 85,000 to 120,000 poundsPRA policy statement PS24/25, in force 1 December 2025
1 Sep 2026Qonto moved from bank to payment institutionACPR licence 16958 names a payment institution, not a credit institution