Uber is expanding its partnership with Revolut to let passengers across the UK and much of Europe pay for rides through account-to-account transfers, PaymentsJournal reported.
This joint effort allows both brands to strengthen customer interaction while presenting a substitute for standard card transactions. The integration is built directly into the Uber app, featuring a Revolut Pay button available to Uber riders and Uber Eats customers.
Biometric security lets individuals verify charges right away, and every Revolut Pay purchase triggers an instant alert alongside live financial tracking. The service supports local currency handling, with Revolut offering transactions in more than 33 currencies. Currently, Revolut Pay boasts a 98.5% mean success rate for authorizations alongside an abandonment rate sitting under 5%.
The wider payment rollout on Uber excludes four European Union nations: Slovenia, Latvia, Cyprus, and Bulgaria. By using Revolut Pay, consumers can additionally collect RevPoints on food deliveries and trips with Uber, supplying Revolut with another pathway to draw individuals into its rewards network.
The arrangement makes rewards more immediately useful, as points can be applied toward purchases including Uber rides. For Uber, the appeal extends beyond customer engagement.
“Merchants in general would love all of their business to be via A2A payments because they are instant, guaranteed, irreversible, and come with much lower fees compared to card-based transactions,” said Don Apgar, Director of Merchant Payments at Javelin Strategy & Research, told PaymentsJournal.
Apgar added that dispute rights associated with card purchases leave merchants exposed to friendly fraud and frivolous claims. Account-to-account payments eliminate chargeback overhead for merchants on transactions where services are delivered immediately.
The partnership also makes sense from an operational standpoint because both Revolut and Uber feature mobile-first customer experiences.
“You’re ordering your ride or food directly on the Uber app and then confirming payment via the Revolut app,” Apgar told PaymentsJournal. “This eliminates a lot of friction that is common in two-factor authentication environments, where you’re ordering on your laptop but need your phone to authenticate the payment.”
The expanded Revolut Pay option on Uber will not be available in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, and Slovenia.
Revolut Pay reports an average authorization rate of 98.5% and a payment drop-off rate below 5%.
Revolut supports transactions in more than 33 currencies for local currency handling.
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