“As your Checkout.com account is not a bank account, it's not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).”
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Without FSCS coverage, funds held in a Checkout.com account are not protected up to the statutory compensation limit if Checkout.com were to fail.
Funds held in a Checkout.com account carry no FSCS protection, unlike funds held in a regulated bank account.
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"As your Checkout.com account is not a bank account, it's not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).Excerpt from Checkout.com's Terms
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Without FSCS coverage, funds held in a Checkout.com account are not protected up to the statutory compensation limit if Checkout.com were to fail.
Funds held in a Checkout.com account carry no FSCS protection, unlike funds held in a regulated bank account.
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