ekko review: An app to help tackle climate change
Looking to reduce your carbon footprint while you spend? Find out how ekko could help.
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ekko is a climate-friendly app, prepaid debit card and ecosystem that aims to help users make a positive impact on the planet. Here, we explain how it works.
ekko is an app and prepaid debit card designed to turn the tide on climate change “one tap at a time”. Users can spend on the card as usual to pay for shopping or bills. As they do so, ekko will plant trees and prevent plastic from entering the oceans.
If you sign up to ekko, you’ll have access to the app and you’ll be sent a Mastercard debit card to use in the same way as any other debit card.
The difference is that every 5 transactions on your card will pay for 1 ocean-bound plastic bottle to be collected. And every 50 transactions will pay for 1 tree to be planted. You can also choose to shop on ekko’s marketplace of sustainable products and services.
By using the app you’ll be able to view your account balance as well as track your own tree and bottle counts. You can also see your carbon footprint from everything you’ve bought using the card.
Trees are planted in partnership with the Mastercard priceless planet coalition. ekko is also partnered with Prevented Ocean Plastic to remove plastic bottles.
To access ekko, you’ll need to join the waiting list on the website and download the app on App Store or Google Play. You’ll then be emailed an exclusive code to join ekko. A limited number of customers will have access to the app for free, but there may be a small membership fee in the future.
ekko does not have a UK banking licence so your funds will not be protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. However, your money is safeguarded under the EU Electronic Money Directive and UK Electronic Money Regulations 2011. This means your money will be held in a segregated account in accordance with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations and the Electronic Money Regulations 2011. Should ekko become insolvent, your funds will be protected against claims made by creditors.
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If you’re keen to help tackle climate change in small, easy steps, ekko is a way to do so. It provides a free opportunity to help protect the environment without the need to dramatically change your spending habits.
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