RevPoints remain valid for exactly three years from the date they enter your account. This expiration applies universally across all earning methods: card purchases, Spare Change contributions, plan upgrade bonuses, and in-app challenge rewards all follow identical timelines.

The three-year countdown begins the moment points are posted to your balance, not when you activated RevPoints or when you made the qualifying purchase. If a transaction takes two days to process, your expiry clock starts when points appear in your account, not when you swiped your card.

Revolut provides expiry visibility within the RevPoints section of your app. The interface displays which point batches are approaching expiration, typically flagging anything within 90 days of the deadline.

This transparency lets you plan redemptions proactively. Rather than checking manually before every redemption, the app presents upcoming expirations prominently, ensuring you're aware of time-sensitive points that need attention.

When you redeem RevPoints, Revolut automatically applies your oldest points first. This first-in, first-out methodology protects points closest to expiration, ensuring newer points with longer validity remain in your account.

You can't manually override this sequence. The system determines which specific points get redeemed based on age, removing the risk of accidentally using fresh points while older ones expire unused.

This automation simplifies point management dramatically. You don't need spreadsheets tracking which earning dates correspond to which expiry dates — Revolut handles the complexity behind the scenes.

The redemption priority shifts slightly when your balance contains both Spare Change points (purchased through round-ups) and earned points (from card spending and bonuses).

Typically, Spare Change points redeem first. Since you paid cash to acquire these points, Revolut prioritizes using them before earned points, maximizing the value of your direct investment.

But here's the critical exception: if your earned points are expiring within three months, the system flips priority. Revolut redeems your expiring earned points first, preserving the Spare Change points you purchased.

Practical example: You hold 1200 points total — 300 from Spare Change expiring in 18 months and 900 from purchases expiring in six weeks. Redeem 700 points for a gift card, and the system uses 700 of your expiring earned points, leaving you with 200 earned points (still facing imminent expiration) and your full 300 Spare Change points intact.

The most effective expiry management strategy? Regular redemptions rather than massive point hoarding.

If you're earning 500+ points monthly, don't wait three years to accumulate 18,000 points for one large redemption. Your earliest points will start expiring before you reach that target. Instead, make smaller redemptions throughout the year — partial flight payments, shopping discounts, gift cards — keeping your balance active and preventing losses.

Converting RevPoints to airline miles offers a potential expiry extension, depending on the loyalty program's rules.

For instance, British Airways Avios never expire as long as you earn or redeem miles at least once every 36 months. Transfer expiring RevPoints to Avios, and those miles gain a more flexible timeline. Make one small Avios transaction every three years — even something minor like converting RevPoints or booking a cheap reward flight — and your entire balance stays perpetually active.

This strategy particularly benefits travelers who prefer saving for premium cabin redemptions requiring 50,000+ miles. Rather than rushing to use expiring RevPoints on suboptimal redemptions, convert them to Avios where they can wait indefinitely for the perfect booking opportunity.