Payment Services

When your business needs to receive funds from abroad, our electronic payments solution is a fast and secure option.

You get high levels of reliability and security, and you can:
 

• Enhance your cash flow, as funds are received from abroad as quickly as possible
• Eliminate the paper-work involved in handling paper-based payments
  

Funds will be credited to your account as soon as possible. This will be either on the value date or, if this is not possible, on the next best possible value date.
 

If the currency of the payment is different from the currency of your account, we will automatically convert sums of under £25,000 equivalent.
 

Your relationship manager or your local branch will tell you what information you will need and what the costs are.

For multi-currency payments and settlements.

Streamline International (from Worldpay) can provide you with a complete multi currency capability, enabling your business to process credit card transactions and make settlement in a multitude of currencies.

Key features & benefits:

• Single agreement - covers all MasterCard and Visa credit card payments, eliminating the need for multiple agreements with local card acquirers
• Fast payments - typically received within three days of transaction
• Cardholder preferred currency - customers can pay in their own currency, you have a variety of currency settlement options
• Management Information - available electronically, allowing you to collect information earlier
• Dedicated helpdesk - available 365 days a year
  
  

For more information please speak to your relationship manager.

When electronic payments can't be used.
 

Due to security concerns, we do not recommend paper-based payment methods however some of your trading partners may prefer these types of payments. Your Relationship Manager or your local branch will tell you what information you will need and what the costs are.
 

Please note that we are unable to accept:
 

• deposits made to your account in non-Sterling cheques, international or domestic drafts or travellers cheque deposits from any issuer
• Sterling/GBP cheques issued by a bank or building society branch based outside the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar
   

Any deposits or credits of this nature that we receive will be returned. We do not issue international draft payments.