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New Business Banking Service
Are you paying too much on Banking fees? – our preferential banking tariff with Santander could save your business money. Compare tariffs now…
  • Santander Direct Business Bank Account (BBA)
  • Special Affiliated rates for Cardsave Members
  • No Paperwork - Hotline to open business bank account
  • Sole Trader accounts open in 8 to 10 days (#1)
  • Partnerships & Ltd Co.'s accounts open in 14 to 21 days (#2)

The Santander Service

It pays to switch to Santander with Cardsave's affinity rate.

5% AER (fixed) for 12 month on balances up to £2,000 when you pay in at least £1,000 each month.

Free day-to-day banking (within our agreed transaction limits).

Matching existing overdraft facilities (depending on your circumstances)

To Apply You need to be a business customer aged over 18 and live permanently in the UK and have a business turnover of £1 million or less

Available to Sole Traders, Partnerships, and Limited Companies

Charges
Below are the charges applicable to a Santander Direct Business Bank Account

Transactions Number of free transactions

Charges for exceeding free limit
Cheques deposited 50 50p per item
Cash deposited £2,000 45p per £100
BACS credited Unlimited N/A
Cash and cheque withdrawals 50 50p per item
Debit card payments Unlimited N/A
Direct debits Unlimited N/A
Standing orders Unlimited N/A
Bill payments Unlimited N/A
Transfers between linked
Santander business accounts		 Unlimited N/A
Santander vs Competitors

  Barclays HSBC Lloyds
Proposition Standard Business Bank
Account		 Small Business Tariff Business Extra Business Bank Account
Free Banking Up to 2 years for start ups Up to 18 months for
start-ups & switchers		 Up to 18 months for
start-ups & switchers		 Life time
Monthly Fee £5.50 pm £3.15 pm £5.00 pm Free
Credit Interest 0.10% AER (variable) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Access Branch, Online, Telephone, ATM Branch, Online,
Telephone, ATM		 Branch, Online,
Telephone, ATM		 Branch, Online,
Telephone, ATM
Cash Deposit (excess) 55p per £100 53p per £100 57p per £100 45p per £100
Cheque Deposit 28p per item 28p per item 65p per item 50p per item
Cash Withdrawal 45p per item 42p - 68p per item 62p per item 50p per item
Cheque Withdrawal 59p per item 63p per item 65p per item 50p per item
SO/DD/Electronic SO 54p/DD 32p SO 54p/DD 32p SO 40p/DD 40p Free
Other conditions N/A N/A N/A N/A

All quoted rates are correct at 26th July 2011
#1 – Standard telephone service –merchant will be sent confirmation by post. #2 – Standard telephone service plus verification of supplementary document check #4 – Santander will advise on first telephone call if a Business Bank a/c cannot be offered.