Faster Payments Sort Code Checker
Faster Payments is a new service which enables banks to process phone, internet and standing order within a few hours.
If your bank or building society has confirmed that it is offering you the Faster Payments Service and you want to make a payment this way, you can check whether the account you are sending money to is able to receive a Faster Payment by checking the sort code here:
Even if the sort code of the account you are checking is able to receive Faster Payments, you should remember these other top tips before making your payment:
- check that you are able to send a Faster Payment from you account;
- check that the payment you are making is within the value limit set by your bank;
- if you want to pay a bill, you should check the timescales on the back of the bill to ensure your payment is made on time; and
- always double check the account number and sort code, as once you have made a Faster Payment it can’t be cancelled.
Remember, if it is not possible to use the new service, you can still make your payment online or over the phone using the existing three-day Bacs service.
Faster Payments is the first new payments service to be introduced in the UK for more than 20 years. To ensure that the service is launched smoothly, securely and with total reliability for customers, banks and building societies are gradually offering the service to their customers.
Below is a list of the banks that are currently sending and receiving Faster Payments. Not all accounts across each bank or building society are currently able to receive Faster Payments. By using the sort code checker you can be sure that the account you are sending to, can receive a Faster Payment.
Institutions currently sending Faster Payments include:
- Barclays Bank
- Citi
- Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks,
- HSBC
- LloydsTSB
- Northern Bank
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group (incorporating NatWest and Ulster Bank)
Banks currently receiving Faster Payments include:
- Alliance & Leicester
- Barclays Bank
- Citi
- Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks,
- Co-operative Bank
- HBOS
- HSBC
- LloydsTSB
- Nationwide
- Northern Bank
- Northern Rock
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group (incorporating NatWest and Ulster Bank)
This sort code checker is provided for informational purposes only. Whilst every effort is made to provide an accurate indication as to whether a sort code may accept Faster Payments, users acknowledge that AAL accepts no liability whatsoever with respect to its accuracy.
