How do I know if an Open Banking service is genuine?

• Firstly, check that the provider that you are thinking of using is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide Open Banking services. See list of registered providers
  
• Before you sign up to a service, make sure you are happy that the provider you are using is who they say they are, and that you understand the service that they will be providing.
  
• When you sign up to Open Banking you will be transferred to our secure website. Check that this looks like the Triodos Bank website you are used to seeing and that the web address contains the ‘s’ in https://www.triodos.co.uk
  
• You will never be asked to share your password or login details
  
• If you are in any doubt whether a provider is genuine, stop and verify them before proceeding by checking that they’re on the list of registered providers.
  

From September 2019 the technology will be in place to enable other Open Banking providers and Third Party Providers to start integrating their apps and tools with Triodos Bank current accounts. Once providers have integrated their systems with ours, you’ll be able to start using their Open Banking products and services to connect with your Triodos current account.

At this stage you will be able to use Open Banking for two types of service:

• Account information – this means current account transaction details and account balances.
• Initiate payments – this means using an Open Banking service to make payments from your account held with us.

See the list of Open Banking providers.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is a UK body which gives you automatic protection up to £85,000 if your bank, building society, or credit union goes out of business.

Your eligible deposits with Triodos Bank UK are protected up to a total of £85,000 by the FSCS. An eligible deposit is money in accounts such as current and savings accounts, including cash ISAs. With Triodos, this will also cover cash held in investment accounts but not the investments themselves.

Please note that the £85,000 will apply to the total of all eligible deposits with Triodos Bank rather than per account or product. Any deposits over this amount are unlikely to be covered.

For more information, please visit the Triodos FSCS webpage.

You can find a list of registered providers on the Open Banking website.

Historically, smaller challenger banks such as Triodos had no option but to utilise one of the “big four” banks (NatWest Group, Lloyds, HSBC and Barclays) for payment clearing services.

So it is not unusual to see banks of Triodos’ size (or indeed some far bigger organisations) still utilising the “big four” clearing banks.

However, there is currently a real drive by the government, via the Payments Systems Regulator, to promote competition in the banking sector and to encourage innovation in payment systems.

This has resulted in a wider choice of clearing options (including alternative providers and/or direct clearing) now available to challenger banks.

While changing our clearing arrangements would be a very large undertaking we continue to review the options, remaining conscious of maintaining a high quality of service for all our customers.

You can use the Triodos App to log in to Internet Banking by following these steps:

1. Go to the Triodos login page on your internet browser and select the tab called ‘Log in with mobile app’.
2. Open the Triodos App on a second device and tap the QR button in the corner of the login page.
3. Scan the QR code on your internet browser with the scanner.
4. Use your passcode, fingerprint or face recognition when prompted in the app.
5. Tap ‘confirm’ in the app and Internet Banking will automatically log in.

£20,000 per day for Personal current account payments

£100,000 per day for Personal savings account customers.

£100,000 per transaction for Business customers.

The Faster Payment limit is cumulative and includes all amounts authorised on that day, even payments set for a future date. You are able to make multiple Faster Payments a day, but once the daily limit is reached, the payment needs to be made as a CHAPS payment, with a fee of £20.00.

If you are making payments above £20,000 there are new daily payment limits. Find out more. 

The sort code for Triodos Bank is:   16-58-10

For foreign payments to a Triodos account the above sort code is not valid. Also mandatory information is needed to ensure a foreign payment reaches your account.

Cash cannot be paid in to the Triodos Current Account. You can make payments into your Triodos Current Account by bank transfer or online. If you wish to pay a cheque into your account, you can send them via our freepost service to our office in Bristol - Freepost TRIODOS BANK. This is an untracked 2nd class service, however, if you are sending in cheques or original documents, you may wish to use our registered address (this will require a stamp):

Triodos Bank
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AS 

Please include the sort code and account number of the account you wish the cheque to be credited to.

Yes, Confirmation of Payee, an account name-checking service, has been introduced to combat fraud and misdirected payment. Triodos is part of this scheme for incoming and outbound payments, and a CoP check will be performed every time you send money from your Triodos account. We encourage you still continue to check payment details in line with our guidance, and regularly review our website for information on how to prevent fraud.

Triodos Bank will not charge you for cash withdrawals from any ATM in the UK. However, some ATM providers may charge for using their machines to withdraw cash. There is a charge for withdrawing cash from abroad, please see our tariff for details.

As you'd expect from a bank, we take security very seriously - here are some things we do to keep you safe. To help you spot fraud, we’d also like you to know the things we’d never do.

What we do

• Provide around the clock debit card transaction monitoring.
• Provide 24/7 phone support to answer your questions about your debit card.
• Let you freeze and unfreeze your card whenever you need to.
• Temporarily block accounts and debit cards if fraudulent activity is suspected.
• Automatically log you out of Internet Banking and the app after a period of inactivity.
• Keep you up to date with fraud protection advice.
• Send text alerts when online or card transactions are made.
• Temporarily suspend your Internet Banking if left dormant for a long time.

What we’ll never do

We will never contact you out of the blue to ask you:

• For your mobile app passcode.
• For your digipass PIN.
• For your card number or PIN.
• To transfer money out of your account.
• To click a link in an email to our Internet Banking.
  

If in doubt, call us on the number on our website, or delete the email without opening it.

Learn more about how to stay safe online or visit the action fraud website.

Setting up a Direct Debit should be done through the company who will be claiming the Direct Debit. You can cancel a Direct Debit in Internet Banking by going to Self Service, Account settings, then Direct Debits, however you will need to contact the company who claim the Direct Debit to cancel it with them as well.

Yes, cheque books are not issued automatically as we understand that some customers do not require them. If you would like to order one please call our contact team on 0330 355 0355 to request one or send a secure message in Internet Banking.

No, you will need to wait for the funds to clear in order to access the money. Please see our 'What you need to know' document for more details.

Yes, you can choose and agree a switch date with us. Just make sure you allow seven working days for the switch to take place and that your chosen date isn’t a Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday.

You will be able to continue using your old account up to and until your switch date, when your funds will be transferred to your new account.

We look to support any customer who is concerned regarding fees and charges, and we know that life has been difficult for many of us in recent years. If your circumstances are causing you to worry or causing you financial stress, please contact us as we can discuss options to support you. This could include the following:

• Seeking advice on budgeting and financial commitments via an independent organisation such as the Money Advice Trust or Citizens Advice, they can give free and impartial advice and tips
• Reviewing charges on your Triodos account
• Reviewing access to overdraft facilities
• Access to funds held in your Triodos savings accounts if appropriate

Visit our help and support to see our tips for setting budgets and managing bills. 

Triodos does not offer interest on balances held in your Current Account however we do have a range of savings options such as ISAs and online savings accounts.