Historically, smaller challenger banks such as Triodos had no option but to utilise one of the “big four” banks (RBS, 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 will continue to review the options in the future, remaining conscious of maintaining a high quality of service for all our customers.

We 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.

Our Edinburgh office is a base for our business banking team in Scotland. 

Triodos Bank
50 Frederick Street
Edinburgh
EH2  1EX

Please note that in order to protect our co-workers and to help reduce the spread of the Coronavirus, all our offices are closed to visitors from the general public at this time.

We don't, but we do have a range of savings options such as ISAs and online/postal savings accounts.

No. This allows us to commit more money to ethical organisations that help people and the environment.

You can withdraw up to £300 per day, per account holder, from ATMs accepting MasterCard and LINK globally (subject to available funds in your account) for detail regarding charges for using your card abroad please see out tariff of charges.

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 the 'Account Information' tab in Internet Banking, however you will need to contact the company who claim the Direct Debit to cancel it with them as well

In order to protect our co-workers and to help reduce the spread of the virus, all our offices are closed to visitors from the general public at this time. This includes our head office in Bristol and our offices in Edinburgh and London.

You can view this information on the FCA/PRA Financial Services Register.

No, you will need to wait for the funds to clear in order to access the funds.

You can find out your overdraft limit by logging into internet banking or the mobile banking app. If you have a query regarding your overdraft terms and conditions or want information on how we charge please see our information on the current account page. To apply for an overdraft or increase your overdraft please call us, to request a reduction in your overdraft limit please call us or send us a secure message in internet banking.

You can apply for an overdraft of a maximum limit of £2,000. Applications are assessed for credit score and affordability in line with responsible lending and have set criteria. Our personal overdrafts are not intended to be used for business purposes.

If your available balance is less than the monthly fee it will still be taken, this may result in an unarranged overdraft. If this happens we will charge you the same interest rate that we charge for an arranged overdraft, you won't be charged any additional fees. If you are experiencing financial difficulty please contact us or seek advice from an independent support service such as the citizens advice bureau or the money advice service

All banks have different ways of assessing if they would be willing to provide a customer with an overdraft or not and how much they would be willing to provide them with. Presently Triodos do not offer matched facilities, as a responsible lender we will offer you an overdraft facility based on your current circumstances and the outcome of our creditworthiness assessment. If you have applied for an overdraft and are not happy with what we can offer you we do have an appeal process, please contact us to discuss.

We don’t currently offer Apple Pay, Android Pay or Google Pay. We regularly review the products and services that we offer along with customer feedback to determine and prioritise future enhancements. Developments in payment methods and technologies is an area that we continue to review.

As standard your statements on the Triodos Current Account are online. However, if you ever need a one-off paper statement, maybe to use as ID, then we can send you one. There is a charge for this which can be found in our tariff.

We don't offer unarranged overdraft facilities on the current account, however if you need to apply for an overdraft or to increase your limit please call us on 0330 355 0355, our contact team is open 8am-6pm Monday-Friday.

Yes - as well as creating ad hoc UK payments you can import a file containing a batch of payments. Normally you will create this file in your accounting software.

Under the Account Management tab in Internet Banking, the Import Payments page allows you to select a file for import by browsing any of the drives accessible to your computer. Once you have selected the file, you need to authorise the import using your Digipass.

You will need to ensure that your file conforms to one of the file formats below. These files are usually produced in your accounting software.

• Import file specification - batch payment format
  
• Import file specification - BACS format (agency transactions)
  

If you’re not sure how to create an import file in either of these formats, please contact your accounting software support provider.

You can see a history of imported files, including status, in your internet banking under the Account Information tab, on the page Imported Files History.

If you have an existing overdraft limit that you wish to reduce or remove this can be done by sending us a secure message in internet banking or calling us on 0330 355 0355.