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| CategoryIMTUK | Bank or building society |
| Service availabilityProvider's website — its own claims | No sending-service quotation collected on this topic. |
| Where it sends moneyProvider's website — its own claims | No sending-service quotation collected on this topic. |
| How recipients are paidProvider's website — its own claims | Source context: International payments – personal accounts — Make international payments from your account and receive money from outside the UK An international payment is a secure way to send money from your account to a bank account in another country or to receive money.Read the source and full conditions ↗ Source fetched 26 October 2026. Full profile evidence |
| How long transfers takeProvider's website — its own claims | Source context: In store. Find your local store using our store locator . What details will I need to make an international payment? — Type of payment Charge (for all channels) Timescales[/IMT-T] SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area) – send a Euro payment to participating countries (take a look at the European Payments Council for a full list of countries) Payments usually arrive within 1 to 2 working daysRead the source and full conditions ↗ 2 more source statementsSource context: In store. Find your local store using our store locator . What details will I need to make an international payment? — Type of payment Charge (for all channels) Timescales[/IMT-T] SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area) – send a Euro payment to participating countries (take a look at the European Payments Council for a full list of countries) Payments that are submitted by 2pm in store and via our call center will be processed the same day. Payments received after 2pm in store and via our call center will be processed on the next working dayRead the source and full conditions ↗ Source context: In store. Find your local store using our store locator . What details will I need to make an international payment? — Type of payment Charge (for all channels) Timescales[/IMT-T] SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area) – send a Euro payment to participating countries (take a look at the European Payments Council for a full list of countries) Payments submitted on a weekend, or a Bank Holiday will be processed on the next working dayRead the source and full conditions ↗ Source fetched 26 October 2026. Full profile evidence |
| FeesProvider's website — its own claims | Source context: In store. Find your local store using our store locator . What details will I need to make an international payment? — Type of payment Charge (for all channels) Timescales[/IMT-T] SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area) – send a Euro payment to participating countries (take a look at the European Payments Council for a full list of countries) £0.20 for a Current Account or the equivalent from a Foreign Currency Account per transaction*Read the source and full conditions ↗ 2 more source statementsSource context: In store. Find your local store using our store locator . What details will I need to make an international payment? — Type of payment Charge (for all channels) Timescales[/IMT-T] SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area) – send a Euro payment to participating countries (take a look at the European Payments Council for a full list of countries) A 3% margin is applied to transactions that include a foreign exchange conversion **Read the source and full conditions ↗ Source context: In store. Find your local store using our store locator . What details will I need to make an international payment? — Type of payment Charge (for all channels) Timescales[/IMT-T] SWIFT - outside of the UK (or within the UK if the payment is not in Pound Sterling) £25 from GBP account, $25 from USD account or €20 from a Euro account per transaction*Read the source and full conditions ↗ Source fetched 26 October 2026. Full profile evidence |
| LimitsProvider's website — its own claims | No sending-service quotation collected on this topic. |
| How customer money is protectedProvider's website — its own claims | No sending-service quotation collected on this topic. |
| Documents and verificationProvider's website — its own claims | Source context: See more in-depth information and step-by-step guides for cancelling your card. I don't recognise a card payment, what can I do? Just come in to one of our stores or apply online - all you’ll need is proof of your identity and up to two documents for proof of address.Read the source and full conditions ↗ Source fetched 26 October 2026. Full profile evidence |
| Registered companyCompanies House | METRO BANK PLC |
| Company numberCompanies House | 06419578 |
| Company statusCompanies House | active |
| IncorporatedCompanies House | 6 November 2007 |
| Registered officeCompanies House | One, Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA, England |
| Latest accounts made up toCompanies House | 31 December 2025 |
| Accounts overdue, as recordedCompanies House | No |
| Corporate owner (person with significant control)Companies House | Metro Bank Holdings Plc |
| FCA number, as stated by the providerProvider's website | — |
| Ombudsman: total new cases (latest half-year)Financial Ombudsman Service | 396 (H1 2026, METRO BANK PLC) |
| Ombudsman: total % of cases upheld (latest half-year)Financial Ombudsman Service | 30% (H1 2026, METRO BANK PLC) |
| Sources last fetchedIMTUK | 26 October 2026 |
| Regulatory statementProvider's website | Collected (quoted on the profile) |
Companies House data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ombudsman figures: contains public sector information licensed under the same licence, source Financial Ombudsman Service, and cover the whole company named. FCA numbers are as the providers state them on their own websites and have not been checked against the FCA Register.