Foreign Payment Services

To make it easy for Unity Trust Bank customers to make and receive payments in foreign currencies, we have partnerships with trusted external agents

Making foreign transfers

You can make overseas payments in most major currencies. This is how funds will be credited to the beneficiary’s bank:

For payments in euro or sterling and in the EEA, the payment will be delivered to the beneficiary’s account by no later than the end of the business day, following the time of receipt by the company on the payment instruction.
For payments in any EEA currency other than euro or sterling, the payment will be delivered to the account by no later than the end of the fourth business day, following the time of receipt by the company on the payment instruction.
For payments outside of the EEA and in any non-EEA currency, the payment will be processed and delivered in accordance with the company’s standard processing times.

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Make a transfer overseas

Step 1

Download, print and complete all sections of this form. Please sign the original in accordance with your bank mandate and ensure that the form is completed with the beneficiary’s details to avoid delays to the process of sending your funds.

Transfer of Funds Overseas Form

Step 2

Scan the signed document and send to us by:

Email: us@unity.co.uk

or by post:

Unity Trust Bank
PO Box 7193
Planetary Road
Willenhall
WV1 9DG

When we process your form, we may call you back to confirm payment details.

Receiving payments

Unity Trust Bank customers can accept foreign payments either by cheque or transfer.

Receiving payment by cheque

Foreign cheques can take 10 days to 8 weeks to be credited to your account. If you are expecting a payment and would like to find out how long it may take, please call us on 0345 140 1000.

Receiving payment by transfer

To receive payment in a foreign currency or from abroad, by transfer directly into your account, you should inform the payer of the following:

Your account name
Your account number
Your sort code
Our IBAN number: GB93NWBK60023571418024
Our BIC code: NWBKGB2L

Important information about Unity Trust Bank’s foreign payment services

Here are the charges for our foreign services: Full Service Tariff
All foreign payments and transactions are undertaken for us by third party agents, and the type of foreign service will determine which agent we use. The fee shown includes their charge for providing the service in addition to our charge for processing your request. This fee will be debited to your account as a separate item.
Please note that we can only advise foreign exchange rates after processing your original paperwork.
Your account with Unity will be debited with the sterling equivalent of your foreign transfer, together with any associated fees, on the day we process your request.
From time-to-time there may be additional charges made by foreign banks, relating to foreign payments, over which we have no control. These may be passed on to you when advised to us. We will notify you of the charges before we debit your account.

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