*No charges for cash/cheque deposits, withdrawals, Direct Debits or other automated transactions for an initial period. Cash transaction limit of £250,000 p/a. Qualifying criteria applies.
*No charges for cash/cheque deposits, withdrawals, Direct Debits or other automated transactions for an initial period. Cash transaction limit of £250,000 p/a. Qualifying criteria applies.
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The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is a project developed within the European Union (EU) which seeks to create an integrated market for electronic payments in Euro. It aims to remove the distinction between national and cross-border payments and introduce a common set of payment standards and rules so that payments in Euro can flow quickly and efficiently throughout the EU.
The SEPA Regulation came into force on 30 March 2012 and applies to Member States in the EU including the UK. The purpose of the SEPA Regulation is to drive the migration of existing national payments in Euro to the pan-European SEPA payment schemes to enable businesses and consumers to send and receive cross border payments in Euro as efficiently as domestic payments in Euro are currently made today.
The SEPA Regulation contains deadlines by which existing national Euro payment schemes must be replaced by the SEPA payment schemes:
As the UK does not have the Euro as its national currency, there will be an impact on the way in which businesses send and receive payments in Euro from 31 October 2016.
As we already offer single initiated SEPA Credit Transfers, you will not be required to make any technical changes to continue making these types of payment.
However, from 5th July 2016 onwards, we will no longer insist that you provide the BIC when making a single initiated SEPA Credit Transfer and you will only need to provide the IBAN of the account into which you wish to make the payment. This will only apply to SEPA payments i.e. payments sent abroad in other currencies (e.g. Dollars or Sterling) or sent in Euro to a non-SEPA country will require a BIC to enable the payment to reach the correct beneficiary account.
SEPA Credit Transfers are Next Day payments. This means that the beneficiary will receive the funds the day after the payment has been initiated, subject to cut off times and bank holidays. The pricing of SEPA Credit Transfers takes this into account. If you need to send a payment in Euros immediately, you can use our SWIFT service.
For further information on making SEPA payments, please contact your Relationship Manager.
Glossary of Abbreviations | |
SEPA | Single Euro Payments Area which includes all European Union Member States as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Monaco |
IBAN | International Bank Account Number |
BIC | Business Identifier Code |
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Your digital services have had a Virgin Money makeover. Make the move today by using the new Virgin Money internet banking service.
There are no changes to your account information or login details, the only difference is that you can now sign in to the new Virgin Money internet banking service as well. For now you can still log on through Yorkshire Bank if you’d prefer.
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Continue to Virgin Money Internet Banking
Continue to Yorkshire Bank Internet Banking as normalWe’ve been working hard to bring Yorkshire Bank and Virgin Money together to create a bigger, bolder and brighter bank. You’ll soon begin to see the Virgin Money logo on things like your statements, letters and your Business Internet Banking service.
There’s nothing you need to do – we’ll take care of it all. Your account and login details will remain the same and you’ll still be able to login using the link on the Yorkshire Bank website.
We’ll be back in touch when the new service is ready to use. If you need to contact us, you can still get in touch using the normal contact information.
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Continue to Internet BankingYou can find impartial information and guidance on money matters on the “Money advice service” website.
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