- for transfers between your accounts in pounds, euros, or US dollars
- incoming payments in pounds, that are added to a US dollar or euro account
- incoming US dollar or euro payments being added to a pound sterling account
- you might get extra charges when making a euro or dollar payment from a pound sterling account
- for CHAPS payments in pounds/SWIFT payments (non-euro) made from your US dollar or euro accounts, additional charges may apply for certain transactions. You can find more information on this in our Banking Tariff (pdf) or Fee Information Documents.
Foreign payments and currencies
With instant transfers between linked accounts. You can make a transfer through Internet Banking, or by calling us on 0800 092 3300.
Payments
You can make an instant transfer between your linked accounts through Internet Banking or, alternatively, you can call us on 0800 092 3300 or write to us.
To make a foreign payment from your pounds sterling or foreign currency account, please call or write to us.
Foreign exchange rates
Here are the exchange rates that we update Monday to Friday.
Weekends and bank holidays will show the indicative exchange rate from the previous working day.
We won't know the actual exchange rate until we make the payment. This means that you might see a different exchange rate below, to what's on your payment instruction. To find what exchange rate we've used, check your account statement.
Exchange rates
19 Apr 2024
Pounds Buy Rates
USD to GBP:
1.283071
EUR to GBP:
1.203631
Pounds Sell Rates
GBP to USD:
1.208329
GBP to EUR:
1.133517
We can take and send payments in many currencies. See our list below. For indicative exchange rates on any of these currencies please call us on 0800 092 3300.
Currencies accepted by Cater Allen
Here's a list of currencies we can take as telegraphic transfer deposits. This includes GB Pounds. You can find more details our Banking Tariff (pdf) or Fee Information Documents.
Euro
Danish Krone
Hungarian forint
Norwegian Krone
Polish Złoty
Romanian leu
Swedish Krona
United States Dollar
Australian Dollar
Canadian Dollar
Swiss Franc
South African Rand
New Zealand Dollar
Japanese Yen
Hong Kong Dollar
Singapore Dollar
UAE Dirham
Indian Rupee
Moroccan Dirham
Thai Baht
Receiving money in a foreign currency, or from outside of the UK
Please show these details to the third parties that make foreign currency payments to your account.
| Send to: | Santander UK |
|---|---|
| SWIFT/BIC code (Field 57): | ABBYGB2LXXX |
| Beneficiary name (Field 59): | Your full Account name |
| Beneficiary Account number (Field 59): | Your IBAN - this can be found on your statement or via Internet Banking. Or you can get it below, by inputting your Account number |
| Payment reference (Field 70): | Cater Allen |
If you need more information about foreign money transfers, call our team on 0800 092 3300.