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Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options SG Verdict
 Aldermore
4.00% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Peterborough based Aldermore launched in 2009 and look after over £13.1bn of deposits.

You can find out more about them here

 isbank Raisin
4.50% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

This product is only available via the Raisin UK savings platform. You can find out more about Raisin here

 UBL
4.26% £2,000 / £1,000,000

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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

United Bank UK, which was formed in 2001 from the merger of two Pakistani banks, has branches in Ilford, Bradford, Birmingham, Glasgow Manchester and London.

 UBL - Raisin
4.26% £2,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

United Bank Limited UK (UBL) was formed in 2001 from the merger of two Pakistani banks and has branches in Ilford, Bradford, Birmingham, Glasgow Manchester and London.

This product is only available via the Raisin UK savings platform. You can find out more about Raisin here

Arbuthnot Direct
4.00% £10,000 / £250,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

Arbuthnot Direct is part of private bank Arbuthnot Latham and launched in February 2019.

It has a quick application process and a 14 day cooling period

A| United Trust Bank
4.25% £5,000 / £1,000,000

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Branch
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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually

London based specialist lender United Trust launched in 1955 and look after £1.6bn of savings

Find out more about them here

BLME
4.30% £1,000 / £1,000,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements. 

You can find out more about them here

Cynergy
4.20% £10,000 / £1m

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

Cynergy was formerly known as Bank of Cyprus, which has operated in the UK since 1955, and looks after £1.76bn of savings

Gatehouse Bank
4.10% £1,000 / £1m

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements. 

JN Bank
4.00% £1,000 / £500,000

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Branch
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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

JN Bank are the first Carribean bank to be authorised in the UK and launched on 8th October 2020.

Oxbury Bank
4.31% £1,000 / £500,000

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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Compounded

Oxbury is a specialist agricultural bank, focused on lending to UK farms.  It got its banking licence in 2020 and launched savings accounts in February 2021.

Savers will need a smartphone to download the Oxbury Banking App as part of the security measures to access their online account

You can find out more about them here

RCI Bank
4.00% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Part of French car giant Renault, RCI are a UK licensed bank and covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme

You can find out more about them here

Sainsburys Bank
4.10% £5,000 / £1m

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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

Sainsbury’s Bank opened in 1999 and was the first supermarket bank to open in the UK.

Union Bank of India
4.00% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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Branch
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  • Paid On Maturity

Union Bank of India (UK), which is a subsidiary of Union Bank of India, one of the largest public sector banks in India.

Although Union Bank does finally have an internet application, their UK website is very hard to navigate to find it and it is one of the most difficult applications to complete we've experienced.

Vanquis Bank
4.00% £1,000 / £250,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Vanquis Bank is part of the Provident Financial Group, which was founded in 2002 and looks after £1.68bn of deposits.

You can find out more about Vanquis in our banking directory here

Zopa Bank
4.30% £1,000 / £250,000

Branch
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Branch
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  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Compounded

Zopa started life as a peer to peer lending business in 2005 but became a licensed bank in 2019 and launched their first savings accounts in August 2020.

You can find out more about them here

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