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Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options SG Verdict
Al Rayan Bank
4.85% £5,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Quarterly

This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.  Those savers comfortable with this are likely to be attracted by the rate and variety of channels to open and manage their account  

 Al Rayan Bank - Meteor
4.90% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid On Maturity

This account is provided by Al Rayan Bank on the Meteor Savings platform

 Al Rayan Bank - Raisin
4.85% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

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

 Chetwood Bank
4.83% £1,000 / No maximum

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  • Paid On Maturity

Wrexham based Chetwood Bank got its banking licence at the end of 2018 following a £40m investment from Elliott Advisors.

Find out more about them here

 HL Active Savings - Close
4.85% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
  • annually or compounded

This product is provided by Close Brothers on Active Savings, which is a savings platform provided by investment giant Hargreaves Lansdown, offering savers access to a range of products from its partner banks and building societies.

 Kuwait Finance House - Raisin
4.89% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

Kuwait Finance House PLC is a UK incorporated bank headquartered in London. It was originally set up to meet the investment and banking needs of offshore investors and visitors from the Gulf.

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

 National Bank of Kuwait International - Raisin
4.78% £1,000 / £120,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

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

 OakNorth Bank
4.88% £1,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity

OakNorth launched in 2015 and offers debt and property finance to UK small and medium size enterprises.

You can find out more about them here

 Punjab International - Raisin
4.87% £1,000 / £120,000

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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

 StreamBank
4.65% £1,000 / £120,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Competitive rate from Cardiff based StreamBank who have been a mainstay of our best buy tables since their launch in 2023

You can find out more about StreamBank here

Charter Savings Bank
4.82% £5,000 / £1m

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

Wolverhampton based Charter Savings launched in 2015.

It is now part of One Savings Bank which looks after a combined £16.6bn across its Charter Savings and Kent Reliance savings brands

Close Brothers
4.85% £10,000 / £2m

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity
  • Paid Away

Close Bank have been trading since 1878, are a FTSE 250 listed company and look after over £6.4bn of savings

You can find out more about them here

DF Capital - new
4.80% £1,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

DF Capital are a specialist commercial bank, based in the UK, lending to Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK.  They were authorised as a bank in September 2020.

You can find out more about them here

GB Bank
4.96% £1,000 / £100,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

GB Bank allow a generous 21 days to fund their fixed rate bonds.

GB Bank was awarded a banking licence (with restrictions) in October 2021 and launched savings on 23rd November 2022.  It is based in Middlesborough and intends to get Britain building by supporting regional SME property developers with development financing.

Investec
5.00% £5,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid On Maturity
 A competitive rate from Investec, the 10th largest bank in the UK
JN Bank
4.93% £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

ThisBank were formerly known as JN Bank, who were the first Carribean bank to be authorised in the UK when they launched on 8th October 2020.

MBNA
4.85% £1,000 / £750,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

MBNA was ounded in 1982 as part of Maryland National Bank and has operated out of Chester since 1993 offering savings, loans and home insurance.

NS&I
4.82% £500 / £1m

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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

NS&I's savings are fully protected by the government.

Shawbrook Bank
4.87% £1,000 / £2,000,000

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

Essex based Shawbrook launched in 2011 and looks after £7.84bn of savings

Find out more about them here

Tesco Bank
4.84% £2,000 / £5,000,000

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

Tesco Bank allow multiple deposits, within the first 30 days of account opening. Savers total balance must be at least £2,000 and no more than £5 million by the end of this period.

Vanquis Bank
4.78% £1,000 / £250,000

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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

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