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Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options SG Verdict
 Al Rayan Bank - Raisin - 6 months
4.37% (6 Months) £5,000 / £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

 Al Rayan Bank - Raisin - 9 Months
4.35% (9 Months) £5,000 / £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

 HL Active Savings - Zopa
4.34% (9 Months) £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
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This product is provided by Zopa Bank on Active Savings, which is a savings platform, provided by investment giant Hargreaves Lansdown, which offers savers access to a range of products from its partner banks and building societies.

 isbank - Meteor
4.50% (6 Months) £1,000 / £120,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

This account is provided by isbank on the Meteor Savings platform

 isbank - Meteor - 9 Months
4.42% (9 Months) £1,000 / £120,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

This account is provided by isbank on the Meteor Savings platform

 Kuwait Finance house - Raisin
4.44% (9 Months) £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

Atom Bank - 9 months
4.55% (9 Months) £50 / £100,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
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This bond is for nine months

Durham based Atom Bank has attracted over £3.2bn of savings since its launch in April 2016.  Savers can only access Atom’s products via their mobile app

You can find out more about them here

Chetwood Bank
4.40% (6 months) £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.

Savers should note that Chetwood also offers bonds under the SmartSave brand, which is under the same banking licence, so FSCS protection is on the combined balance for any savings with both brands

Find out more about them here

GB Bank
4.49% (6 Months) £1,000 / £100,000

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  • Paid Monthly
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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.

Kent Reliance
4.41% (6 Months) £1,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
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Kent Reliance is part of One Savings Bank, a FTSE 250 listed company, and has 9 branches in Kent and the South East
One Savings Bank has recently completed its merger with Charter Court Financial Services (which includes Charter Savings Bank) and now looks after combined savings balances of £16.6bn
Kent Reliance - 9 Months
4.42% (9 Months) £1,000 / £1,000,000

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Kent Reliance is part of One Savings Bank, a FTSE 250 listed company, and has 9 branches in Kent and the South East
One Savings Bank has recently completed its merger with Charter Court Financial Services (which includes Charter Savings Bank) and now looks after combined savings balances of £16.6bn
Oxbury Bank
4.82% (6 Months) £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid Annually
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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

Oxbury Bank - 3 Months
4.69% (3 Months) £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity
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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

Union Bank of India
4.47% (9 Months) £1,000 / £1,000,000

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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.

Zopa Bank
4.50% (6 Months) £1 / £250,000

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  • Paid Monthly
  • Added to the account

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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