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Securely send and receive euros

Just get a few details and your account will be ready to make and accept EUR payments.

This guide shows you how to:

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Get your account ready for EUR payments

Get your account ready for EUR payments

What you need for EUR payments

You'll need your SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) details.

SEPA is a European Union initiative that aims to make cashless EUR payments across the Eurozone easier, in a similar way to , such as Faster Payments.

The SEPA area covers the 27 EU member states, 3 EEA countries, as well as Switzerland, Monaco, and the United Kingdom. You can find a .

Get your SEPA details

Keep in mind that you only get one set of SEPA account details. If you have , these details will be linked to your primary Tide account.

Pay someone in EUR

Pay someone in EUR

Add your payee if they're new

If you're transferring EUR to a brand new recipient, you'd need to add their bank details.

Send EUR

If you send a EUR payment after 1:50pm GMT on a working day, or on a non-working day, it’ll arrive in the recipient’s account on the next working day. Delays are possible sometimes due to regulatory checks or your recipient’s bank.

EUR payment won't go through?

This could be because:

Receive EUR into your account

Receive EUR into your account

Share your details with the person paying you

Processing the EUR you receive

If you’re receiving a payment sent to you via SEPA, it will usually take a few minutes to arrive in your account.

Sometimes this may take up to 5 business days, as any money sent to you will need to pass our security checks.

The money will be automatically converted to GBP and will appear in your main account's balance.

Amounts you can receive

This depends on your . To view yours:

Not receiving your EUR payment?

This could be because:

See your statements

See your statements

Your SEPA payments are processed through a separate license to your GBP payments.

You'll be able to see them on your , and in a separate statement too.

EUR fees

Your SEPA transactions are subject to a fee (based on your ), the interbank exchange rate on the day, and a FX markup.

We collect the fees during payment processing. You'll see them listed in the confirmation screen (when making a payment) and under the transaction details (when receiving a payment).

 
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EUR payment fee

5 free, then 20p each

30 free, then 20p each

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EUR FX fee

1.5%

1.5%

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