You can deposit cash into your account at any Post Office or PayPoint location – you only need your Tide card.
Post Office deposits made on weekdays are usually processed within a few minutes. Deposits made late in the day, on a weekend or Bank Holiday, can arrive in your account on the next business day.
You can’t deposit more than:
How do I take payments with the Tide Lite?
£25,000 per single deposit
£25,000 per month
£300,000 per year into your Tide account.
You can make multiple deposits, but the combined amount can’t be above any of the listed limits.
Select the Lite app on the home screen of your Tide Card Reader
When the ‘Take a payment’ screen loads, enter the amount and select ‘Charge’
Ask customers to tap their card to complete a payment
The Post Office have their own limits, and above amounts may vary from branch to branch.
Fees for deposits made at a Post Office:‘Share’ and the Tide Lite app will generate a QR code. Let your customer scan the code with their phone, and the receipt will load in their browser.
To see a receipt for a previous payment, open the Tide app on your phone > tap ‘Card Reader’ > select the payment. From here, you can share the receipt by email, WhatsApp, or any other apps you use to send information.
£2.50 for a deposit of up to £500
0.5% of the deposit if over £500
PayPoint deposits made on weekdays are usually processed within 10 minutes. Deposits made late in the day, on a weekend or Bank Holiday, can arrive in your account on the next business day.
The minimum amount you can deposit at a PayPoint is £10, and the maximum is £500 per day.
Fees for deposits made at a PayPoint:
Important: All cash deposit fees are deducted automatically, at the time of processing. The amount you’ll receive in your account is your deposit, minus the fee.
