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.
Balance adjustments due to chargebacks, disputes or banking recalls (i.e. if someone paid into your account by mistake and asked their bank to recall the payment)
Offline card transactions (i.e. purchases placed on a plane)
Pre-authorised card transactions (when you have enough money in your account at the moment you authorised a payment, but you spend that money before it’s actually cleared)
A refund reversal (when you have received a refund, but the merchant has reversed it after)
You can’t deposit more than:
If this happens, just top up your account to resolve the negative balance.
£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.
The Post Office have their own limits, and above amounts may vary from branch to branch.
Fees for deposits made at a Post Office:
£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.
