iBusiness Banking Bank Holiday

 

Monday 4th May is a Bank Holiday in the UK.

Please allow additional time for your payment to reach the beneficiary and ensure that your payments are submitted early to avoid any potential delays.

 

Payment Type

Important Information

Domestic Payments

Domestic Payments to other financial institutions will continue to be submitted daily in hourly files from 7am – 12am (midnight) throughout the Bank Holiday

International Payments

Cannot be processed on Monday 4th May 2026.

 

The execution timeframes for International Payments submitted on Friday 1st May may be extended by one additional business day.

Bulk Payment Files - BACS

Payment files submitted for execution after the cut off time or requesting execution on Monday 4th May will not be executed until Tuesday 5th May with the standard execution timeframes.

Bulk Payment Files - FPS

Payment files submitted will continue to be processed on the selected value date subject to the receiving bank processing times.

 

Note:

  • Some banks may apply funds to the beneficiary account prior to the stated dates above

 

Bank Holiday Payment Processing – Bulk Bacs Files

Please be advised that due to the above Bank Holiday the following processing dates will apply:

 

Latest input date:

Will be credited on:

Wed 29th Apr

Fri 1st May

Thu 30th Apr

Tue 5th May

Fri 1st May

Wed 6th May

Mon 4th May

* No Processing *

Tue 5th May

Thu 7th May

Talk to us:

For more information, contact the iBusiness Banking Operations team from Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) from 09:00 – 17:00 on 0370 243 0331 or +44 370 243 0331 (Outside UK)

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