Information about current account services
The Financial Conduct Authority requires us to publish the following information about our business current accounts:
Information about current account services
How and when you can contact us to ask about the following things:
We will be here to help you Monday – Sunday 09:00 – 17:00.
24 hour help? |
Telephone *1 |
Internet banking |
Mobile banking *1 |
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contact details |
No |
0345 793 0000 *2 |
Not possible |
On the AIB (NI) Mobile app you can log in and choose the 'service menu', 'contact us'. You can then select the type of query you wish to have answered. Depending on which option you select your mobile will call the relevant number. *2 It is not possible to contact us through the AIB Business (iBB) app. |
checking the balance and accessing a transaction history |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays)^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00 Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
sending money within the UK, including setting up a standing order |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
sending money outside the UK |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
paying in a cheque |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays)^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
cancelling a cheque |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
cash withdrawal in a foreign currency outside the UK |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00 Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
a lack of funds: including unarranged overdrafts, payments we allow despite lack of funds and payments we refuse due |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
a direct debit, or allowing someone to collect one or more payments from your account using your debit card number |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
third party access to an account, for example under a power of attorney |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
problems using internet banking or mobile banking |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
reporting a suspected fraudulent incident or transaction |
Yes |
24 hours / 7 days a week |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
progress following an account suspension or card cancellation, e.g. following a fraud incident |
Yes |
24 hours / 7 days a week contact via: 028 9024 1822 |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
account opening: including eligibility for an arranged overdraft, what is required to open an account and an indication of what arranged overdraft may be available |
No |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) ^ |
Not possible |
09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *3 |
* 1 - The above listed availability indicates times when you can talk to a suitably experienced member of staff and does not include interaction with automated responses or referral to FAQs
* 2 - Call charges may vary - refer to your service provider
How and when you can use your bank account to do the following things:
Telephone banking *1 |
Internet banking *1 |
Mobile banking *1 |
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| checking the balance | 24 hours / 7 days | 24 hours / 7 days | 24 hours / 7 days |
| accessing a transaction history |
24 hours / 7 days *2 | 24 hours / 7 days *2 | 24 hours / 7 days *2 |
| sending money within the UK | 09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) *4 | 24 hours / 7 days *4 | 24 hours / 7 days |
| setting up a standing order | 09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays)*3 | 24 hours / 7 days | Not possible *3 |
| sending money outside the UK |
Not possible | 24 hours / 7 days *5 | 24 hours / 7 days *5 |
| paying in a cheque | Not possible | Not possible | Not possible |
| cancelling a cheque | 09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) | Not possible | Not possible |
Note: this is a list of common actions. It does not represent the full list of actions you can take in relation to your account, or actions you can take in one of our branches.
* 1 - Please note, Internet Banking includes both Online Banking (available to some business customers) and iBB (available to all business customers). Mobile Banking includes both the AIB (NI) Mobile app (available to some business customers) and AIB Business (iBB) app (available to all business customers). Online Services may be unavailable between 03:00 and 07:00 daily due to essential maintenance.
* 2 - You will be able to hear up to 88 transactions via Phoneline Banking. You will be able to view up to 100 transaction lines via Online Banking and the AIB (NI) Mobile app and up to 7 years Statements. You will be able to view up to 180 days of transactions via iBB and AIB Business (iBB) app.
* 3 - You will be able to set up a new Standing Order through Phoneline Banking by speaking to a Customer Service Adviser between 09:00 – 17:00, Mon-Sun (including bank holidays) or through Online Banking. You will require a Card Reader to set up a new Standing Order. You can also set up a Standing Order through iBB and will need your Digipass.
* 4 - You will be able to send payments to existing payees on Phoneline Banking. You will only be able to send a payment to a brand new payee by firstly adding the payee on Online Banking (Card Reader required) You can use iBB to send a payment to a brand new payee.
* 5 - You will be able to send money outside the UK via iBB or the AIB Business (iBB) app if you have availed of the Single Payments module. You will not be able to send money outside the UK via Online Banking or the AIB (NI) Mobile app.
Operational and security incidents
Information about operational and security incidents
We are obliged to notify the Financial Conduct Authority if we become aware of a major operational or security incident which prevents our customers from using our payment services.
In the 3 months between 1 July 2024 and 30 September 2024 |
In the 12 months between 1 October 2023 and 30 September 2024 |
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| Total number of incidents reported | 1 | 2 |
| Incidents affecting telephone banking | 1 | 1 |
| Incidents affecting mobile banking | 1 | 2 |
| Incidents affecting internet banking | 1 | 2 |
Complaints
Complaints Data
| Financial Conduct Authority rules require us to provide them with a report of our complaints data every six months. In certain circumstances, we are also required to publish a summary of our complaints data. The most recent summary is available https://aibni.co.uk/help-and-guidance/customer-complaints-homepage/complaint-reporting-statistics |
| The Financial Ombudsman Service publishes its complaints data every six months. You can see their complaints data about us at http://www.ombudsman-complaints-data.org.uk |
Account opening information
Opening a current account with us, and how quickly we provide you with the information and services required to operate the account
Opening a current account with us |
| Click here to find out how you can open an account, and what information and documents you need to give us to open an account. |
How quickly do we open business current accounts? |
We give customers an account number and enable them to start paying into the account:
These figures are based on the time taken from our receiving all the information and documents we ask for, in a case where we don’t need any further information or documents to open the account. |
How quickly do we give customers a debit card? |
Once an account is open, we give customers a debit card:
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How quickly do customers get internet banking? *1 |
Once an account is open, customers have internet banking:
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How quickly is an overdraft available? *2 |
Once an account is open, the overdraft is available:
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Notes:
* 1 - The above figure includes both online banking (available to some business customers) and iBB (available to all business customers).
*2 - AIB (NI) support commercial and corporate customers across a range of sectors, offering a range of products to meet their needs. During the quarter, most of the applications for overdrafts were made outside of the account opening process and are not reflected in the above metric.
Replacing a debit card
Time taken to replace a lost, stolen and stopped debit card
How quickly do we replace debit cards which have been lost, stolen and stopped? *1 |
We replace debit cards:
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Notes:
* 1 - The above time taken is up to when the replacement debit card has been issued, and may include time taken by customers to contact the firm after their card has been stopped.
Information about how to open a current account
How you can open an account, and what information and documents you need to give us to open an account
| To open any of our Business Accounts, a new customer will need to provide us with the documents and information set out in the following document https://business-account-opening-guide.ukfinance.org.uk. We may request additional information or documents in individual cases. | |
You can open an account: |
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No |
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In some cases |
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No |
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No |
Independent Service Quality Survey Results
The requirement to publish the Competition and Markets Authority independent service quality survey results for personal current accounts can be found here, and for business current accounts here.
Supporting the needs of all our customers
Information on the key ways we support the needs of all personal current account customers can be found here.
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