As anyone who saves with KBC knows, in order to lodge money to your account you need to transfer your money to KBC's account with Ulster Bank before the funds will clear and be deposited in your own account. That means that it takes about 5 days for your lodgement to show up in your account, though it will be backdated to the correct date when it does appear.
KBC now have their own sort code, so there is no need for the funds to go through Ulster Bank anymore, which should speed up the deposit process. They still do not accept third party lodgements, so the money does still have to come from an account in your own name but you no longer need to use your account number as a reference on the transaction.
Their new sort code is 99-02-70.
So whereas before in order to transfer money to your KBC account number 12345678 you would transfer the money to
Sort Code:985010
Account Number: 12254215
Reference: 12345678-Your Name
You can now send the money straight to
Sort Code:990270
Account Number: 12345678
Reference: anything you like
PS I only have savings with KBC so I don't know if this has any effect on how people might make mortgage payments.
KBC now have their own sort code, so there is no need for the funds to go through Ulster Bank anymore, which should speed up the deposit process. They still do not accept third party lodgements, so the money does still have to come from an account in your own name but you no longer need to use your account number as a reference on the transaction.
Their new sort code is 99-02-70.
So whereas before in order to transfer money to your KBC account number 12345678 you would transfer the money to
Sort Code:985010
Account Number: 12254215
Reference: 12345678-Your Name
You can now send the money straight to
Sort Code:990270
Account Number: 12345678
Reference: anything you like
PS I only have savings with KBC so I don't know if this has any effect on how people might make mortgage payments.