Metro Bank Plc

Bank · LONDON, United Kingdom · overall 5.4 / 10

How this 5.4 is built

Average of 6 scored needs: 5.4. Regulation in United Kingdom: 91/100 (World Bank governance indicators). Licence confirmed by a regulator's own list. 2 scores backed by filings or its own pages.

METRO BANK PLC is recorded in the global register as a bank in LONDON, United Kingdom. The register names Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England) as its regulator and shows the licence as licensed. Established 2010. Collected from open registers.

On its own website: “Welcome to Metro Bank - the bank that puts people first. Explore bank accounts, savings accounts, safe deposit boxes, loans, credit cards, mortgages, and more.”

Legal name: METRO BANK PLC
Regulated by: Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England)
Licence confirmed: yes, on a regulator's own list
Established: 2010
LEI: 213800X5WU57YL9GPK89
Website: www.metrobankonline.co.uk/

Scores, 0 to 10

7.5Lowest fees

The bank's own page states no monthly account fee. The ceiling here is 7.5 and not 10 because transfer and card prices were not read on that page. It reads: “There’s no monthly charge for this account.” · source

6.0United Kingdom

Licensed and operating in its home country per the register entry; the depth of its offer here has not been checked yet. · source

6.0Financial strength & stability

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

5.0Best interest on business balances

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

5.0Trade, manufacturing & import-export

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

4.5Cross-border payments, FX and multi-currency accounts

Its own business page names SEPA, SWIFT, so payments can leave the country. The score stops at 4.5 because the page did not give the currencies the account holds or the margin on the exchange rate, and the rubric needs both to go higher. · source

4.5Fast digital onboarding

Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

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