Remittance Information Sheet

Under the Payment Services Regulation 2009, we are obliged to provide our clients detailed information on the Payment Service that we offer, these are given below:

Payment Services Provider (PSP)

Habib Allied International Bank Plc
Registered Office: 9 Portman Street, London, W1H 6DZ
Tel: +44 (0) 207780 1000
Email:

Payment Services Provided
 

Money Transfers/Fund Transfers/Payment Orders/Remittances. Each Money Transfer/Fund Transfer/Payment Order/Remittance request is handled by the Bank as a single "one-off" payment transaction.

Remittance Instruments

Money Transfer/Fund Transfer/Payment Order/Remittances are all the payment transaction instruments for the transfer of money and termed as Remittances or Payments in this document.

Remittance information provided by customers

As per remittance application form filled in and signed by the applicant/remitter. 

Execution of remittance instructions

Remittance instructions will be executed by the PSP (the Bank) on receipt of debit authority in writing after duly verifying the  customer signatures and adequate balance in the account or cash receipt along with remittance application form. 

Cut off time for execution of remittance instructions for same day execution.  Instructions received thereafter deemed to have been received next business day.                          

GBP
2.30pm                      
EUR
2.30pm
USD
2.30pm
PKR
4.30pm
Currencies 2.30pm

Remittance instructions - Time after receipt of remittance instructions, by which the funds will have been received by the payee's PSP.

The default rule is that remittance payments will be credited/made to the payee's payment service provider or settlement service provider on the business day following the day when payment instruction was received by the Bank.  However the following time limit will apply for instructions received before cut off time:

Currency  Payment Method   Time
GBP 
CHAPS  
Same day.
GBP BACS 3rd working day after day of remittance.
EUR SWIFT Same day.
USD SWIFT Same day.
PKR SWIFT Within 4 business days following the day on which payment instructions were received in paper form.

Charges Our charges will be levied as per our schedule of charges displayed at each branch notice board and our website.  Counter staff will also intimate charges to the remitter at the time of receipt of remittance application.  Payee's PSP charges will be payable by the payee.
Exchange Rate Transfer amount, exchange rate, sterling equivalent, service charges will be intimated to the remitter and detailed in the custome receipt copy of the remittance application.
Notification of incorrectly executed payments If a customer becomes aware of an incorrectly executed remittance instructions, they must notify the Bank without undue delay for correction.
Notification of unauthorised executed payments If a customer becomes aware of an unauthorised executed payment transaction, they must notify the Bank without undue delay and no later than 13 months after the date of transaction or else he will not be entitled to refress under the Payment Services Regulation 2009.
Revocation of remittance instructions The customer cannot revoke a remittance instruction after it has been received and executed by the Bank.  However if the Bank has not transmitted payment instructions, customer request will be accommodated.  A charge as per schedule of charges will be levied for carrying out revocation instructions.
Unique Identifier Reference number of the remittance instructions provided by the Bank along with Sort Code of payee bank, name and account number of payee for sterling payments; BIC (SWIFT code) of the payee bank and IBAN of the payee for Euro transfers; and name of beneficiary bank, its branch and beneficiary for all other remittances will be unique identifier for payment transactions.
Force Majeure Unforeseeable course of events excusing fulfilment of the remittance instruction as stated in the terms and conditions on the back of remittances application form.
Dispute Resolution

Copy of the Bank's complaint handling policy and procedure is available upon request at any of the Bank's branches.  A summarised copy is displayed on the notice board of each branch.  The Bank will handle all complaints in accordance with its Complaint Handling Policy.

Bank is a member of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).  If not satisfied with the outcome of a complaint to the Bank, eligible customers can escalate their complaint to FOS for redress.

Eligible Complaints:-

a)    
Consumer
b) Micro Enterprises
c) Small charities - annual income under GBP1 million at the time of complaint
d) Small Trusts - net asset value under GBP1 million at the time of complaint

Address of Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)

The Financial Ombudsman Service
South Quay Plaza
183 Marsh Wall
London E14 9SR

email:

Applicable Law Laws of England and non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of England.
 

 

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