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Payment speeds and fees
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Written by François Cosnier
Updated over 2 months ago

iBanFirst offers a comprehensive range of payment speeds and fees, allowing companies to choose what best fits their needs.

Payment speeds and fees can be selected when creating a payment. The available payment speeds and fees depend on the beneficiary's account, bank, and country.

Payment speeds

Payment speeds range from instant to standard:

  • Instant – Payments between iBanFirst accounts are instantaneous (and free of charge!)

  • RTGS – Payments with the RTGS (Real-time Gross Settlement) speed option are received by the beneficiary's bank in as little as one hour during business hours. Please note that payments may take a little longer to actually be credited to the beneficiary's bank account.

  • Express – Payments with the Express speed option are usually credited to the beneficiary's bank account within 24 hours.

  • Standard – Payments with the Standard speed option are usually credited to the beneficiary's bank account within 2 to 3 business days.

Please note that payment speeds are not guaranteed and may vary depending on factors such as regulatory and compliance checks, payment cut-off times, as well as the beneficiary's bank.

Payment fees

Applicable payment fees include:

  • Free – For payments between iBanFirst accounts.

  • SEPA – No fees for SEPA payments.

  • OUR – The payment initiator bears all the fees, with €10 charged to the initiator and debited from their iBanFirst account upon payment execution.

  • BEN – The payment beneficiary bears all the fees; no fees are charged to the payment initiator.

  • SHARE – Fees are split between the payment initiator and the beneficiary, with €5 charged to the initiator and debited from their iBanFirst account upon payment execution.

  • PSD Transfer – €5.

  • Surcharge for Express Payments – €6.

  • RTGS Transfer – €15, available only for transfers over €1,000 within the SEPA zone.

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