Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Your eligible deposits with AlRayan Bank are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the UK's deposit guarantee scheme, up to a total of £85,000. Most deposits are covered by the scheme.

Any deposits you hold above the FSCS compensation limit are unlikely to be covered, unless under specific circumstances, as determined by the FSCS.

For further information, please download this guide to the FSCS Compensation Scheme and see the exclusion list below. Alternatively you can visit www.fscs.org.uk.

Basic information about the protection of your eligible deposits

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Eligible deposits in AlRayan Bank (“the Bank”) are protected by The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (“FSCS”)*
Limit of protection £85,000 per depositor per bank**
If you have more eligible deposits at the same bank All of your eligible deposits at the same bank are “aggregated” and the total is subject to the limit of £85,000**
If you have a joint account with
other person(s)
The limit of £85,000 applies to each depositor separately***
Reimbursement period in case of bank’s failure 20 working days****
Currency of reimbursement Pound sterling (GBP, £)
To contact AlRayan Bank for enquiries relating to your account Visit our contact us page
To contact the FSCS for further information on compensation Write to: FSCS, 10th Floor Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street, London, EC3A 7QU Call: 0800 678 1100 or 020 7741 4100 Email: ICT@FSCS.org.uk 
More information http://www.fscs.org.uk

* Scheme responsible for the protection of your eligible deposit Your eligible deposit is covered by a statutory Deposit Guarantee Scheme. If insolvency of your bank, building society or credit union should occur, your eligible deposits would be repaid up to £85,000 by the Deposit Guarantee Scheme.

** General limit of protection If a covered deposit is unavailable because a bank, building society or credit union is unable to meet its financial obligations, depositors are repaid by a Deposit Guarantee Scheme. This repayment covers a maximum of £85,000 per bank, building society or credit union. This means that all eligible deposits at the same bank, building society or credit union are added up in order to determine the coverage level. If, for instance a depositor holds a savings account with £80,000 and a current account with £20,000, he or she will only be repaid £85,000. In some cases eligible deposits which are categorised as “temporary high balances” are protected above £85,000 for six months after the amount has been credited, or from the moment when such eligible deposits become legally transferable. These are eligible deposits connected with certain events including:

► Certain transactions relating to the depositor’s current, or prospective main residence or dwelling

► A death, the depositor’s marriage or civil partnership, divorce, retirement, dismissal, redundancy or invalidity

► The payment to the depositor of insurance benefits or compensation for criminal injuries or wrongful conviction

More information can be obtained under https://www.fscs.org.uk

*** Limit of protection for joint accounts In case of joint accounts, the limit of £85,000 applies to each depositor. However, eligible deposits in an account to which two or more persons are entitled as members of a business partnership, association or grouping of a similar nature, without legal personality, are aggregated and treated as if made by a single depositor for the purpose of calculating the limit of £85,000.

**** Reimbursement The Deposit Guarantee Scheme will repay your eligible deposits (up to £85,000) within 7 working days, other than where specific exceptions apply. More complex cases including “temporary high balances” claims will take longer and you will need to contact the FSCS to request an application form.

**** Money laundering requirements If Al Rayan Bank has been unable to verify your identity, your deposit is excluded from protection. However, in practical terms, where the Bank cannot verify the identity of the deposit holder or beneficial owner of a deposit, we would be unable to open an account.

***** Pension and retirement funds Deposits by personal pension schemes, stakeholder pension schemes and occupational pension schemes of micro, small and medium sized enterprises are not excluded.

Other important information

In general, all retail depositors and businesses are covered by Deposit Guarantee Schemes. Exceptions for certain deposits are stated on the website of the responsible Deposit Guarantee Scheme. For further information refer to the FSCS website at www.fscs.org.uk.

Exclusions list

A deposit is excluded from protection if:

  1. The holder and any beneficial owner of the deposit have never been identified in accordance with money laundering requirements. For further information, contact your bank, bank building society or credit union.
  2. The deposit arises out of transactions in connection with which there has been a criminal conviction for money laundering.
  3. It is a deposit made by a depositor which is one of the following:
    • credit institution
    • financial institution
    • investment firm
    • insurance undertaking
    • reinsurance undertaking
    • collective investment undertaking
    • pension or retirement fund^
    • public authority, other than a small local authority
  4. It is a deposit of a credit union to which the credit union itself is entitled.
  5. It is a deposit which can only be proven by a financial instrument^^ (unless it is a savings product which is evidenced by a certificate of deposit made out to a named person and which existed in the UK, Gibraltar or a Member State of the EU on 2 July 2014).
  6. It is a deposit of a collective investment scheme which qualifies as a small company.^^^
  7. It is a deposit of an overseas financial services institution which qualifies as a small company.^^^^
  8. It is a deposit of certain regulated firms (investment firms, insurance undertakings and reinsurance undertakings) which qualify as a small business or a small company^^^^^ refer to the FSCS for further information on this category.
  9. It is not held by an establishment of a bank, building society or credit union in the UK or, in the case of a bank or building society incorporated in the UK, it is not held by an establishment in Gibraltar.
^ Deposits by personal pension schemes, stakeholder pension schemes and occupational pension schemes of micro, small and medium sized enterprises are not excluded
^^ As listed in Part I of Schedule 2 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001, read with Part 2 of that Schedule
^^^ Under the Companies Act 1985 or Companies Act 2006
^^^^ See footnote 3
^^^^^ See footnote 3 

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