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# United Kingdom

> Payout methods, timing, transaction limits, and required fields for payouts to United Kingdom.

## Supported payout methods

| Payout method               | Currencies | Typical timing    |
| --------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------- |
| Faster Payments             | GBP        | 0-1 business days |
| CHAPS                       | GBP        | 0-1 business days |
| SEPA                        | EUR        | 0-2 business days |
| International Wire Transfer | See below  | 0-3 business days |

Please refer to the sections below for the key required fields and other considerations for each supported method.

## Faster Payments

UK real-time payment system

### Supported currencies

`GBP`

### Timing

| Attribute               | Value             |
| ----------------------- | ----------------- |
| Processing window       | Same day          |
| Typical delivery        | 0-1 business days |
| Business day dependency | Yes               |
| Supports instant        | Yes               |

### Transaction limits

| Limit type | Value         |
| ---------- | ------------- |
| Minimum    | None          |
| Maximum    | 1,000,000 GBP |

### Fields

#### Payout Method Type

<ResponseField name={"payout_method_type"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `UnitedKingdomFps`
</ResponseField>

#### Sort Code

<ResponseField name={"routing_value1"} type="string" required>
  6-digit sort code in XX-XX-XX format

  **Validation:**

  * At most 8 characters.
  * Must match this regular expression: `^(?:[0-9]{6}|[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2})$`

  **Example:** `20-27-41`
</ResponseField>

#### Routing Type

<ResponseField name={"routing_type1"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `sort_code`
</ResponseField>

#### Account Number

<ResponseField name={"account_number"} type="string" required>
  **Validation:**

  * Between 6 and 8 characters (inclusive).
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[0-9]{6,8}$`
  * `modulus_check`

  **Example:** `12345678`
</ResponseField>

## CHAPS

CHAPS same-day payment system for high-value UK transfers

### Supported currencies

`GBP`

### Timing

| Attribute               | Value             |
| ----------------------- | ----------------- |
| Processing window       | Same day          |
| Typical delivery        | 0-1 business days |
| Business day dependency | Yes               |
| Supports instant        | No                |

### Transaction limits

| Limit type | Value |
| ---------- | ----- |
| Minimum    | None  |
| Maximum    | None  |

### Fields

#### Payout Method Type

<ResponseField name={"payout_method_type"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `UnitedKingdomChaps`
</ResponseField>

#### Sort Code

<ResponseField name={"routing_value1"} type="string" required>
  6-digit sort code in XX-XX-XX format

  **Validation:**

  * At most 8 characters.
  * Must match this regular expression: `^(?:[0-9]{6}|[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2})$`

  **Example:** `20-27-41`
</ResponseField>

#### Routing Type

<ResponseField name={"routing_type1"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `sort_code`
</ResponseField>

#### Account Number

<ResponseField name={"account_number"} type="string" required>
  8-digit UK bank account number

  **Validation:**

  * Exactly 8 characters.
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[0-9]{8}$`
  * `modulus_check`

  **Example:** `12345678`
</ResponseField>

## SEPA

Single Euro Payments Area transfer

### Supported currencies

`EUR`

### Timing

| Attribute               | Value             |
| ----------------------- | ----------------- |
| Processing window       | Business days     |
| Typical delivery        | 0-2 business days |
| Business day dependency | Yes               |
| Supports instant        | Yes               |

### Transaction limits

| Limit type | Value |
| ---------- | ----- |
| Minimum    | None  |
| Maximum    | None  |

### Fields

#### Payout Method Type

<ResponseField name={"payout_method_type"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `EuropeanUnionSepa`
</ResponseField>

#### IBAN

<ResponseField name={"iban"} type="string" required>
  **Validation:**

  * Exactly 22 characters.
  * IBAN format; must match: `^GB[0-9]{2}[a-zA-Z0-9]{18}$`

  **Example:** `GB92CHAS60924250001121`
</ResponseField>

## International Wire Transfer

International wire transfer via SWIFT network

### Supported currencies

`AUD`, `CAD`, `CHF`, `CNY`, `CZK`, `DKK`, `EUR`, `GBP`, `HKD`, `HUF`, `ILS`, `JPY`, `NOK`, `NZD`, `PLN`, `RON`, `SEK`, `SGD`, `THB`, `TRY`, `USD`, `ZAR`

### Timing

| Attribute               | Value             |
| ----------------------- | ----------------- |
| Processing window       | Business days     |
| Typical delivery        | 0-3 business days |
| Business day dependency | Yes               |
| Supports instant        | No                |

### Transaction limits

| Limit type | Value |
| ---------- | ----- |
| Minimum    | None  |
| Maximum    | None  |

### Fields

#### Payout Method Type

<ResponseField name={"payout_method_type"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `SwiftInternational`
</ResponseField>

#### Currency

<ResponseField name={"currency"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** One of `AUD`, `CAD`, `CHF`, `CNY`, `CZK`, `DKK`, `EUR`, `GBP`, `HKD`, `HUF`, `ILS`, `JPY`, `NOK`, `NZD`, `PLN`, `RON`, `SEK`, `SGD`, `THB`, `TRY`, `USD`, `ZAR`
</ResponseField>

#### IBAN

<ResponseField name={"iban"} type="string" required>
  **Validation:**

  * Exactly 22 characters.
  * IBAN format; must match: `^GB[0-9]{2}[a-zA-Z0-9]{18}$`

  **Example:** `GB92CHAS60924250001121`
</ResponseField>

### Notes

* All payments sent via SWIFT will be instructed such that the full value of the payment should credit the beneficiary. However, Acclaim is not in control of intermediary bank adherence to SWIFT messages and cannot guarantee that the beneficiary bank will not charge their account holder for receipt of payment.