Balance transfers for existing customers

Could a balance transfer be useful for me?

If you have a credit card with us, you may receive a 0% balance transfer offer from us. A balance transfer is when you move your existing credit card balance from one card to another. A balance transfer could help you:

• consolidate balances from more than one credit card
• benefit from a 0% interest rate for a set period (potentially useful if you’re paying a higher interest rate on another card).

Before making a balance transfer, you should consider your borrowing options to make sure that a balance transfer is right for you and your circumstances.

Balance transfer offers may be included when you open your credit card. This is known as your introductory period. Once you’re outside of your introductory balance transfer period, our balance transfer offers are personalised. We’ll communicate to you through email or messages in Mobile or Online banking. If you’re unsure if you’ve got an offer, you can call us or contact us through chat as detailed below.

How to make a balance transfer with us

Using Online Banking

You’ll need to have your phone with the mobile number that’s registered to us to hand. We’ll either send you a One Time Passcode (OTP) or ask you to authorise the transaction using the Mobile Banking app.

Click the 'Credit Cards' tab.

Choose 'Balance transfer' on the left-hand side.

Use the drop-down menu to pick the credit card you're transferring to.

Enter the required details and click 'Continue’.

By phone

Call us to transfer balances from credit and store cards in your name or in the name of your additional cardholder(s.)

By chat

Our virtual assistant can show you how to transfer a balance and even tell you if you have an offer on your account. Just log on to Online Banking and click ‘Chat with us’ to get started

What do I need to know?

• You need to be the primary cardholder to complete your balance transfer on both your Santander credit card and the credit card you want to transfer your balance from.
• You can transfer more than one balance and make full or part balance transfers, (minimum £100).
• You will pay a fee of 3% of the balance you’re transferring (minimum charge £5). We'll confirm the fee when we contact you or when you make the transfer if it’s different. For example, if you transfer a £1,000 balance, you will be charged £30. This means your balance will increase by £1,030.
• Maximum transfer is 95% of your available credit limit. So, if you’ve a credit limit of £1,000 and request a transfer of £1,500, only £950 would be transferred.
• You can’t transfer your balance from another Santander or cahoot credit card or any loan or overdraft.
• You may want to increase your credit limit so you can transfer a larger balance. Not everybody will be eligible to do this, but you can request this in Online Banking or by contacting us.
• Once your 0% balance transfer period is over, you’ll be charged interest at your standard rate.