Chip is not just *a* savings account. We’re doing savings differently.
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All the money deposited into our accounts is covered by the FSCS, and we're regulated by the FCA. To read more about how we keep your savings safe click here.
See our assets →You can easily move your money in and out at the tap of a button. There’s minimal forms and minimal fuss. No more endless scrolling and switching to get a better savings rate.
See our funds →We pool our customers’ money and negotiate with banks to bring you the best accounts we can get, then we keep fighting to get better rates on those accounts.
We currently offer four savings accounts…
Better returns today, not tomorrow.
Earn a 3.00% return paid monthly.
Deposit and withdraw almost instantly.
Get started with deposits as little as £1, up to £85,000.
Make your savings exciting.
Win up to £30,000 of prizes each month.
Every £10 saved gives you one entry.
4x more likely to win than premium bonds.
Free and easy, with daily compounding interest.
1.10% AER (variable) paid daily.
Withdraw any time.
Powered by Allica Bank.
Resist temptation and get a higher rate.
2.15% AER (variable) paid monthly.
Withdraw with 90 days notice.
Powered by OakNorth Bank.
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All our savings accounts work with our Savings Plans, so you can automatically build your savings without thinking about it.
You can use both our award-winning Auto-Saving technology and our new Recurring Saves feature to build bespoke fully customised savings plans.
All our savings accounts are provided by UK authorised banks and any money deposited in them is eligible for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), where the government guarantees the return of up to £85,000.
Read more about how we keep your savings safe here.
If your savings are just sitting in your bank account, chances are they’re earning 0.1% interest. You deserve better.
Unlike your bank, we’re always fighting to bring you the best interest rates we can get.
There is no ‘best’ savings account, only the one that’s best for you. We’ve made sure to offer a range of savings accounts with competitive rates and exciting prizes.
These are accounts that offer regular prize payouts instead of interest, where by depositing you get entered into a prize draw to win a large cash lump sum.
Our Prize Savings Account powered by ClearBank is a prize draw savings account.
Easy-access savings accounts enable you to withdraw and deposit whenever you want free of penalties.
Our Allica Bank Savings Account and Prize Savings Account are easy-access savings accounts.
Instant-access savings accounts enable you to not only withdraw whenever you want, but also have your money arrive back into the current account instantly.
Our Prize Savings Account powered by ClearBank is an instant access savings account.
Notice savings accounts require advance notice before you withdraw any of your money. Typically 30, 60 or 90 days, but it can be longer.
Our OakNorth 90-Day Notice Account is a notice savings account (the clue’s in the name)
Short answer: it depends. Obviously the higher the rate the better. But interest rates vary between different accounts.
At Chip we’re always fighting to bring you the best rates and our team directly negotiates with banks so you don’t have to.
This is simply a percentage rate that shows how much you’ll earn once compounding (earning interest on interest) is taken into account.
Compounding interest rates are generally better than fixed bonuses. With compound interest you earn interest on interest, with fixed bonuses you only get paid interest on the money you deposit into the account.
Banks might offer an account with a fixed interest rate, or a variable interest rate that they can change at their discretion.
The advantage of a fixed rate is obviously it won’t change, but banks often put some restrictions on withdrawals on accounts with fixed rate.
Whilst a bank can change a variable rate whenever they want (usually with a month’s notice), it means your rate can go up as well as down.
We pool your money with all Chip customers, so we negotiate with banks on your behalf, effectively enabling you to be treated like someone with hundreds of millions in the bank.
Savings interest rates broadly follow the Bank of England’s Base Rate of Interest, which is a rate the UK’s central bank moves to influence the economy.
Generally when inflation is low and they want to stimulate the economy, the rate is lower, when inflation is high and they want to slow it down, the rate is higher.
But savings rates are also influenced by the market and banks competing with each other for customers.