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Bankline Direct Digital

24/7 integrated payments and reporting solution.

How we could help your business

Bankline Direct Digital is our integrated banking solution - connecting your business systems directly with NatWest, enabling automated payments, reporting and reconciliation. It's designed for organisations looking to reduce manual processes, improve efficiency and support growth. 

Contact your Relationship Manager to discuss eligibility and pricing.

Are you eligible for Bankline Direct Digital?

Bankline Direct Digital is available to NatWest UK Business Current Account customers who meet the below eligibility criteria.

A one-off set up fee is applied to onboard plus a monthly fee (dependent on usage) and individual fees for making and receiving payments and reporting.

Corporate and commercial customers

  • A minimum of 500 transactions per month 
  • Have an average turnover for the last 3 years of at least £6.5m, OR 
  • Have an average total assets for the last 3 years of at least £3.26m, OR 
  • Be part of a group connection that meets the above turnover or asset requirements 
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Indirect Access customers

To use your own sort code to send/receive payments, you must;

  • Be FCA regulated or have an EEA passport
  • Have a sort code
  • Have a BIC (either a full live BIC or a BIC-21)
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Supporting our customers

For corporates and large commercials

  • Streamline cash management through a cost-effective digital channel.
  • Secure channel for exchange of treasury messages and files.
  • Access payments and reporting services 24/7.
  • Track payment progress through detailed acknowledgements and reporting.
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For financial institutions

  • Use a single channel to send and receive files.
  • Process both Bank Grade and Non-Bank Grade payments.
  • 24/7 availability for an easier, quicker alternative to access the Faster Payments scheme
  • Benefit from a dedicated UK sort code, sponsored by NatWest, to indirectly access UK clearing schemes
  • Meet regulatory requirements for your reporting needs.
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Flexible to your needs

You can choose the Bankline Direct Digital payments or reporting service, or both.

Payments and collections

  • Support for industry-standard formats including JSON, ISO 20022 XML and SWIFT MT  
  • Process UK payments through Faster Payments, CHAPS and Bacs 
  • Make transfers between your own accounts both in GBP and non-GBP currencies 
  • Submit International and SEPA DDO payments 
  • Receive detailed acknowledgements and status notifications 
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Reporting

  • Automate reconciliation with comprehensive account and transaction reporting. 
  • Access balance, statement and transaction information directly within your systems. 
  • Choose from industry-standard reporting formats, including ISO 20022 XML and SWIFT MT. 
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Connectivity channels

Choose from API, secure file transfer or SWIFT connectivity, depending on how your business operates.

Connect directly through our APIs to make payments, receive real-time payment status updates and benefit from account balances and transaction reporting. Mutual Transport Layer Security (MTLs) encrypts and transmits individual payment messages. The OAuth 2.0 Authorisation Framework enables client applications to obtain delegated access using bearer tokens to our endpoints.

Transfer payment and reporting files securely using Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) or Connect:Direct Secure+. Files will include Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) to enhance connection security.

Use your existing SWIFT infrastructure through SWIFTNet FileAct and SWIFTNet FIN, providing a consistent and secure channel for file and message exchange.

More than a banking solution

Bankline Direct Digital combines secure, scalable technology with specialist support, helping you integrate, automate and grow with confidence.

Dedicated support

Your dedicated Implementation Manager will guide you through onboarding and help integrate Bankline Direct Digital with your Treasury Management System (TMS) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform.

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24/7 specialist helpdesk

Once live, you'll have access to our specialist support team, including out-of-hours assistance when needed.

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Sandbox Environment

Test and validate your API connection in a self-service sandbox environment to support faster onboarding. SWIFT MyStandards is available for non-API connections.

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ISO Ready

Built using industry-standard security and ISO 20022 formats to support future enhancements and evolving industry requirements.

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