Urgent credit transfer
Transferring money right away
See how fast money is transferred
A regular SEPA credit transfer is often credited to the recipient’s account within a few seconds. This is called an instant payment. It applies to individual credit transfers that you arrange manually on Internet Banking for Business, in the ABN AMRO app or via Access Online Renewed, assuming the recipient’s bank cooperates. You can see it in the summary of the credit transfer: 'With the recipient: immediately’. This means that there is less need for urgent credit transfers these days.
When you transfer money, we automatically check whether the money is in the recipient’s account within a few seconds.
Here’s how an urgent credit transfer works
Internet Banking Business
If you look on Internet Banking and see the summary: 'With the recipient: immedialtely’, the money will reach the recipient within a few seconds.
You’ll see a different message if it is going to take longer: 'With the recipient: Within 1 working day'. In this case, the ‘Urgent payment transfer’ toggle will appear in your screen under 'Execution', giving you the option of transferring the money urgently.
You must submit this order to us on Internet Banking before 4.30 pm. Orders submitted for urgent credit transfers to other banks at the weekend are executed before 8 am on Mondays.
Access Online Renewed
You’ll see the ‘Urgent payment’ toggle under the heading 'Additional information'. If the toggle disappears when you enter the recipient’s account details, the money will reach the recipient within a few seconds.
If you can still see the toggle, you can opt to make an urgent credit transfer. The money will then be credited to the recipient’s account within 90 minutes.
You must submit the order to us in Access Online by 4.30 pm. Orders submitted for urgent credit transfers to other banks at the weekend are executed before 8 am on Mondays.
Frequently asked questions
What does an urgent credit transfer cost?
View the tariff overview for the costs of an urgent credit transfer.
Which credit transfer types reach the recipient within 1 working day?
Not all credit transfers are credited to the recipient’s account within a few seconds. For example:
- credit transfers via Access Direct
- credit transfer batches
- credit transfers in a currency other than euros
- credit transfers to banks outside the SEPA area
- credit transfers to banks that do not yet participate
- iDEAL credit transfers
Take the deadlines into account when arranging credit transfers that will be in the recipient’s account within 1 working day. Take a look at the file format and sample files.
The summary states: 'With the recipient: within 1 to 3 working days’. Why can’t I see the toggle for an urgent transfer?
You can’t see the toggle because the money is being transferred to a country outside SEPA, making an urgent credit transfer impossible.
How can I make an urgent credit transfer to a foreign bank?
You cannot make an urgent credit transfer to a country outside SEPA.
More about transferring money to countries outside SEPA.