Get up to £300 when you switch

Get £125 when you switch and £75 over 3 months for actively using your account. Plus, we’ll give existing customers a £100 bonus. Switch offer eligibility, criteria and Terms and Conditions apply.

  • Switching bank accounts is easy
    We’ll move all your Direct Debits, standing orders, and bill payments to your Co-operative Bank current account in just 7 business days.
    How switching works

  • The account that amounts to more
    When you bank with us, your money helps support youth clubs, animal welfare, and stronger local communities.
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About the offer

Switch a current account from another provider to your existing Co-operative Bank account or apply for a new standard Current or Everyday Extra Account to be eligible for up to £300.

  • £125 when you switch and use your account

  • £75 over 3 months when you actively use your account

  • £100 loyalty bonus for eligible existing customers. This includes The Co-operative Bank, smile, Coventry Building Society, Godiva Mortgages and ITL Mortgages.

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Switch offer eligibility, criteria and Terms and Conditions apply for this offer.

How it works

Have a current account with another provider?

Apply for a standard Current or Everyday Extra Account and complete a full switch of your existing current account.

Have an existing Co-operative Bank current account?

Switch your existing Co-operative Bank account (includes standard Current, Privilege, Privilege Premier, Current Account Plus, Everyday Extra Accounts).

Step 1 - Start using your account

£125 set up payment

Within 30 days of your switch completing:

  • Deposit a minimum of £1,500

  • Complete at least 5 debit card transactions

  • Have at least 2 active Direct Debits

  • Register for online or mobile banking

And we’ll credit your account with £125 within 7 days.

Step 2 - Continue to use your account

£25 for 3 months

Once you've qualified for the £125 set up payment:

  • Deposit a minimum of £1,500

  • Complete at least 5 debit card transactions

  • Maintain at least 2 active Direct Debits

And we'll credit your account with £25 for each month you do this for up to 3 months (max £75).

Important information

  • smile customers must switch to The Co-operative Bank from an external provider. smile current accounts cannot be switched to The Co-operative Bank.

  • Deposits and transactions made before your switch completing will not count towards fulfilment of this criteria. Any balances transferred as part of the switch will count towards the £1,500 for step 1 in the first month only.

  • This offer is not open to customers who have benefited from a switch offer with us since November 2022.

  • Your personal data may be shared between The Co-operative Bank and Coventry Building Society in order to complete eligibility checks.

Your 3 months begin on the day after you receive your £125 set up payment.

The month to meet your criteria in will run to (but not including) the same date of the following month. Months 2 and 3 will begin on the day after this.

For example, if you receive your £125 set up payment on 14 July your months would be the following.

Month 1: 15 July to 14 August

Month 2: 15 August to 14 September

Month 3: 15 September to 14 October

£100 bonus for existing customers

We’ll credit your account with £100 in November if you:

  • had an account open with one of our companies as at 21 June 2026
  • met the criteria for the initial £125 set up payment
  • still have an account open with us in November

This is available to customers of:

  • The Co-operative Bank and smile
  • Coventry Building Society
  • Godiva Mortgages Limited
  • ITL Mortgages Limited
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The £100 loyalty bonus is available to personal customers only. Business customers, organisation accounts, and mortgages held in a business name are not eligible.

Switch offer eligibility, criteria and Terms and Conditions apply for this offer.

How switching works

Switching is easy and takes just 7 days, thanks to the Current Account Switch Service.

  • Within 3 to 5 Days
    We’ll move all your regular payments to your new account.
  • Within 6 to 7 Days
    We’ll transfer your bank account balance, your old account will be closed and we’ll let you know that the switch is complete.

You should review our switching guide for information on how switching works and the Current Account Switch Service Terms and Conditions.

Your new account will be at The Co-operative Bank. Find out how you can bank with us.

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Not banking with us yet?

If you do not have a Co-operative Bank account

Apply for a standard Current or Everyday Extra Account and switch your existing account to us during the offer period to qualify for this incentive.

You can request a switch when you apply or within 2 weeks of your account opening.

  • If you already have an eligible Co-operative Bank account you can use our online switch form.

Standard

No monthly fee

Our standard Current Account comes with useful features to help you manage your day to day banking.

  • Option to apply for an overdraft (subject to status)

  • Access to exclusive savings accounts

  • Available as a joint account

  • Manage your money using the mobile app, online banking or in branch

  • 0% currency conversion fees

Eligibility, Terms and Conditions apply.

Packaged

£12 a month

Get all the features of our standard Current Account, with helpful, added extras.

  • UK and European breakdown cover

  • Mobile phone insurance

  • Worldwide travel insurance

  • Available as a joint account

  • 0% currency conversion fees

Eligibility, Terms and Conditions apply.

Exclusions and limitations apply to all benefits.

Already banking with us?

You can switch and earn if you already have one of the following Co-operative Bank accounts:

  • standard Current account
  • Privilege
  • Privilege Premier
  • Current Account Plus
  • Everyday Extra Account
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Important documents

Please review these documents, and save a copy for future reference.

This offer, or parts of this offer, may be changed or withdrawn at any time.

The finer details

The Co-operative Bank and Coventry Building Society are separate legal entities. Coventry Building Society does not provide advice, recommendations, or product information about The Co-operative Bank's current accounts.

Looking for a previous switch incentive?

To view the Terms and Conditions of previous switch incentives and other offers, visit our Offers Terms and Conditions page.

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Your eligible deposits held by a UK establishment of The Co-operative Bank p.l.c. are protected up to a total of £120,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the UK's deposit guarantee scheme. This limit is applied to the total of any deposits you have with the following: The Co-operative Bank and smile. Any total deposits you hold above the limit between these brands are unlikely to be covered.

Please click here for further information or visit www.fscs.org.uk

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