first direct

first direct

About this app

Your everyday just got a whole lot easier. Even better banking has arrived.

At the coffee shop, deciding if it’s a skinny soy latte or a cup of tea. In a taxi stuck in traffic, wondering how much you’ve saved for your trip to Machu Picchu. On a rollercoaster, planning the decorations for your dog’s third birthday party…

Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, our new and improved mobile app makes banking even simpler.

From checking your balances and viewing transactions to paying family and friends, mobile banking takes all the hassle out of everyday money stuff. You can now do more than ever from the comfort of your own phone - and if that’s not exciting enough, this is just the start of our mini digital revolution, with loads more improvements on the way.

So go on. Get yourself up to date.

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• Free to use, but providers may charge for download and usage
• Use in accordance with local laws and check charges if using abroad
• Use in accordance with our App terms and conditions
• Use in accordance with Google terms and conditions
• This app may be withdrawn at any time, but we’ll always keep you in the loop.

Ratings and reviews

Excellent app. Nice clean interface with clear summaries of the various accounts you hold (current, savings, shares, etc). It's very easy to use. I appreciate the security protocols in place - makes me feel my money is very secure. I've banked with First Direct for decades - they are fantastic, with brilliant customer service.

Solid and reliable app, which allows me to do most things that I want to do. I'd *really* like to be able to deposit cheques through the app, by submitting a photo of the cheque. This effectively happens at the automated cheque deposit machines in HSBC branches, so it really ought to be possible via mobile banking. come on first direct, lead the way again!

This is a very average app in comparison to the Halifax app I used to have before transferring... And that wasn't great! Makes it difficult to view Standing Orders and DDs coming up for example without looking at last month and trying to eye-filter other things you've spent on. On the Halifax app you could view upcoming payments, enter an end date and see what was coming up. Helps easily budget those 'can I afford a takeaway this side of payday' qu's. Functions. But not user friendly at all.

What's new

Just some bug fixes and maintenance jobs to keep things in tip-top shape!