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• This app may be withdrawn at any time, but we’ll always keep you in the loop.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!

It does just the basics of what a banking app should do. Maybe I've been spoiled by the likes of Monzo & Starling apps but it's missing several features that would make life easier. Such as: payment notifications, being able copy and paste bank details, being able to add a reference afterwards to a payment you've received or sent, add a receipt to a transaction, being able to temporarily freeze a card, savings pots, being able to view account numbers. The most basic banking app I've ever used

What's new

We've fine-tuned the app to bid farewell to those tiny bugs that were buzzing around causing mischief. We've also done a bit of general housekeeping to ensure everything hums without a hitch.