Earn high interest easily

To earn our bonus interest rates on your Save accounts, you must have a Spend account and deposit at least $500 each month into any of your Spend, Bills or Save accounts before 11:30pm (Sydney time) on the last day of each month.

The $500 deposit must not come from your other ubank accounts.

You can transfer your money in and out of your ubank accounts at any time throughout the month and still be eligible to earn bonus interest. It may seem too simple, but it’s really just that easy.

For example, if you deposit $200 into your Spend account and $300 into one of your Save accounts, then you will earn bonus interest for that month on all of your individual Save accounts as well as on any shared Save accounts you hold with a partner-in-finance.

If you or your partner-in-finance deposit $500 or more into any of your shared accounts during the month, you’ll not only get bonus interest on your shared Save account, but on any individual Save accounts held by either of you as well.

Just remember that in both of the examples above, bonus interest is only paid on balances up to $250K per customer.

Your Save account will not be eligible for interest if you close or switch it to an offset account mid-month.

If you are eligible for bonus interest, this is calculated daily and paid monthly based on the combined balance of your Save accounts up to $250K. Each day, we’ll check your account balances and calculate the interest using the following formula:

Daily closing balance x (applicable interest rates / 365 days) = Interest accrued on that day.

At the end of the month, we’ll add them up and deposit your earnings into your eligible Save accounts.

At ubank, your savings are divided into different tiers each with its own interest rate. This means that parts of your total savings will earn different rates, depending on which tier they fall into. (For example, if you have $250,000 in total savings your interest will be made up of 100,000 on Tier 1 + $150,000 on Tier 2)

If you have more than one Save account, we’ll allocate your Save account balances to an interest tier based on whether the account is a shared Save account (your half of a shared account first), then the balance of account (highest balance first), and then the date it was opened (oldest account first). As interest is calculated daily, we’ll re-do this each day.

Interest will then be paid into each of your eligible Save accounts at the end of the month based on our daily calculations.

Find out how to check if you’re eligible for bonus interest in the ‘How do I earn bonus interest’ FAQ above.

If you still have questions, give us a call on 13 30 80.

Yes, you can earn bonus interest on all your Save accounts if you meet the bonus rate eligibility criteria. The bonus rate is only paid on balances up to $250K per customer. For more info, check out our FAQ above ‘How do I earn bonus interest’.

When you join us, you’ll get three accounts: a Spend account, a Bills account and a Save account.

Your Spend account lets you transfer money and make purchases using the linked Visa Debit card or your digital wallet for your everyday spending needs.

Your Bills account lets you set aside funds for committed expenses, allowing you to budget within your pay cycle.

Your Save account lets you earn interest on your money if you meet the bonus rate criteria. You can open an additional nine Save accounts, whether they’re individual or shared, via the app.

To open a ubank account, you’ll need an Australian mobile number.

If you’re 18 or over you’ll also need a valid Australian driver’s license or passport. To improve your chances of your ID being validated you can also use a Medicare card.

If you’re under 18 you’ll need 2 valid forms of ID which can include an Australian driver’s license, passport, birth certificate, or a Medicare card.

You can open up 10 Save accounts. The accounts can be individual or shared accounts.

To open additional accounts, head to the “Accounts” tab in the app and select “Add new account” at the bottom of the page.