Relationship banking that backs your business

With long-term thinking, expertise and a dedicated personal service, we can help your business realise its full potential.
Becoming a customer
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Why corporate customers choose us

We build long-term relationships with businesses by taking the time to understand how they operate, what they need now, and where they’re heading.

  • Direct access to decision-makers - Key banking decisions are made by someone who knows your business, which means we can be responsive when you need us to be.
  • Your own relationship manager - Getting to know you and your business means we can help you seize opportunities and navigate challenges. Your relationship manager will proactively guide and support you, all with the backing of an expert team. 
  • Full range of banking services and solutions - From everyday banking to keep your business running smoothly, to finance for property development, we can support your plans, big or small.

Business banking services

  • Business accounts

    Business banking to support the everyday requirements of your business. Easy to manage and reliable, leaving you to focus on bigger plans.
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  • Financing

    Flexible financing solutions to support investment, growth and long‑term business plans, shaped around your specific requirements.
    Explore our financing options

  • FX and treasury services

    Specialist foreign exchange and treasury services, supported by experienced teams who help you manage risk with confidence.
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  • Corporate wealth planning

    Long‑term financial planning for businesses, backed by decades of experience and a joined‑up approach to banking and wealth.
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Independent service quality survey results

Business current accounts

As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 1,200 customers of each of the 17 largest business current account providers if they would recommend their provider to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey.

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Supporting our corporate customers

Meet Lane’s Health and hear how we’ve helped transform their business.

Safe and secure

Our focus on relationship-led banking, coupled with a cautious approach to risk, has seen us rated as the safest commercial bank in Europe, in Global Finance Magazine's ranking of the World's Safest Banks 2025 Opens in a new window.

Our solid capital position means that we enjoy consistently high credit ratings. Find out more via the link below:

We’re also one of the best capitalised banks with substantial liquidity reserves; we've never had to rely on government support.

Deposit protection arrangements

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Your eligible deposits with Handelsbanken plc are protected up to a total of £120,000 (or £120,000 for each eligible account holder of a joint account) by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the UK's deposit protection scheme. Any total deposits above the £120,000 limit are unlikely to be covered.