What is Deposit and Refund Fraud?
- False Proof of Payment
Indicating a fake payment for goods or services has been made. Always wait for funds to be cleared and deposited into your account before concluding a business transaction.
- False Proof of Refund
Indicating a fake refund has been made. You will be pressured into acting quickly and fraudsters will pretend to call from a genuine company, sounding legitimate and convincing.
- Check Your Bank Balance
Wait for the balance to be reflected in your account before providing any goods or services. Cheques take up to four working days to clear, and can be easily forged.
- Verified Beneficiaries
Use BNF Internet Banking (Bill Payments Section), to pay a verified beneficiary. We have the most popular companies in Malta listed as verified beneficiaries for you to make safe and fast payments to.
- Look Out for Mistakes
Such as any variations, errors, typos and out-of-place text and graphics that suggest a falsified document.
BNF BANK Base Rates
Base Rate
Rates (p.a)
Bank Base Rate
2.50%
Home Loan Base Rate
2.20%
Savings Account - Credit Interest Rates (p.a)
Balances
EUR
GBP
USD
Up to 50,000
0%
0%
0%
Over 50,000
0.05%
0%
0%
Deposit Accounts - Credit Interest Rates (p.a)
Type of Account
Balances
EUR
GBP
USD
Direct Salary Account
Up to 25,000
Over 25,000
0.25%
0%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Current Account
Salary Account
Any Balance
0%
n/a
n/a
Students Online
Savings Account
Up to 25,000
Over 25,000
0.25%
0%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Students Current Account
Any Balance
0%
n/a
n/a
Savings Schemes
Type of Account
Balances
Balances (€)
Rates (p.a.)
Monthly Savings
Full period
Any Balance
0.50%
New Generations Account
Full period
Up to 25,000
Over 25,000
1.75%
0%
*The Hi-Saver Account is a 15-month term deposit split in two terms as described in the above table.
Standard Term Deposits
Term
Rates (p.a) Minimum balance €500 - €1,000,000
3 months
0.10%
6 months
2.50%
1 year
2.60%
2 years
2.00%
3 years
2.00%
4 years
2.00%
5 years
2.00%
7 years
1.75%
Term
Rates (p.a) Minimum balance £500 - £1,000,000
1 months
0.01%
3 months
2.00%
6 months
2.50%
1 year
3.50%
2 years
3.00%
3 years
3.00%
Term
Rates (p.a) Minimum balance $500 - $1,000,000
1 months
0.01%
3 months
0.10%
6 months
0.15%
1 year
0.20%
2 years
0.30%
3 years
0.40%
Flexi Term Deposits
Term
Withdrawal Dates
Rates (p.a)
1 year
91st day
181st day
271st day
Maturity
0%
1.25%
1.50%
2.60%
2 years
181st day
366th day
Maturity
0.50%
1.00%
2.00%
3 years
366th day
731st day
Maturity
0.75%
1.25%
2.00%
Internet Banking Term Deposits
Term (days)
Rates (p.a) €500 - €1,000,000
45
0.05%
90
0.15%
180
0.20%
360
2.60%
730
2.00%
1095
2.00%
Foreign Exchange Rates
Country
Ccy rate per EUR
Bank Notes Buy
Bank Notes Sell
Others Buy
Others Sell
Last Updated
UK
GBP
0.8636
0.8026
0.8406
0.8142
18/12/24
USA
USD
1.0971
1.0196
1.0679
1.0343
18/12/24
Interest Reference Rates
Term to Maturity
Date
EURIBOR
SOFR ($)
SONIA (£)
Overnight
16/12/2024
3.165
4.65
4.7
3 Mth
16/12/2024
2.863
6 Mth
16/12/2024
2.655
12 Mth
16/12/2024
2.443
Indicative % mark-ups for using your BNF Card in the EEA (Non-Eurozone)
European Economic Area (EEA) Currencies
Total FX % Charge - VISA Debit
Total FX % Charge - VISA Credit
Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
1.75%
1.75%
Czech Koruna (CZK)
1.95%
1.95%
Danish Krone (DKK)
1.77%
1.77%
Hungarian Forint (HUF)
2.39%
2.39%
Icelandic Króna (ISK)
2.22%
2.22%
Swiss Franc (CHF)
1.82%
1.82%
Swedish Krona (SEK)
2.09%
2.09%
Norwegian Krone (NOK)
2.04%
2.04
Polish Zlotych (PLN)
1.99%
1.99%
Romanian Lei (RON)
2.41%
2.41%
Pound Sterling (GBP)
2.42%
2.42
Indicative % mark-ups for using your BNF Card in the EEA (Non-Eurozone)
Top Equity Indices
Country
Indices
Date
% Var
Last Reference
European Indices
Malta
MSE
03/07/2023
0.13
3,754.34
Portugal
PSI20
03/07/2023
1.15
5,988.18
Spain
IBEX35
03/07/2023
0.54
9,644.80
France
CAC 40
03/07/2023
-0.18
7,386.70
Germany
DAX
03/07/2023
-0.41
16,081.04
UK
FTSE 100
03/07/2023
-0.06
7,527.26
PanEuropean
Euro Stoxx50
03/07/2023
-0.02
4,398.15
USA
USA
DAX
DAX
DAX
34,418.47
USA
NASDAQ Comp
03/07/2023
0.21
13,816.77
USA
S&P 500
03/07/2023
0.12
4,455.59
Asia
Japan
Nikkei 225
03/07/2023
-0.98
33,422.52
HongKong
HangSeng
03/07/2023
0.14
19,328.46
Commodity Market
Date
% Var
Last Reference
ICE Brent Crude
03/07/2023
0.59
75.09
Gold (spot)
03/07/2023
0.27
1,926.48
Silver (spot)
Portugal
0.26
22.98
