Transferring money

In most cases, transfers between your accounts will go through immediately. However, please allow one working day for transactions to be processed.

Yes. You can schedule a transfer up to 24 months in advance. You can also set up regular payments daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly for up to 24 months in advance.

Yes. You can set up a recurring payment for a specific amount. However, you cannot schedule a recurring payment for the 'Minimum' or 'Full Amount'.

If you are transferring between your personal accounts, there is a cumulative daily limit of $1 million.

If you are transferring between business accounts, the following applies:

1. If you log on to Internet Banking using your personal access details, a cumulative daily limit of $25,000 applies

2. If you log on to Internet Banking using your company access details, a cumulative daily limit of $1 million applies.

The two balances that appear on your account details screen are your current and available balance. Your current balance is the total amount of your account including pending transactions. The available balance is the amount that is accessible for you to utilise.

Yes. You can transfer to other banks, or to somebody else's account within St.George Bank, by using the 'Transfer to an Account in Australia' function, located within the Transfers, Payments & BPAY menu.

You'll need details of the account, including the BSB Number, Account Number and Account Name.

You may choose to save these account details for future use; they'll be available within your Internet Banking account should you wish to transfer money to that particular account again.

Any account you set up and save in Internet Banking will be available via Phone Banking the next day.

To transfer to another account in Australia, you will need the following details:

1. BSB Number

2. Account Number

3. Account Name.

Please be aware that when administering a transfer to an account in Australia, we use only the BSB and Account Number. We will not check the Account Name you provide. Please ensure that the BSB and Account Number you provide are correct.

In some cases, the financial institution receiving the funds may reject the payment if the Account Name is incorrect. However, the receiving institution is not obliged to verify the Account Name.

Transfers to an account in Australia require additional processing times due to the processes involved. If the payment is made by 5.30pm AEST, in most cases it will be credited to the account the next working day. However, regardless of whether the payment is made to a St.George Bank account or to another financial institution, we require at least one day to process our side of the transaction. In addition, St.George Bank cannot control when a Third Party Bank processes its side of the transfer/payment.

Therefore we advise you to allow up to two working days for transactions to be processed. Rest assured that  St.George Bank will always endeavour to process all transactions in a timely manner.

Yes. You can schedule a transfer up to 24 months in advance. You can also set up regular payments daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly for up to 24 months in advance.

If you have set up the account via Internet Banking, there is a cumulative limit of $5000 per account per day. There is a maximum limit of $25,000 per day. For example, if you have 5 different accounts, you can transfer $5,000 to each account per day.

To increase the daily limit to $100,000 please follow the below steps.

Desktop

1. Click Transfers & Payments from the left hand menu.
2. Click Payee Accounts from the right hand menu.
3. Click the payee you wish to increase.
   If this is a new payee, see "How do I add a new Payee" then come back to these steps.
4. Click Increase Payee Limit, then Confirm.
5. Authenticate this via Secure Code.

Requests submitted before 4:00pm AEST Monday to Friday will be processed the same day.

Mobile

1. Tap Services to open the menu, then tap Manage Payees from the My Payments section.
2. Tap the payee you wish to increase.
3. Tap the Limits button
4. Tick the box accepting conditions and tap Continue.

Requests submitted before 4:00pm AEST Monday to Friday will be processed the same day.

Once a transfer has been confirmed via Internet Banking, we are unable to stop or cancel payment.

If you have made a payment incorrectly, please contact our Internet Banking Helpdesk on 13 33 30 (+61 2 9155 7800 overseas) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

There are two procedures that can be initiated:

1. Recall - A recall will endeavour to retrieve the funds from the credited account. This is a manual process and may take up to 6 weeks (not including weekends). Please be aware that we cannot guarantee return of the funds. If the recall is successful the funds will be credited to your account. If the recall is unsuccessful you will be notified in writing. Read our Terms and Conditions for more information relating to this.

2. Trace - A trace will locate the destination of the funds. This is a manual process and may take up to 2 weeks (not including weekends). Fees may apply.

You can delete Payee accounts at any time by logging on to Internet Banking. Unfortunately, you cannot edit Payee accounts. If you wish to edit a Payee account, you'll need to delete it and create a new one.

Yes. You can set up a transfer to a group of Payees using the 'Group Payments' function, located within the 'Transfers, Payments & BPAY menu. You can also set up regular transfers daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or schedule a single payment for a later date, up to 24 months in advance.

You can include up to 20 Payees in one group.

Yes. You can edit or delete groups at any time by logging onto Internet Banking.

Add an Australia payee using their BSB Number, Account Number and Account Name.

To view a list of your ‘Payee accounts’, simply visit the ‘Transfer, payments & BPAY’ menu. On the right hand side, under the heading ‘Manage my’, select the link ‘Payee accounts’. This will display a list of all your saved payees.

If you're receiving a deposit into your St.George account from an overseas account by telegraphic transfer, your payer may be asked to enter the St.George SWIFT code/SWIFT BIC Address, which is: SGBLAU2S.

If you are receiving money from a US Bank, your payer may be asked to enter the Routing Number, which is: 021 000 021.

Your payer may also be asked for the address for international payments which is your branch address.

You will also have to provide your 9 digit account number which is available on your account statements or internet banking.

For fees and charges information kindly refer to the “For Inward telegraphic transfer (plus overseas bank charges)” section.