<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Bank Solutions: Opening &amp; Switching</title><description>How to open a business account, what banks check, and how the Current Account Switch Service works.</description><link>https://www.banksolutions.uk/</link><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><managingEditor>editor@banksolutions.uk (Bank Solutions)</managingEditor><webMaster>editor@banksolutions.uk (Bank Solutions)</webMaster><copyright>Copyright 2026 Bank Solutions</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><image><url>https://www.banksolutions.uk/images/banksolutions-logo.png</url><title>Bank Solutions: Opening &amp; Switching</title><link>https://www.banksolutions.uk/</link></image><atom:link href="https://www.banksolutions.uk/switching/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>How to Open a Business Bank Account in the UK</title><link>https://www.banksolutions.uk/how-to-open-a-business-bank-account-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.banksolutions.uk/how-to-open-a-business-bank-account-uk/</guid><description>What UK banks ask for when you apply for a business current account, why the law makes them ask, what timings the banks actually publish, and the reasons applications are turned down - taken from the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, Companies House guidance and the banks&apos; own application pages.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sam Allcock</dc:creator><media:content url="https://www.banksolutions.uk/images/how-to-open-a-business-bank-account-uk.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/><media:thumbnail url="https://www.banksolutions.uk/images/how-to-open-a-business-bank-account-uk.jpg"/><category>Opening &amp; Switching</category></item><item><title>How to Switch Business Bank Account with the Current Account Switch Service</title><link>https://www.banksolutions.uk/how-to-switch-business-bank-account-cass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.banksolutions.uk/how-to-switch-business-bank-account-cass/</guid><description>Pay.UK&apos;s Current Account Switch Service moves a small business&apos;s current account in seven working days with a guarantee behind it. Who qualifies, what moves, what does not, what the guarantee actually promises, and how the timeline sits against payroll and VAT dates - from Pay.UK&apos;s own pages and HMRC&apos;s deadlines.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sam Allcock</dc:creator><media:content url="https://www.banksolutions.uk/images/how-to-switch-business-bank-account-cass.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/><media:thumbnail url="https://www.banksolutions.uk/images/how-to-switch-business-bank-account-cass.jpg"/><category>Opening &amp; Switching</category></item></channel></rss>