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BAE Systems salary transfer – step-by-step guide

Opening your Currencies Direct account

Please complete the following steps, after navigating to the Currencies Direct registration page:

  1. On the first page tick the ‘An individual’ box

  2. Then, enter your email address and create a password

  3. Complete all personal details that are required

  4. Complete registration and when selecting 'Amount you wish to buy' please ensure that you select a figure below £25,000. Please then tick the box to agree to our terms and conditions and click 'Complete'

  5. Currencies Direct will then require 1) a valid proof of address (this is your BAE employment letter provided to you by HR) and 2) a proof of ID for you (this should be a copy of your passport picture page). Please email both of these docs to [email protected] but only after you have first completed your online application (as above steps 1-4)

  6. You will then receive your 'welcome email'


Setting up your online account

  1. You will also receive your first time login email for the online platform with an activation link

  2. Use this to log on to the platform - it will send a verification code to your mobile

  3. From the homepage, use the ‘Manage payees’ tab and ‘Add a new payee’ to enter the destination bank details in which you wish to receive your transfer. These will then be saved, ready for you to make your first transfer


Transferring your salary

  1. Log into your online account by clicking here

  2. Select ‘Make a transfer’ and choose your beneficiary account

  3. Select the 'Reason' – Living Funds, and the payment currency as SAR

  4. Follow the process, entering the amount you wish to transfer - select 'Confirm' and Currencies Direct’s SAR bank details for you to send your SAR to will be provided on the next page

  5. Instruct payment to Currencies Direct from your own SAR account in KSA – if prompted, ensure to tick 'Charges ours' / 'Remitter pays all charges' as you have been paid an additional SAR 40 to cover this transfer to Currencies Direct

  6. As soon as Currencies Direct receive your SAR we will send the specified amount of GBP onto your destination bank account


Need help? Email us at [email protected].

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© Currencies Direct Ltd, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA, United Kingdom. Registered in England & Wales, No.: 03041197. Currencies Direct Ltd is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority as an Electronic Money Institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011. Our FCA Firm Reference number is 900669.

Our EU services are provided by Currencies Direct Spain.

© Currencies Direct Spain, E.D.E., S.L., Avenida del Mediterráneo, 341, Local 3, 04638 Mojácar, Almería, Spain. Registered in the Commercial Registry of Almería under the Spanish tax ID number B04897930. Currencies Direct Spain, E.D.E., S.L. is authorised by the Bank of Spain as an Electronic Money Institution under Law 21/2011 of 26 July and Royal Decree 778/2012 of 4 May. Our registration number with the Bank of Spain is 6716.

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