Winners - Best Offshore Account provider category at the 2017

Skipton International won the Best Offshore Account provider category at the 2017 Moneyfacts Awards.

This is the 4^rd time Skipton International (Skipton) has won a Moneyfacts Award – one of the most prestigious awards in the finance industry.

The Moneyfacts Awards involve an independent assessment of personal finance products with input from IFAs.

Skipton has been commended, highly commended or won an award for the past eight years.

Jim Coupe, Managing Director, Skipton International, said: “Winning this award for the second year running is a recognition of the consistently high levels of service, and long-term stable rates we offer our savings customers. Offshore accounts are an integral part of our offering; we look after the savings of Channel Islanders, people from the Isle of Man, along with British expats from more than 100 countries around the world.

“As a Channel Island-registered bank we are committed to giving customers from the Channel Islands, and beyond, the best personal service and to make the process of opening offshore savings accounts as straightforward as possible.”

Skipton offers a range of offshore savings accounts including Notice, Easy Access, and Fixed Rate accounts, to Crown Dependency residents and British expats around the world. The bank is in the process of transforming its systems, developing a new online banking portal that will allow customers to access their offshore savings online, in addition to telephone, postal, and branch access.

Jim said: “We are investing for the future with the development of the online portal. This is an additional channel our customers can use to access their offshore savings. Personal service will remain the forefront of our business and we will continue to support our team members through the training and development necessary to deliver the excellent service our customers deserve.”