Habib Bank Zurich UK - Sirat Islamic Banking HBZ Sirat eDeposit
Islamic Bank Accounts in Scotland
The online fixed term Islamic deposit that won HBZ 'Best Fixed Rate Savings Provider' at the Moneynet Personal Finance Awards 2026. Published expected profit rates: 6 months 4.46%, 12 months 4.81%, 2 years 4.10%, 3 years 4.05%, 5 years 4.00%. Opened online by individuals; deposit confirmation certificate issued by email and post; no online servicing after opening.
The eDeposit is the UK Islamic rate table's current champion at the short end: 4.81% for a year and 4.46% for six months lead every licensed competitor. The governance is window-grade (AAOIFI plus IFAAS audit, no named board) and servicing is old-fashioned, but with FSCS cover the risk case is simple. Pair the 12-month here with BLME's long dates and Gatehouse's easy access and you have close to an optimal halal cash portfolio. The double-shelf quirk bears repeating: the same bank pays 3.00% for 12-month money in-branch, 181bp below this product, so always route standard terms through the eDeposit.
Pros
- Beats AlRayan's 4.73% at 12 months and every other published UK Islamic rate
- Five terms with full online opening
- Bank branch network behind the product if things go wrong
- FSCS protection at a PRA-authorised bank, unlike app-based alternatives
Cons
- No post-opening online servicing - certificate-and-email model
- Window structure with unnamed scholars, versus wholly Islamic competitors
- Long-end rates (4.00-4.10%) fall behind BLME's 4.65% headline
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Product Details
Account Type
Fixed term deposit (online)
Monthly Fee
0 GBP
Structure
Expected profit rate fixed for the term
Habib Bank Zurich UK - Sirat Islamic Banking in Scotland
Habib Bank Zurich UK - Sirat Islamic Banking's Fixed term deposit (online) serves customers in Scotland. Islamic savings in the UK pay an expected profit rate from Shariah-compliant investments rather than interest. There is no monthly maintenance fee on this account. Check the provider's FSCS status: deposits at PRA-authorised banks are FSCS protected, while e-money balances are safeguarded but not FSCS deposit protected. Habib Bank Zurich UK - Sirat Islamic Banking operates across the UK, so Scotland residents have full access to this product.
Shariah Compliance & Oversight
Products are structured, managed and operated in compliance with AAOIFI Shariah standards under the guidance of the bank's Shariah Advisor and IFAAS, who advise on Shariah compliance requirements for all Sirat products and regularly review and audit operations (HBZ Sirat summary boxes, habibbank.com/gb, crawled 2026-08-06). Individual scholars are not named on the UK website.
2026-08-06
Why It's Halal
Structured, managed and operated in compliance with AAOIFI Shariah standards under the guidance of the bank's Shariah Advisor and IFAAS, who regularly review and audit Sirat operations (per the product's own summary box). The deposit is invested in accordance with Islamic principles and pays expected profit, not interest. The eDeposit sits inside the Sirat window's AAOIFI framework: products structured, managed and operated to AAOIFI Shariah standards under the bank's Shariah Advisor, with IFAAS - a specialist external Islamic finance consultancy - reviewing and auditing operations, and Sharia compliance certificates published for the window. The honest gap is that no individual scholars are named on the UK site, so classification is externally-audited-window rather than named-board. Deposits are eligible for FSCS protection up to 120,000 GBP at the PRA-authorised Habib Bank Zurich plc.
Regional Availability
Habib Bank Zurich UK - Sirat Islamic Banking serves all of the UK
✓ Available nationwide including Scotland
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