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What are the benefits of a Tembo Cash ISA?

What are the benefits of a Tembo Cash ISA?

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Written by Anya Gair
Updated over a week ago

The Tembo Cash ISA is a great saving product for those who want a tax-efficient way to save towards their next big milestone, whether that's buying a house, funding an extension, planning a wedding or just building an emergency fund. You can save up to £20,000 each tax year into a Cash ISA without paying any tax on your interest earnings.

Here are the main benefits of the Tembo Cash ISA:

  • Benefit from our competitive rate of 4.8% AER (variable) - the best underlying rate on the market!

  • Earn 3 times more interest than if you were to save in any of the easy-access, instant Cash ISAs offered by the Big Four banks. That’s over £500 more in interest over 5 years!

  • Save with simple terms and no nasty surprises. Have complete control over your funds with unlimited withdrawals and £10 minimum balance. Plus, your rate won’t drop just because you've been with us 12 months, when you make multiple withdrawals or when your balance falls too low (unlike other providers).

  • Our award-winning savings app is built to help you reach your life milestones faster, including tips and guidance to help you shorten your saving timeframe!

  • See your house deposit or savings in one place across your Tembo Lifetime ISA and Tembo Cash ISA accounts.

  • As a Tembo savings customer, you’ll be entitled to fee-free mortgage and protection advice from our award-winning mortgage service - that’s a saving of up to £749!

  • Your money is held securely with our trusted partner banks; Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Aldermore Bank and Shawbrook Bank. This means that if Tembo were to cease operating, your funds are protected.

  • Our partner banks are also FSCS-protected, which means that if one of these banks were to go into default, your money would be protected up to £85,000 per eligible person, per bank. By partnering with more than one bank, we aim to diversify and help manage your risk, so you can benefit from over £200,000 in FSCS-protection spread across the banks we work with.

Get started by opening a Tembo Cash ISA here.

Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future. Based on saving £100 at the beginning of each month for 5-years. Calculations show at month 61 (after 5-years) Tembo customers saving at 4.80% would have £550.14 on average more than saving with Barclays, HSBC, NatWest or Lloyds. Accurate April 2025.

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