Local Debit Cards are a part of the Bank’s St Helena Pay Service and are available free of charge to all customers. They are a part of the Bank’s Account Package Service, giving our Personal and Business customers an improved banking experience.

Terms and Conditions

Benefits of Banking by Card

Pay the Easy Way – Use you Local Debit Card for quick and easy payments.

Save Time – Eliminate the need to queue for cash, cut down on the time it takes to write cheques.

Go Paperless – Save the environment, support the green initiatives.

Get Cash – Cashback services from participating merchants.

Card Transactions

The transactions you will be able to undertake using your Local Debit Card include:

Monitor your Transactions with Online Banking

Customers with Online Banking can monitor and track their card transactions and view up to two years of account history. Click here for more information. 

Apply for a Local Debit Card

Anyone can apply for a Local Debit Card for their Personal or Business Current Accounts for free.

For further information, contact us on customerservices@sainthelenabank.com

Completed forms must be returned to the Bank, either in the main branch, remote banking sites or kiosks. Click here for opening hours. 

Applying from Ascension Island

Ascension customers can contact the Ascension Branch on (+247) 66123 or AscBranch@sainthelenabank.com to apply for their Local Debit Card. Cards will be sent via the MV Helena and will be subject to application deadlines.

For Applicants who do not have an Account Package

Although Local Debit Cards are free of charge, you will still need to apply for a package. Each customer is allowed one package, however, this is subject to their account type. If you have both an individual and a joint account, you will have one package for your individual account(s) and one package for your joint account(s).

Please ensure you only complete the information applicable to the application you are applying for – if you are applying for an individual account package, please only list your individual accounts in the application.

Please complete both Package Application and Local Debit Card Appendix.

Note – If you would like to apply for a Premium Package (£2/month) with Online Banking along with your Card, you will need to also complete the Online Banking Appendix to submit with this application (you will not have to complete another Package Application). Click here for Online Banking page.

For Applicants who already have an Account Package

If you have a package, all you need to do is complete the Local Debit Card (Appendix) Application and your Package Amendment Form where you will need to tell us what you would like to change on your package – in this instance, you are requesting to add a Local Debit Card to your account package.