Vault
Banking, rebuilt

The account that earns 4.85% on your everyday balance, releases your paycheck up to two days early, and spends in any currency at the rate banks keep for themselves. No branches. No monthly fee. No fine print written to lose you.

Settled, custodied, and insured on the rails regulated finance already runs on

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The account

A checking accountthat refuses to sit still.

Most banks pay you nothing on your balance and bank the difference. Vault puts every idle dollar to work the morning it lands, and shows you to the cent what it earned.

4.85% on every dollar

No tiers, no minimum balance, no 90-day teaser rate that quietly drops to 0.01%. Interest accrues daily and lands every morning — on the balance you actually spend from, not a separate savings pot you forget to fund.

Paid up to two days early

We release your direct deposit the moment your employer files it, not when the calendar says payday. For most people that's two days sooner — every cycle, no opt-in.

Zero fees that bite

No monthly fee, no overdraft fee, no minimum balance, no foreign transaction fee. The price of a Vault account is nothing, and it stays nothing as your balance grows.

Spend at the real exchange rate

Tap your card in Lisbon or Lagos and pay the mid-market rate with no markup. Your money converts at the rate the banks trade between themselves, not the one they sell to tourists at the airport.

Everyday money

The small moments whereold banks let you down.

Splitting a dinner, catching a sneaky subscription, freezing a lost card at midnight — the things you do constantly, finally done right.

Split the bill before it's awkward

Tap a transaction, choose who was there, and Vault sends each person a request for the exact amount. They pay from any bank, and you watch it settle back into your account in real time. No spreadsheet, no 'I'll get you next time.'

Subscriptions, surfaced

Vault spots every recurring charge, flags the ones that crept up in price, and cancels the dead ones in a tap.

Freeze in one tap

Misplaced your card? Lock it instantly from your phone, then unfreeze the second it turns up in the couch cushions.

Vaults that round up

Round every purchase to the nearest dollar and tuck the change toward a goal — a trip, a deposit, a rainy day you name yourself.

Spend that actually adds up

Every purchase is categorized the instant it lands, so the month never ends in a guessing game about where it all went.

What a Vault account changes

4.85%
APY, paid daily
$0
Monthly fees
3m 40s
Median time to open
$250K
Deposit insurance
From people who switched

The last bank you'll bother changing.

I moved my paycheck over on a Sunday and it was earning by Monday. Six months in, Vault has paid me more interest than my old bank did in nine years.

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Renata Alvarez
Nurse, Hamilton

We split rent, groceries, and the cottage trip straight off the card. No more chasing my roommates on payday — the requests just go out and the money comes back.

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Theo Lindqvist
Designer, Vancouver

I lost my card on a trip and froze it from the airport in about ten seconds, then paid for everything in euros with zero fee. My old bank would have charged me three different ways.

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Amara Osei
Consultant, Toronto
Built to be trusted

Your money is held like it matters.

A friendly app is the easy part. The real work is the unglamorous, serious plumbing underneath it — and that's where Vault spends most of its time.

Insured to $250,000

Deposits sit at member institutions and are insured up to $250K, so your balance is protected even on our worst day.

Funds kept apart from ours

Customer deposits are held separately from company money and are never lent against without your consent. Your balance is yours, not our working capital.

Fraud caught in the act

Every transaction is scored in milliseconds. We block card-testing runs cold and ask you about the odd charge before it ever clears.

Locked down by default

Biometric login, an alert on every charge, and instant card freeze — protection that ships on, not a settings screen you'll never open.

Audited and accountable

Independent SOC 2 audits, encryption at rest and in transit, and a status page that tells the truth the minute something breaks.

Humans when you need them

Reach a real person in chat in under two minutes, any hour. No phone tree, no being handed between five departments.

Plans

Free is the whole account. Plus is for power.

The checking account, the 4.85% yield, and the card cost nothing. You pay only if you want the premium edges.

Free

A full bank account that costs nothing.

$0/mo
  • 4.85% APY, paid daily
  • No-fee debit card
  • Paid up to 2 days early
  • Bill splitting & round-up vaults
  • $250K deposit insurance
Most popular

Plus

For travelers, savers, and anyone who runs their whole life off one card.

$9/mo
  • Everything in Free
  • 0% foreign fees worldwide
  • Metal card + airport lounge passes
  • Higher round-up & savings limits
  • Cashback on rotating categories
  • Priority chat support

Family

Shared money for a household, with guardrails for the kids.

$15/mo
  • Up to 5 member accounts
  • Kids' cards with spend limits
  • Shared vaults & joint goals
  • Allowance & chore automation
  • Family-wide spend insights
  • All Plus perks included

The questions everyone asks before switching.

Is Vault a real bank, and is my money safe?

Vault is a financial technology company; your deposits are held at regulated, insured partner institutions and protected up to $250,000. Your balance is kept separate from our own funds and is never lent out without your consent.

How is the 4.85% APY actually free?

We make money on interchange when you spend and on optional paid plans — not on monthly fees or charging you for mistakes. That lets us pass the yield straight back to you on your everyday balance, paid daily with no minimum.

How long does it take to switch?

Opening an account takes under four minutes from your phone. Our switch tool then finds your recurring deposits and payments and moves them across for you, so you're not updating every biller by hand.

What does it cost to use my card abroad?

On Free you get the real mid-market exchange rate with a small fair-use markup; on Plus, foreign transactions are completely fee-free worldwide. Either way, no surprise conversion charge buried in your statement.

What happens if I lose my card?

Freeze it instantly from the app — no call required — and order a replacement in a tap. You keep paying through Apple Pay or Google Wallet while the new card ships.

Can I still pay bills and get a real account number?

Yes. Vault supports direct deposit, bill pay, e-transfers, and account-to-account transfers, and you get a real account and routing number for anything that still asks for one.

Stop letting your bank keep the interest.

Open a Vault account in under four minutes and start earning 4.85% on the money you already have. No fees, no minimums, no reason to wait.