We make decisions based on what we think is fair and reasonable, accounting for the unique circumstances of each case we receive. We anonymise our decisions and write them in a way that prevents the person or small business complaining from being identified.
This database holds all the final decisions we’ve published since 1 April 2013 under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Decision Reference DRN5501173
1 Dec 2016 Barclays Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr W complains that Barclays Bank PLC, trading as Barclaycard, won’t refund the interest and charges he has incurred for online deposits to a poker website made on his credit card.backgroundMr W says that he has made payments overtime for online poker but he didn’t... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5565937
15 Jul 2025 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5565937 The complaint Mr P complains that Santander UK Plc permitted payments to gambling platforms despite his being registered with a self-exclusion website excluding all GB licensed gambling operators. Mr P doesn’t feel he was adequately protected by Santander from financial dis... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4088471
23 Jun 2023 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4088471 The complaint Mr D has complained that the gambling block added to his account by Monzo Bank Ltd (“Monzo”) failed to stop gambling transactions from leaving his account. Background Mr D has an account with Monzo. In May 2021 he contacted the bank to make it aware he had a compu... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4380247
3 Oct 2023 National Westminster Bank Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4380247 The complaint Miss T has complained that National Westminster Bank Plc (“NatWest”) failed to stop gambling transactions from leaving her account despite her having a gambling block in place. Background Miss T has explained that she contacted NatWest in 2020 by phone and asked i... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5777102
14 Oct 2025 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5777102 The complaint Mr M complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC (“Barclays”) didn’t clearly explain that cash withdrawals from ATM’s located within casinos didn’t form part of the gambling block resulting in him being able to withdraw £300 in cash which he subsequently lost gambling.... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5483637
17 Jul 2025 J.P. Morgan Europe Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5483637 The complaint Mr D complains that J.P. Morgan Europe Limited trading as Chase failed to notice that he was spending considerable sums on gambling. And that it refused to raise chargeback disputes in respect of these transactions. What happened Mr D says that between November... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5842427
24 Nov 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5842427 The complaint Mr G complains that despite having a gambling block enabled on his account with Monzo Bank Ltd he was still able to continue to gamble. He said he set up a gambling block on his account a long time ago, but he recently noticed certain apps were changing their p... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3601494
31 Aug 2022 HSBC UK Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3601494 The complaint Mr D complains that HSBC UK Bank Plc failed, when he asked, to put a stop on his account to restrict gambling. This led to him losing a large amount of money.. What happened Mr D says he went into the local branch of his bank on 27 November 2020 and asked for a st... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4145638
20 Jul 2023 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4145638 The complaint Miss M complains that Barclays Bank Plc failed to apply a gambling block to her debit card. What happened Miss M holds a current account with Barclays. In May 2022 a new debit card (ending *6025) was issued to her for this account, but Miss M did not start using i... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4768495
30 Jan 2025 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4768495 The complaint Mr C complains that National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) won’t refund payments he says he made as part of a scam. He’s also unhappy with how NatWest has supported him regarding compulsive gambling. What happened Mr C holds a current account with NatWest. Be... (4 pages)View decision