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 DRN-3005385
22 Sep 2021 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3005385 The complaint Mr and Mrs G complain that Bank of Scotland plc, trading as Halifax, allowed Mr G to spend thousands of pounds on gambling transactions from their joint account without notifying Mrs G. What happened Mr and Mrs G have a joint current account with Halifax. Mr G als... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4495421
5 Jan 2024 Tesco Personal Finance PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4495421 The complaint Mr H complains that Tesco Personal Finance PLC trading as Tesco Bank (“Tesco”) allowed him to gamble extensively and excessively to a gambling merchant on his credit card. What happened Mr H held a credit card with Tesco. In December 2017, he reduced the credit li... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5407496
27 Mar 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5407496 The complaint Mr M complains that Monzo Bank Ltd failed to assist him when he advised that he had a gambling problem, and in particular that it delayed in blocking a particular merchant. What happened Mr M has told us that he has a serious problem with a gambling addiction. ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3254613
14 Jan 2022 TSB Bank plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3254613 The complaint Mrs I has complained that TSB Bank plc failed to close her basic cash account when she asked it to in August 2019. Background Mrs I had a Basic Cash account with TSB which she opened in May 2019. Mrs I has told us that she is a gambling addict and that this has re... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4306410
23 Jan 2024 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4306410 The complaint Mr B complains that Nationwide Building Society unfairly blocked and closed his account. He’s also unhappy that Nationwide didn’t offer him any help or support in relation to his gambling addiction. What happened Mr B had an account with Nationwide, which he’d op... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2924631
17 Sep 2021 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2924631 The complaint and what happened Miss R complains the switch to off function on Barclays Bank UK PLC’s mobile app wasn’t sufficient to stop her gambling. Between September 2019 and September 2020 she was able to gamble over £11,000 (although she might have lost more before this)... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4659768
18 Mar 2024 TSB Bank plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4659768 The complaint Mr S is unhappy that TSB Bank plc didn’t inform him of all the options he had available when he made them aware of his gambling addiction while enquiring about applying gambling blocks to his account. What happened In September 2022, Mr S contacted TSB via their c... (7 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5134499
28 Nov 2024 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5134499 The complaint Mr A complains Santander UK Plc didn’t restrict payments to cryptocurrency (crypto) exchanges Mr A used to fund gambling in early 2024. What happened Mr A said he spoke with Santander in Autumn 2023 and explained he had a problem with gambling at online crypto ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5408100
27 Mar 2025 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5408100 The complaint Mr R complains that Bank of Scotland Plc failed to act and support him when he was using his credit card for gambling transactions. What happened Mr R holds a credit card account with Bank of Scotland. Around 2015, Mr R made several transactions using his cred... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN8632849
8 Jun 2015 Lloyds Bank PLC Not upheldBanking and creditMiss B complains because Lloyds Bank PLC says it won’t refund payments which were made from her Lloyds and Halifax accounts without her permission.backgroundIn August and September 2014 a large number of payments were made to three gambling websites from Miss B’s tw... (2 pages)View decision
