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-4406385
20 Oct 2023 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4406385 The complaint Mr G is unhappy with the way NewDay Ltd treated him in relation to a chargeback dispute and concerns of fraud. What happened In April 2021, Mr G opened an account with a gambling website. Once Mr G uploaded funds to the account, he was given access to a range of d... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4425860
1 Feb 2024 Starling Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4425860 The complaint Mr F complains Starling Bank Limited didn’t do check he was OK or to stop him when he gambled tens of thousands of pounds in a single month. What happened Mr F had an account with Starling Bank in 2018. He has Autism and Asperger’s. Mr F complained to Starling Ban... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5191739
3 Jan 2025 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5191739 The complaint Miss S complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC (‘Barclays’) failed in its duty of care to her as a customer when she was unable to set up a block to prevent spending on gambling. What happened Miss S said that she had been trying unsuccessfully since 2020 to switc... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2274578
17 Feb 2021 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2274578 The complaint Mr E complains that NewDay Ltd rejected his claim under Section 75 Consumer Credit Act 1974 in respect of undelivered wine. What happened In October 2018, Mr E purchased wine from a merchant at a cost of £4500. He used his credit card for the transaction. He had m... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1370569
21 Jan 2020 HSBC UK Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-1370569The complaintMr A is unhappy HSBC UK Bank Plc (HSBC) allowed him to spend funds that would have taken him into an unarranged overdraft on his bank account. He feels HSBC shouldn't’t have allowed this. What happenedIn January 2019 Mr A made some deposits on a gambling websit... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5166009
22 Nov 2024 J.P. Morgan Europe Limited UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5166009 The complaint Mr S is unhappy that J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, trading as Chase, didn’t apply a gambling transaction block to his account. What happened Mr S contacted Chase on 10 February 2024 and complained that Chase had allowed him to undertake a series of gambling tran... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3354184
27 Jul 2022 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3354184 The complaint Mr K complains Nationwide Building Society failed to offer him support to address his gambling, and they later froze an account and then closed all his accounts. What happened The facts below repeat much of what I said in my provisional decision. It is however nec... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4534904
2 Feb 2024 Tesco Personal Finance PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4534904 The complaint Mrs N complains that Tesco Personal Finance PLC trading as Tesco Bank (“Tesco”) failed to protect her as a vulnerable customer and failed to adequately protect her account, which resulted in her being able to spend significant amounts on gambling. What happened Mr... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN8781365
27 Mar 2014 PayPal Sarl & Cie, SCA Not upheldBanking and creditMr D complains that PayPal Sarl & Cie, SCA (“PayPal”) closed his account. He was also unhappy that it reversed a payment in his account as it was subject to a chargeback.backgroundPayPal closed Mr D’s account with it as it said that he had violated its Acceptable Use Policy as he h... (1 page)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3814468
8 Feb 2023 Capital One (Europe) plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3814468 The complaint Mr H complains that Capital One (Europe) plc removed a spend block on his account without his permission. What happened In July 2022 Mr H contacted Capital One regarding some transactions on his credit card account. He asked Capital One to block the transactions. ... (3 pages)View decision
