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-4649878
1 May 2024 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4649878 The complaint Mr E is complaining that Barclays Bank UK PLC allowed gambling transactions on his account while he had a gambling block in place. What happened In July 2023 Mr E made payments totalling £135 to an online gambling website. The following day, Mr E contacted Barclay... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5738933
17 Oct 2025 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5738933 The complaint Mr H complains that NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (“NatWest”) allowed gambling transactions to go through on his credit card. What happened Mr H holds a credit card with NatWest. In April 2025, he complained to NatWest saying they processed o... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5705208
5 Sep 2025 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5705208 The complaint Mrs B complains that NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY failed to protect her as a vulnerable customer, allowing her to spend substantial sums on gambling. What happened Mrs B has told us, and her bank statements confirm, that she spent considerab... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4590623
20 Feb 2024 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4590623 The complaint Mr S complains that Nationwide Building Society (“Nationwide”) failed to act on his request to limit the use of his debit card to ATM withdrawals which resulted in him being able to spend all his available funds on gambling sites. What happened Mr S has a problem ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4702908
24 Apr 2024 J.P. Morgan Europe Limited UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4702908 The complaint Miss P complains that JP Morgan Europe Limited trading as Chase failed to close or freeze her account when she requested it. She has an addiction and as a result spent large sums of money on gambling. What happened In August 2022, Miss P complained to Chase that d... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5240245
23 Jan 2025 HSBC UK Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5240245 The complaint Mr W is unhappy that HSBC UK Bank Plc allowed him to spend a large sum of money in a short space of time on gambling websites. What happened In September 2024, Mr W received a large sum of money into his HSBC bank account. Shortly afterwards, Mr W made a large ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5697624
29 Aug 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5697624 The complaint Mr Y complains that Monzo Bank Ltd (Monzo) haven’t supported him, even though he made them aware of a gambling problem in 2023. He’d like a refund of gambling transactions he made in January 2025 and compensation for the distress caused. What happened Mr Y told... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5719999
1 Aug 2025 Santander UK Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5719999 The complaint Mr S complains that Santander UK Plc (Santander) was irresponsible in its management of his personal current account overdraft, as it failed to recognise that he was experiencing issues with problem gambling. What happened Mr S held a personal current account ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5877381
13 Jan 2026 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5877381 The complaint Mrs W complains that NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (‘NatWest’) failed to protect her as a vulnerable customer by allowing her to spend significant amounts on gambling. What happened When Mrs W complained to NatWest that it failed to safeguar... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3855908
10 Mar 2023 National Westminster Bank Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3855908 The complaint Mr M complains that National Westminster Bank Plc (“NatWest”) allowed him to use his funds for gambling. What happened Mr M contacted NatWest in 2016 and asked them to place a gambling block on his debit card. Despite this, he was able to make payments to a bettin... (4 pages)View decision