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-4837811
24 Jun 2024 TSB Bank plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4837811 The complaint Ms S complains that TSB Bank plc failed to carry out her instructions to block payments to gambling operators causing her to lose a great deal of money. What happened Ms S said she suffered a nervous breakdown in 2020 which resulted in a gambling addiction. She sa... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5025305
24 Oct 2024 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5025305 The complaint Mr M complains that Monzo Bank Ltd failed to offer him appropriate support and repeatedly increased his daily withdrawal limit when it should have been aware that he was gambling. What happened Mr M has told us that he was a gambling addict and at the time of m... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2898028
8 Sep 2021 Clydesdale Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2898028 The complaint Mr P complains that Clydesdale Bank Plc trading as Yorkshire Bank should have monitored his account more closely to prevent him from entering a cycle of debt due to gambling transactions. What happened Our investigator’s background summary covered all the relevant... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3806792
13 Dec 2022 Tesco Personal Finance PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3806792 The complaint Mrs S complains Tesco Personal Finance PLC, trading as Tesco Bank lent to her irresponsibly. What happened Mrs S applied for a Tesco Bank credit card online in September 2017. Tesco Bank approved Mrs S’ application with a £3,200 credit limit. Mrs S transferred a £... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN2436417
1 Mar 2017 PayPal Sarl & Cie, SCA Not upheldBanking and creditMrs P complains that PayPal Sarl & Cie, SCA will not refund disputed transactions on her account. backgroundMrs P says that a substantial number of transactions were made on her PayPal account, to fund her online gambling account. She says she did not make tho... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5015172
24 Sep 2024 HSBC UK Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5015172 The complaint X complains that HSBC UK Bank Plc (“HSBC”) failed to take reasonable measures to protect him from the vulnerabilities associated with gambling which resulted in significant financial and emotional distress. What happened X opened a basic bank account online wi... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4260398
1 Sep 2023 Starling Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4260398 The complaint Mr D has complained that he was able to make gambling transactions through his Starling Bank Limited (“Starling”) account despite having a gambling block in place. What happened In November 2022, Mr D contacted Starling to say that despite having applied its gambl... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4238235
21 Dec 2023 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4238235 The complaint Miss C complains that, having had a gambling block put in place for her online account, National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) allowed her to carry out gambling transactions. What happened Miss C is a compulsive gambler for which she has sought treatment and inte... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5243132
16 Jan 2025 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5243132 The complaint Mr R complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC failed to alert him to the fact that he was spending a large amount of money on gambling following his receiving inheritance monies. What happened In December 2019 and again in November 2020, Mr R received a large capit... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4463012
15 Dec 2023 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4463012 The complaint Mr S complains that National Westminster Bank Plc didn’t do enough to protect him from the financial harm caused by gambling. What happened The detailed background to this complaint is well known to both parties. So, I’ll only provide a brief overview of some of t... (3 pages)View decision
