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-2970533
7 Mar 2022 Bank of Scotland Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2970533 The complaint Mr B complains Bank of Scotland plc (trading as “Halifax”) allowed him to spend over £10,000 on gambling transactions when he had a gambling freeze applied to his account. What happened Mr B has a number of accounts with Halifax including a basic account. Mr B app... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5402725
31 Mar 2025 Starling Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5402725 The complaint Miss H has complained that Starling Bank Limited (“Starling”) didn’t block all of her gambling transactions, despite informing Starling of her gambling issues on 24 July 2022. What happened In July 2022, Miss H contacted Starling to explain that she had an iss... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5656441
4 Jul 2025 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5656441 The complaint Mrs W has complained that Nationwide Building Society (“Nationwide”) failed to stop her spending money on gambling transactions. What happened Mrs W says that since 2022 she has spent large amounts of money from her Nationwide account on gambling transactions. ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4956641
5 Sep 2024 Revolut Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4956641 The complaint Mr H is unhappy with Revolut Ltd. Mr H put in place a gambling block on his Revolut account to stop him using gambling websites. But through using open banking and transfers he was able to gamble £1,200 within 24 hours. Mr H said the block didn’t work and wasn’... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4350205
2 Oct 2023 National Westminster Bank Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4350205 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-4608598
4 Mar 2024 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4608598 The complaint Mr W complains that National Westminster Bank Plc (“NatWest”) failed to re-apply a gambling block he had in place on his account to help prevent him from making online gambling transactions. Mr W says this resulted in him spending £2,200 on gambling. What happened... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5449171
10 Jun 2025 TSB Bank plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5449171 The complaint In conclusion, banks are required to support customers as described above, but won’t be liable for their spending patterns and can’t stop customers making authorised debit payments for legitimate activities such as gambling. As a consequence, there remains a hi... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5637435
8 Jul 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5637435 The complaint Miss B says that she has a compulsive spending habit which sometimes causes her to spend in an excessive and harmful way. Miss B complains that this spending pattern ought to have been picked up by Monzo Bank Ltd (“Monzo”) and intervention and support offered a... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4876898
10 Jul 2024 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4876898 The complaint Miss G complains that Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax didn’t stop her from spending over £30,000 on gambling transactions in just over a year. This complaint has been brought on Miss G’s behalf by a family member. For ease, I’ll refer to his comments as th... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5607096
20 Jun 2025 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5607096 The complaint Miss M has complained that Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax failed to process chargeback requests she made in relation to a number of disputed transactions. She also believes the bank failed to offer her sufficient support as a vulnerable consumer. Back... (4 pages)View decision
