Financial Ombudsman Service shares a festive finance warning
18 December 2025
With the festive season approaching, we are encouraging consumers to take a few practical steps to protect their finances.
On 9 January 2023, Indigo Michael Limited (best known by its trading names, SafetyNet and Tappily) went into administration.
Due to the nature of the company, no protection is offered to consumers under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Unfortunately, when a business goes into administration we are required to stop considering complaints against it. So we’re unable to progress any new or existing complaints about Indigo Michael Limited at the moment.
What happens next depends upon the outcome of the administration:
There is more information available on the FCA’s website and the SafetyNet and Tappily websites.
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