Product analysis

Banking and Payments complaint analysis

A public view of how Banking and Payments performs in the published Financial Ombudsman decisions dataset, including volume, outcome mix, firm exposure, and recurring complaint themes.

Published decisions

54,087

Product-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

28.8%

15,582 upheld decisions

Page summary

54,087 published FOS decisions in Banking and Payments, with upheld-rate context, firm exposure, complaint themes, advisory patterns, and representative cases.

Published decisions

54,087

Product-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

28.8%

15,582 upheld decisions

Latest published decision 21 Apr 2026

How to use this page

Read the metrics first, then the ranked view.

The top-line cards show scale and outcome context. The ranked view and representative decisions show where the slice is concentrated and what the published decision set actually looks like.

Published decisions

54,087

Product-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

28.8%

15,582 upheld decisions

Leading firm

Barclays Bank UK PLC

6,194 decisions

Leading complaint theme

Fraud Or Scam Concern

14,922 tagged decisions

Banking and Payments in the ombudsman corpus

Analysis

54,087 published decisions in this corpus sit within Banking and Payments. 28.8% of those decisions were upheld, which makes this a useful public category page for spotting where complaint outcomes have tended to land.

Barclays Bank UK PLC is the single biggest firm exposure inside Banking and Payments in the published decision set. Fraud Or Scam Concern is the leading complaint theme in the same category.

  • Latest year in the product series: 2026
  • Leading precedent signal: Consumer Credit Act 1974
  • Advisor uphold-risk signal: low

How the product moved over time

Analysis

Banking and Payments has a multi-year decision trail in the corpus, which makes it possible to compare recent complaint pressure against earlier years rather than relying on a single snapshot.

In 2026, Banking and Payments recorded 1,620 published decisions with an upheld rate of 19.8%.

  • 2026: 1,620 decisions, 19.8% upheld
  • 2025: 13,903 decisions, 24.7% upheld
  • 2024: 10,946 decisions, 33.9% upheld
  • 2023: 8,694 decisions, 32.8% upheld
  • 2022: 8,600 decisions, 30.8% upheld

Themes, precedent signals, and handling implications

Analysis

fraud or scam concern, delay in claim handling, affordability assessment failure, and others are the strongest complaint-theme signals in Banking and Payments. For public analysis, those tags are the closest durable “type” layer available in the dataset.

The existing advisor model also points to recurring handling implications for Banking and Payments, including review consumer credit act 1974 precedent (appears in 2.7% of cases), review section 75 cca precedent (appears in 1.9% of cases), and others.

  • Leading complaint theme: Fraud Or Scam Concern

Representative cases

Recent published decisions in this slice

5 examples shown

DRN-590575121 Apr 2026Not upheld

TSB Bank plc · Banking and Payments

My final decision is that I don’t uphold this complaint. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Mr M to accept or reject my decision before 19 May 2026.

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DRN-590628621 Apr 2026Not upheld

Metro Bank PLC · Banking and Payments

My final decision is that I do not uphold this complaint about Metro Bank PLC. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask D to accept or reject my decision before 19 May 2026.

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DRN-598242521 Apr 2026Not upheld

MONZO BANK LIMITED · Banking and Payments

For the reasons given above, it’s my final decision not to uphold this complaint. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Miss A to accept or reject my decision before 19 May 2026.

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DRN-598993021 Apr 2026Not upheld

Santander UK Plc · Banking and Payments

My final decision is that I do not uphold this complaint. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Miss S to accept or reject my decision before 19 May 2026.

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DRN-603204321 Apr 2026Upheld

HSBC UK Bank Plc · Banking and Payments

I am upholding Miss P’s complaint. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Miss P to accept or reject my decision before 19 May 2026.

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