Which? have published research estimating that 7 million people were unable to use their payment card due to IT problems in the past year.
Commenting on the research, Caroline Wayman, chief ombudsman and chief executive of the Financial Ombudsman Service said:
Last year the Financial Ombudsman Service saw a large increase in current account complaints and high profile IT banking failures were a large part of it. In some cases we found that banks hadn’t done enough to make up for the impact that IT failures can have on customers. If you aren’t happy with how your bank has dealt with your complaint, you can contact us and we’ll see if we can help.
19 November 2024
Our Chair has written to the FCA in regards to the consultation on introducing a fee for Claims Management Companies (‘CMCs’)
bringing cases to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
15 November 2024
We launch a ‘Call for Input’ jointly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to create stability for consumers and businesses.
29 October 2024
This Halloween beware of ‘ghost broker’ deals that are too good to be true or risk being scammed by fraudsters.
