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Independent service quality survey results

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Personal Current Accounts

Great Britain

Published August 2025

As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 1,000 customers of each of the 17 largest personal current account providers if they would recommend their provider to friends and family. The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey.

Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Overall Service Quality category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their personal current account provider to friends and family. The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 82%. Joint 2nd Chase and Starling Bank with 78%. 4th First Direct with 75%. 5th Nationwide with 70%.
Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Online and Mobile Banking Services category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their provider's online and mobile banking services to friends and family. The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 87%. 2nd Starling Bank with 84%. 3rd Chase with 83%. 4th Halifax with 79%. 5th First Direct with 78%.
Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Overdraft Services category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their provider's overdraft services to friends and family. The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 78%. 2nd Starling Bank with 75%. 3rd Lloyds Bank with 72%. Joint 4th Nationwide and Halifax with 70%.
Graph showing that Monzo didn't receive a score from the CMA for the Services in Branches category because Monzo doesn't have any branches.

These results are from an independent survey carried out between July 2024 and June 2025 by Ipsos as part of a regulatory requirement.

Monzo has published this information at the request of the Competition and Markets Authority so you can compare the quality of service from personal current account providers. In providing this information, we are not giving you any advice or making any recommendation to you and we can only give you information about our own products and services.

Customers with personal current accounts were asked how likely they would be to recommend their provider, their provider’s online and mobile banking services, services in branches and overdraft services to friends and family.

The results show the proportion of customers of each provider, among those who took part in the survey, who said they were ’extremely likely’ or ‘very likely’ to recommend each service.

Participating providers: Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Chase, first direct, Halifax, HSBC UK, Lloyds Bank, Metro Bank, Monzo, Nationwide, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, Starling Bank, The Co-operative Bank, TSB, Virgin Money.

Approximately 1,000 customers a year are surveyed across Great Britain for each provider; results are only published where at least 100 customers have provided an eligible score for that service in the survey period.

17,246 people were surveyed in total. Results are updated every six months, in August and February.

The requirement to publish the Financial Conduct Authority Service Quality Information for personal current accounts can be found here.

Northern Ireland

Published August 2025

As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 500 customers of each of the 12 largest personal current account providers if they would recommend their provider to friends and family. The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey.

Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Overall Service Quality category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their personal current account provider to friends and family. The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 81%. 2nd Nationwide with 78%. 3rd Starling Bank with 76%. 4th Chase with 71%. 5th HSBC UK with 66%.
Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Online and Mobile Banking Services category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their provider's online and mobile banking services to friends and family. The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 87%. 2nd Nationwide with 84%. 3rd Starling Bank with 81%. Joint 4th Halifax and HSBC UK with 79%
Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Overdraft Services category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their provider's overdraft services to friends and family. The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 78%. 2nd Barclays with 75%. 3rd HSBC UK with 74%. 4th Starling Bank with 69%. 5th Halifax with 67%.
Graph showing that Monzo didn't receive a score from the CMA for the Services in Branches category because Monzo doesn't have any branches.

These results are from an independent survey carried out between July 2024 and June 2025 by Ipsos as part of a regulatory requirement.

Monzo has published this information at the request of the Competition and Markets Authority so you can compare the quality of service from personal current account providers. In providing this information, we are not giving you any advice or making any recommendation to you and we can only give you information about our own products and services.

Customers with personal current accounts were asked how likely they would be to recommend their provider, their provider’s online and mobile banking services, services in branches and overdraft services to friends and family.

The results show the proportion of customers of each provider, among those who took part in the survey, who said they were ‘extremely likely’ or ‘very likely’ to recommend each service.

Participating providers: AIB, Bank of Ireland UK, Barclays, Chase, Danske Bank, Halifax, HSBC UK, Monzo, Nationwide, Santander, Starling Bank, Ulster Bank.

Approximately 500 customers a year are surveyed across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for each provider; results are only published where at least 100 customers have provided an eligible score for that service in the survey period.

6,101 people were surveyed in total. Results are updated every six months, in August and February.

The requirement to publish the Financial Conduct Authority Service Quality Information for personal current accounts can be found here.

Business Current Accounts

Great Britain

Published August 2025

As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 1,200 customers of each of the 17 largest business current account providers if they would recommend their provider to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs*). The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey.

Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Overall Service Quality category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their business current account provider to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs*). The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 85%. 2nd Mettle (by Natwest) with 82%. 3rd Starling Bank with 81%. 4th Handelsbanken with 76%. 5th Tide with 72%.
Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Online and Mobile Banking Services category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their provider's online and mobile banking services to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs*). The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 88%. 2nd Starling Bank with 85%. 3rd Mettle (by Natwest) with 83%. 4th Tide with 75%. 5th NatWest with 73%.
Graph showing that Monzo didn't receive a score from the CMA for the SME Overdraft and Loan Services category because fewer than 100 customers provided an eligible score for that service in the survey period.
Graph showing the results of the CMA scoring of UK banks in the Relationship/Account Management category. The CMA asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their provider's relationship/account management services to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs*). The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Handelsbanken with 85%. Joint 2nd Monzo and Mettle (by Natwest) with 76%. 4th Starling Bank with 73%. 4th Zempler Bank with 66%.
Graph showing that Monzo didn't receive a score from the CMA for the Services in Branches and Business Centres category because Monzo doesn't have any branches.

These results are from an independent survey carried out between July 2024 and June 2025 by BVA BDRC as part of a regulatory requirement.

Monzo has published this information at the request of the Competition and Markets Authority so you can compare the quality of service from business current account providers. In providing this information, we are not giving you any advice or making any recommendation to you and we can only give you information about our own products and services.

SME customers with business current accounts were asked how likely they would be to recommend their provider, their provider’s online and mobile banking services, services in branches and business centres, SME overdraft and loan services and relationship/account management services to other SMEs.

The results show the proportion of customers of each provider, among those who took part in the survey, who said they were ‘extremely likely’ or ‘very likely’ to recommend each service.

Participating providers: Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Handelsbanken, HSBC UK, Lloyds Bank, Metro Bank, Mettle, Monzo, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander UK, Starling Bank, Tide, The Co-operative Bank, TSB, Virgin Money and Zempler Bank**.

Approximately 1,200 customers a year are surveyed across Great Britain for each provider; results are only published where at least 100 customers have provided an eligible score for that service in the survey period.

20,600 people were surveyed in total. Results are updated every six months, in August and February.

*SMEs include businesses, clubs, charities and societies with an annual turnover/income of up to £25m (exclusive of VAT and other turnover related taxes).

**Interviews with customers of Cashplus Bank are reported as Zempler Bank

The requirement to publish the Financial Conduct Authority Service Quality Information for business current accounts can be found here.