Independent service quality survey results

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Personal Current Accounts

Great Britain

Published February 2026

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%. 2nd Starling with 77%. 3rd Nationwide with 75%. 4th First Direct with 74%. 5th Chase 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 friends and family. The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 87%. 2nd Starling with 83%. 3rd Chase with 79%. 4th Halifax with 78%. 5th First Direct with 77%.
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 75%. 2nd Nationwide with 73%. 3rd Lloyds Bank with 72%. 4th First Direct with 71%. 5th Metro Bank 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 January 2025 and December 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.

17,051 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 February 2026

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 with 75%. 4th HSBC UK with 71%. 5th Chase with 69%.
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 Nationwide with 85%. Joint 2nd Monzo and HSBC UK with 84%. Joint 4th Halifax and Starling with 80%
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 72%. 2nd Barclays with 70%. 3rd Danske Bank with 68%. 4th HSBC UK with 67%. 5th Halifax with 65%.
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 January 2025 and December 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.

6,018 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 February 2026

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 83%. 3rd Starling with 81%. 4th Handelsbanken with 75%. 5th Tide 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 other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs*). The rankings with percentage scores are: 1st Monzo with 90%. 2nd Starling with 86%. 3rd Mettle (by Natwest) with 84%. Joint 4th Tide and Natwest with 74%.
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%. 2nd Mettle (by Natwest) with 75%. 3rd Monzo with 74%. 4th Starling with 73%. 5th Zempler Bank with 69%.
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, Starling Bank, The Co-operative Bank, Tide, 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.

20,450 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).

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

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