“So, because starling were unable to contact me, they have frozen the account, I have since given the bank the relevant information but for some reason the account is still on hold, I am unable to retrieve my money and or pay the bills setup on the account, as a business uts extremely important that these bills are paid, I am being ignored eve. When I call, I am unable to vet to the rite team!! This is totally unacceptable!!
Paul”
“So costumer 3.5 years, opened a business mid pandemic, never had any government loans, help, etc. We just growed quarter by quarter, company never had any financial problems, all paid vat, corporation tax, never missed a payment on any thing, small business, but a more than average turnover for 11 staff company. 2 credit cards with other companies /all paid in full each month/ credit score on experian 100 business/ personal credit scores of directors excellent both no ever any adverse events / yet they refuse any line of credit, business load, overdraft. Nothing.
It's a joke of a bank, they are good just for using them to hold your money and transactioning. Nothing else. They don't look to help grow no one.
And yeah 2nd they don't offer bank refrenceing. When we were in thre process to open 2nd business, we were asked for a reference from lur main bank. - apparently they don't don't. So being with them 3 year plus but aren't able to give a simple referencing about how is your company with money. A total joke.
Avoid, go to high street banks at least in case of anything you can meet someone face to face.not just heartless over the phone and online people which in 90% of the cases they won't help in any way.”
“I recently had an experience with Starling Bank and I must say, it was far from satisfactory. I regretfully inform that I cannot recommend opening an account with this bank due to several concerns that I encountered during my time with them. From their poor customer service to their untrained staff members, it was an overall unpleasant experience.”
“Appalling customer service and obstructive algorithms. I tried moving a modest sum to a savings account and the app point blank refused. I'm going going to close all three accounts and move them to a bank with real premises and real people.”
“They decided to review my account on Tuesday at 5.29pm. I couldnt get in touch with the review team. This means that across four business accounts and two personal accounts all of my accounts are frozen, without reason. You cant make any payments, or direct debits will not be honoured. I asked them how do I pay 16 members of staff next week? Silence. How do I feed my kids? Silence. Avoid them.”
“Be aware they treating you like a child blocking transactions to Crypto exchanges not only bank card transactions but also bank transfers. RIDICULOUS!!!! We are all adults and we know what we are doing. Remove this stupid policy!!!”
“The onboarding process requires to send a video of yourself through the app saying a specific phrase.
Unfortunately the app was unable to record audio.
And that was the end of it.
Other similar verification processes (from other companies) usually worked with taking pictures. They worked with apps or websites. Most importantly they work.
From the helpdesk you get generic advice, like reinstall the app, restart the phone.
Okay, software can have bugs. Technical issues are normal.
But when workarounds are not even considered ("no, it has to be through the app"), this just gets frustrating.
It seems, App-only is not a feature. It is a bug.
And while the helpdesk is relatively responsive, it seems to be locked into a script.
(As such, satisfaction starts higher, and bottoms when you realise your time is just being wasted)
Perhaps it works for the "majority". As long as you are not doing anything off-script.”
“One of the worst banks I have ever dealt with in the 20 countries I have lived in. Predatory, unprofessional, harvesting data unnecessarily whilst refusing to show where data is stored or sold. Read the reviews of how they freeze bank accounts leaving people stranded without access to their funds. Archaic systems, an app that does not work, call centre wait times of over 30 minutes. Do NOT using this company. I am one of thousands of unhappy customers. Starling is not a bank that supports its customers and should not be trusted.”
“I have a 1a credit rating and wanted to open a business account for a new business. Unanswered all of their questions, but was declined with no explanation. Can’t speak to them either as no contact details. Clearly a computer algorithm
In charge.
Appalling customer service”
“Your account is currently under review and remains restricted.
There is no further information we can provide at this time however we endeavour to resolve this matter as soon as possible for you.
Unfortunately our customer service team will be unable to provide any further clarification on this matter, please respond directly to this message.
Sam
Team Starling”
“We decided we wanted to take advantage of Business Switch offered by NatWest bank. My wife and I have had a partnership business account with them for 25 years, however a number of banks offered us £1500 to switch accounts to them.
We decided on the offer from Starling Bank and we were sent emails from Starling Bank to complete the Banking Switch.
I spent time doing the research and filling in online forms. However when it came to opening an account with Starling it was puzzling as to how to go about it.
After spending half an hour waiting for someone at Starling to answer the phone, I was extremely surprised to hear that I could not finish the application as Starling; 'does not accept multiple people on a sole trader account'.
It’s a partnership! There is nothing unusual about that. There are thousands of such set ups. I can’t understand why this is a problem for Starling Bank. This is utterly bazaar.
Are they a real Bank?
They should at least have made it clear that a simple typical partnership business was beyond their capacity when offering business accounts with the Banking Switch.”
“This bank is the worst bank in the UK. They claim to be a business bank. They aren't ! Starling turned a routine business to business wire transfer and created a nightmare . They refused to credit the customer or return the funds to sender even under recall notice. Their lack of consideration and efforts to resolve any questions or issues only accentuated their distain for customers , violation of uk bank regulations( failure to give written notice ) and underscored their rank amateurism and unprofessionalism in dealing with international business . Their inaction lead to tarnished reputations for non performance and hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties and legal costs because the company's couldn't complete their contractural obligation . Do not use this bank. Run Away.”
“VERY UNPROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY DON'T TAKE FRAUD REPORT TOO SERIOUS
Absolutely nothing, when you keep repeating yourself over and over again , they all answer like robots , it's a disaster
They don't listen , they just read form templates.
I have explained over and over and over again about online FRAUD transactions that keep ongoing on my account,
And all I get from them:
Contact they company because you entered you details by yourself.
Or
That's is the funniest part what they say:
Cancel you card and they won't be a me to charge you again.
Ridiculous,
And I kept telling them it was for age verification purposes ONLY, I don't plan to but anything,
THEY ARE FRAUD.
I get the same answer over and over again.
TERRIBLE AND IF I DON'T GET ANY HELP,
I will start reaching out to the news media because this is unacceptable they way they handle fraud reports.
To the CEO
Kindly try to sort out my issue ASAP ,
Because as it seems your customer service agents are not able to act more effectively and attentively.
They are becoming more and more robotic by the minutes.”
