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Sample Financial Institution

Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
REGULATIONOfficial record verified

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USER FEEDBACKRecurring topics

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Bank of Sydney

Bank · Australia

About the company

Legal company nameBank of Sydney Ltd
Year founded—
Headquarters / registered countrySydney, Australia
Websitewww.banksyd.com.au
Last checked09.10.2026

According to its official website, Bank of Sydney is an Australian authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI); the site states that the bank complies with all ASIC, AUSTRAC and other regulatory and prudential requirements, is a member of the Australian Banking Association and that deposits are covered by the Australian Government guarantee (Financial Claims Scheme) up to AUD 250,000 per account holder. The bank stresses real human connection over talking to a machine; it serves customers through relationship managers and has retail branches in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. It offers personal customers home and investment home loans, term deposits, transaction and savings accounts, and international and travel services, and offers businesses transaction and savings accounts, term deposits, loans and international banking. Term deposits start from AUD 1,000. The information is based on archive copies of the official website dated 2 December 2025 and 31 May 2026. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESTransaction and savings accounts · Term deposits (personal and business) · Business accounts
MIN. DEPOSIT1,000 AUD (term deposit)
PLATFORMSOnline banking · Bank of Sydney Mobile · Branches · Relationship managers
PRODUCTSHome and investment home loans · Term deposits · Transaction and savings accounts · International banking and travel services · Business loans

Licences and regulation

ASIC (Australia)

Licence no.AFSL 243444
Licence holderBANK OF SYDNEY LTD
ScopeAFS licence held since 1 Mar 2004. According to ASIC's record, authorised to provide general advice on and deal in deposit and payment products, derivatives and foreign exchange contracts, and to make a market in foreign exchange contracts, for retail and wholesale clients.
StatusVerified

User complaints

User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.

Period reviewed: May 2022 – October 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 6
  • Other: 1

LOW — COMPLAINT LEVEL

74% of institutions with complaint records received more complaints than this one.

BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: Low · Other: Medium

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on the Bank of Sydney Trustpilot page (7) as of 9 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Bank of Sydney name are left out. Across the complaints, the slowness and usability of the mobile app, missing digital services such as real-time payments (NPP), and account closures stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesbanksyd.com.au — homepage (archive copy of 31 May 2026), About Us, Term Deposits, Transaction & Savings Accounts pages (archive copies of 2 Dec 2025), footer
Regulator recordsASIC — BANK OF SYDNEY LTD, AFSL 243444 (AFS licensee dataset, data.gov.au, 7 Oct 2026)
Company registerABN 44 093 488 629 (ABN Lookup)
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified09.10.2026

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