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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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Investec

Bank · United Kingdom

About the company

Legal company nameInvestec Bank plc
Year founded1974
Headquarters / registered countryLondon, United Kingdom
Websitewww.investec.com/en_gb.html
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, Investec started as a small finance company in South Africa in 1974 and is now a group with a dual-listed companies (DLC) structure on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. The group's UK bank is Investec Bank plc, with its registered office at 30 Gresham Street in London. The bank offers high-net-worth individuals the Voyage Account, private bank savings accounts, mortgages, portfolio loans, foreign exchange and offshore banking; under the Investec Save brand, its online instant access, notice and fixed term savings accounts require a minimum deposit of 5,000 GBP. In corporate and investment banking it serves companies with turnover above 25 million GBP, private equity funds and institutional investors with lending, treasury and risk management, deposits and cash management, capital markets and fund solutions. Customers bank through Investec Online. According to the Bank of England list and the FCA register, Investec Bank plc is authorised by the PRA to accept deposits and is regulated by the FCA and the PRA. The site says eligible deposits with Investec Bank plc are protected by the FSCS. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESVoyage Account · Private bank savings account · Investec Save (instant access, notice, fixed term) · Corporate account
MIN. DEPOSIT5,000 GBP (Investec Save savings accounts)
PLATFORMSOnline banking (Investec Online)
PRODUCTSPrivate banking · Online savings · Mortgages · Portfolio loans · Foreign exchange · Corporate and investment banking · Asset finance

Licences and regulation

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 172330
Licence holderInvestec Bank PLC
ScopeAuthorised by the PRA to accept deposits according to the Bank of England list of 1 Oct 2026; listed in the FCA register under Investec Bank PLC (FRN 172330), regulated by the FCA and the PRA.
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: April 2023 – October 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 44
  • Identity verification: 19
  • Customer support: 10
  • Withdrawal / payment: 8
  • Other: 4

No. 118 for most complaints among 520 institutions.

RANK BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: 73. · Identity verification: 12. · Customer support: 95. · Withdrawal / payment: 190. · Other: 115.

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the latest 1-star reviews on the Investec Trustpilot page (85) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites, third parties using the Investec name and the South African entity are left out. Across the complaints, identity and address verification problems at account opening, interest rate and ISA terms, and login and missing app issues stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesinvestec.com/en_gb — homepage and footer (Internet Archive copy of 3 Oct 2026; the site returned 403 to this server)
Regulator recordsBank of England PRA list of banks (1 Oct 2026) · FCA — Investec Bank PLC, FRN 172330 (register.fca.org.uk)
Company registerCompanies House — Investec Bank PLC, company no 00489604
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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