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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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Judo Bank

Bank · Australia

About the company

Legal company nameJudo Bank Pty Ltd
Year founded—
Headquarters / registered countryMelbourne, Australia
Websitewww.judo.bank
Last checked09.10.2026

According to its official website, Judo Bank is a challenger bank that describes itself as Australia's only bank built for small and medium businesses (SMEs); its legal name is Judo Bank Pty Ltd and its address in the ASIC record is in Melbourne. The bank follows a relationship-led model in which dedicated relationship bankers make the lending decisions; it offers business loans for growth, acquisitions, agribusiness and professional services. On the deposit side it offers personal, business and SMSF (self-managed super fund) term deposits and savings accounts; it has no branches, and accounts are opened online and managed digitally. Term deposits are offered for terms from 1 month to 5 years. The site states that as of 30 June 2025 its term deposit customers had deposited more than 9.9 billion AUD, that the bank completed an initial public offering on the ASX, and that deposits are protected up to 250,000 AUD per account holder under the Financial Claims Scheme (FCS). This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESPersonal, business and SMSF term deposits · Personal, business and SMSF savings accounts
MIN. DEPOSITNot stated
PLATFORMSOnline application and digital account management · Relationship bankers
PRODUCTSSME loans (growth, acquisition, agribusiness, professional services) · Term deposits · Savings accounts

Licences and regulation

ASIC (Australia)

Licence no.AFSL 501091
Licence holderJUDO BANK PTY LTD
ScopeAFS licence held since 24 Apr 2019. According to ASIC's record, authorised to give general advice on and deal in deposit and payment products for retail and wholesale clients, and to deal in derivatives, foreign exchange contracts and securities for wholesale clients only.
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: October 2022 – October 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 3
  • Withdrawal / payment: 1
  • Customer support: 1

LOW — COMPLAINT LEVEL

78% of institutions with complaint records received more complaints than this one.

BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: Low · Withdrawal / payment: Low · Customer support: Low

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on the Judo Bank Trustpilot page (5) as of 9 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Judo Bank name are left out. Across the complaints, claims that term deposit maturity instructions were not applied and expected interest was not paid, no internet banking access from overseas and unresponsive customer service stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesjudo.bank — homepage, About, Personal Term Deposit, Personal Savings Account and FAQs pages
Regulator recordsASIC — JUDO BANK PTY LTD, AFSL 501091 (AFS licensee dataset, data.gov.au, 7 Oct 2026)
Company registerABN 11 615 995 581 (ABN Lookup)
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified09.10.2026

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