UK Crypto Transfer Complaints Top 10,000, Group Says

Stand With Crypto says 9,803 people submitted 10,092 complaints about difficulties transferring money from UK banks to cryptocurrency platforms during a 90-day period between May and August 2026. The group’s figures place Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays and NatWest Group at the top of the complaint list, but do not establish that every failed transfer resulted from a bank-wide restriction. Lloyds Banking Group received 2,297 complaints, followed by Barclays with 1,569 and NatWest Group with 1,278, according to the advocacy group. Its complaint tool collected submissions from people who said their transfers to crypto platforms had been blocked or restricted. The totals measure complaints, not independently confirmed cases of policy-driven denials or findings of misconduct. Stand With Crypto categorized bank practices as transfer limits, outright bans or no published restrictions. It said Barclays and HSBC UK allow transfers of up to £2,500 per transaction and £10,000 over 30 days. Other providers were listed as imposing different limits or prohibiting crypto-related transfers. Lloyds and Revolut were classified by the group as having no published restrictions, although customers...