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Kroo: Current Account reviews

Name: Current Account
Rating: 4.9 (4053 reviews)

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4.89

Based on 4,053 reviews, last reviewed 31st Aug 2024

88% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

400% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

93%

Latest highest rating:

4

Great interest rate Great interest rate. Easy-access and unlimited withdrawals. Simple app and responsive customer service. Reviewed on: 31st August 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID Do not use this bank, I repeat do not use this bank. Aside from the poor non existent customer service and complaints team. They will suspend your acc... Read more Reviewed on: 26th August 2024

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With the Kroo current account, you can earn interest on your balance.

Using the Kroo app you get real-time spending insights that break down and categorise your transactions. It’s free to open and has no monthly fees even for spending abroad. You can also apply for an overdraft facility.

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Kroo Current Account reviews (4053)

Review of the Kroo, Current Account:

New type of savings account

Their current is a new type of savings account where you earn interest up to the point you spent it. It's instantly available for transfers or card payments. The app is easy to use and was easy to sign up. Would be nice if the rate was a little higher, but it's still more than most other current accounts. Reviewed on: 15th March 2024

Great interest rate

Great interest rate. Easy-access and unlimited withdrawals. Simple app and responsive customer service. Reviewed on: 31st August 2024

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID

Do not use this bank, I repeat do not use this bank. Aside from the poor non existent customer service and complaints team. They will suspend your account for no reason, request bank information from your other bank (one of my other banks which I provided them has been suspiciously blocked and I have no access), the team who does review are not customer facing, I have had no access to my money since 1st Aug. I’m not allowed to close my account whilst this review is ongoing, so essentially they are holding my money hostage. I’m not only one that they have done this to, check out their TrustPilot for more experiences like mine and also check out this employee review as it seems like they are not following the correct guidelines and wonder if the FOS, FCA and other regulatory bodies are aware of it https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Employee-Review-Kroo-United-Kingdom-RVW80841314.htm. If I could give a 0, I would. Save your money & mental stress and avoid this bank. Reviewed on: 26th August 2024

Easy to use app.

Easy to use app. Good interest rate. Only issue is not yet on the current account switch service. Reviewed on: 25th August 2024

Scam bank

My phone was stolen and there was a fraud attempt on my account on 02/06/2024. Kroo restricted my account. I also phone and told them to block the account the same day. Good, great, happy with that! Once I got a new phone and sim I asked for this restriction to be lifted 05/06/2024. They said I had to wait until the fraud investigation is finished can take up to 8 weeks. So £32k locked up for 8 weeks. Every other bank confirms your identity and unrestricts when requested, but whatever, fine. No replies to any communication since then, you asked for an update you get a copy & paste reply saying relevant team looking into it. No information because you cannot talk to someone who knows what is going on. 8 weeks go by and nothing. No updates, no responses and only generic replies when requesting for an update. I put in a formal complaint (my fault should have done this when they didn't provide updates when requested). They come back and say they have another 8 weeks to handle the complaint. I ask for an update and get a generic reply, saying they have until 13 September to respond. Cannot get any information from the company. My complaint reference is 686375. My account is still restricted. Please can someone look into this and let me know what I need to do to get the account unrestricted or if it's going to take until 13 September a valid reason as to why? Not just a response saying someone the relevant team is looking into it. £32k locked up since 02/06/2024. Over 2 months later and nothing has been done. No updates, only generic replies. Please can something be done Reviewed on: 20th August 2024

Awful experience

This message is for the untrustworthy CEOs who might be reading this review, know exactly what is going on and hiding from their customers. Deeply, deeply worried about this bank and its future sustainability. I predict it is going to go into administration and take my money with them given the similarity of our experience with other account holders. Given the growing list of previous reviews citing theft from the account, I strongly suspect kroo will turn on their account account holders and wrongly accuse them of leaking their security details to allow theft, perversely hold account holders responsible and thus not be liable themselves, just like the Post Office scandal. I am feeling sick at the thought of that as I have lodged a substantial balance in the account which was my hard earned money. absolutely awful. Without warning, account frozen. Going by recent experience of other account holders, it appears I'm not the only one. Their licence to bank needs to be reviewed. My account has been frozen for three weeks! With no reason, no resolution, no timelines. Financial regulations state that there must be a final response from the bank to its customer within 15 days for complaints about payment services. This day has come and gone without any final response letter. Kroo haven't even used the word "frozen" to describe my account so it has been left up to me to define and decipher the status of my account. No reason I meet criteria for this action to be taken upon referring to their terms and conditions. Refusal to speak with managers despite asking on several occasions. When pressed on timelines for resolution, they claimed none could be offered. Instead complaint passed from one rep to another. Further insulted by requests asking me to rate my interaction with them. Devastating and serious impact on all my accounts and credit history. I had a perfect credit history up until this point: mortgages payment has failed to be made for the first time in almost 24 years. The administration to fix this will take months upon months. Dire response to complaints. Poor management of written complaint made over 2 weeks ago. Wreaking havoc with my finances. Offices closed for phone calls. Email unresponded to. Had to call and failed security despite answering all questions correctly. Multiple direct debits failed to the point where my internet provider restricted our access ad credit card blocked. This was the first time this has ever been experienced in more than 3 decades of never missing payments. Kroo have been citing "security" for weeks. Have immediately complied with all security measures Kroo have requested. Still waiting to access my money weeks later. It's a total joke! And the large amount in the account makes me sick in my stomach to think I cannot access my own money. Very telling that kroo were quicker to respond to negative review left on Trust Pilot than they were to my flood of emails and telephone calls demanding to know when I could access my own money again. Their response asking me to reach out to them shows that they don't know I have already done so on numerous occasions without successful resolution. Reviewed on: 15th August 2024

Blocks money to crypto exchanges.

Blocks money to crypto exchanges. Basically doesnt let you spend your own money on what you want. Terrible. Reviewed on: 14th August 2024

The app is intuitive and user friendly.

The app is intuitive and user friendly. Setting up the account is the epitome of easy. Reviewed on: 7th August 2024

Very happy for Kroo recommend everyone

Very happy for Kroo recommend everyone Reviewed on: 2nd July 2024

Everytime i use my kroo account i know my funds are...

Everytime i use my kroo account i know my funds are safe Reviewed on: 30th June 2024

Great interest rate that is paid monthly.

Great interest rate that is paid monthly. Customer service is excellent, with quick response time. Reviewed on: 3rd June 2024

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