Welcome to the Finder Savings People’s Choice Awards 2024
Thousands of votes were placed in the 2024 People’s Choice Awards as you, the people, had your say on the provider that has made it easy for you to save. The winner and runner up can now be revealed…
Winner: Plum
People’s Choice Award for Savings Provider
The smart money app was the runner up in 2023 but, this year, Plum has leapt ahead to be crowned champion of the People’s Choice Awards as the brand that has made it easy for customers to save.
Runner Up: Monument
People’s Choice Award for Savings Provider
Challenger bank Monument takes second place in this year’s contest. Customers felt that Monument made it easy for them to save, voting the bank into the runner up position.
What are the People’s Choice Awards?
Finder’s annual People’s Choice Awards celebrate companies that are making a real impact on their customers’ lives. The awards arevoted for by the public. Whoever receives the most votes, wins.
The awards give you the chance to have your say on which savings provider made it easy for you to save. There’s also a separate People’s Choice Award for investing provider.
Who could you vote for in the 2024 People’s Choice Awards?
| Brand | About | |
|---|---|---|
| Atom Bank | Atom Bank was founded in 2014 as the UK’s first app-based bank. It was also the UK’s first digital-only bank to be granted a regulatory licence. As well as offering mortgages and business loans, Atom Bank also offers a range of savings accounts. | Read our review |
| Bank of Scotland | Whether you want to lock away your money for a fixed amount of time, or need to be able to access it whenever required, Bank of Scotland offers a range of savings accounts and other options to help you manage your money. | Read our review |
| Barclays | One of the big four banks, Barclays is a trusted place to put your savings with a host of accounts to choose from. It’s known for offering decent interest rates, but these are sometimes reserved for existing customers only. | Read our review |
| Chase | Digital banking brand Chase is owned by global finance giant JP Morgan Chase. It launched in the UK in 2021 and offers both a current account and an associated easy access savings account. | Read our review |
| Chip | Chip is a wealth building app that offers both instant access and fixed rte savings accounts all in one app. It strives to offer competitive rates and innovative products in the savings market. | Read our review |
| The Co-operative Bank | The Co-op Bank is a well known UK bank that offers a range of savings products for both current accounts holders and new customers, including a regular saver, fixed-rate accounts and cash ISAs. | Read our review |
| Coventry Building Society | Coventry Building Society is the UK’s second largest building society and offers a broad range of savings accounts with competitive interest rates. These includes easy access, cash ISAs, fixed-rate bonds and regular savings accounts. | Read our review |
| First Direct | Since its launch in 1989, first direct has branded itself as the bank of the future and offers a range of savings accounts for its customers. | Read our review |
| Ford Money | Ford Money is a trading name of FCE Bank plc, the finance subsidiary of the well-known Ford Motor Company. Ford Money offers a range of savings products and ISAs that are designed to be easy to open and manage, and that offer competitive rates. | Read our review |
| Halifax | Formerly the UK’s largest building society, now an arm of the Lloyds Banking Group, Halifax offers a good range of savings accounts – whether you want to lock your money away or need easy access. | Read our review |
| Hargreaves Lansdown | Hargreaves Lansdown offers a product called Active Savings, which allows you to choose between several savings accounts in one platform. These accounts are offered by other banks that are partnering with Hargreaves Lansdown. | Read our review |
| HSBC | HSBC is one of the “big four” banks in the UK and is one of the largest banking organisations in the world. It offers a broad range of savings accounts and ISAs that will fit any budget or saving plan. | Read our review |
| Leeds Building Society | Leeds Building Society savings accounts range from easy access and ISAs, to fixed term and savings for children, so you should be able to find one that suits your needs. | Read our review |
| Lloyds | Lloyds Bank remains one of the most trusted names in British banking, but how does it fare when it comes to savings? It offers a range of traditional products including easy access, cash ISAs, fixed-rate bonds and regular savers. | Read our review |
| Marcus by Goldman Sachs | Goldman Sachs launched Marcus in the UK in 2016 as an online savings bank for the masses. It offers a select range of savings accounts with competetive rates on easy access savings. | Read our review |
| Metro Bank | Founded in 2010, Metro Bank offers a wide range of financial products, including a number of different savings accounts and ISAs. Account holders can open accounts online or in branch. | Read our review |
| Moneybox | Moneybox is a saving and investing app that aims to make both of these things a seamless part of your everyday life. In terms of savings products, it offers ISAs, lifetime ISAs (LISAs), notice accounts and easy-access accounts. | Read our review |
| Monument | Monument is a new digital bank designed to serve professionals, entrepreneurs and more. It aims to set a new service standard for more affluent clients by offering exceptional client service, wealth-tracking tools, and curated lifestyle experiences. After receiving its full banking licence in 2021, Monument launched its first suite of savings products in early 2022. | Read our review |
| Monzo | After becoming a well-known UK challenger bank offering digital only-current accounts, Monzo also created a savings marketplace, including a Savings Pots feature with easy access savings accounts and ISAs and fixed-rate bonds. | Read our review |
| Nationwide | Nationwide is the word’s largest building society and one of the UK’s largest savings providers. It offers a broad range of savings accounts, so whether you’re looking to save your money for a rainy day, or you’re willing to let your money mature over a longer period of time, Nationwide has several options. | Read our review |
| NatWest | NatWest is one of the big four banks, with a big selection of savings accounts to choose from, from regular savers to fixed rate bonds. | Read our review |
| Paragon | Paragon is an online-only bank that offers a range of savings accounts for UK customers, including ISAs, bonds and easy access accounts. Online banking can be done through the website. | Read our review |
| Plum | Plum is a smart money management app designed to automatically set aside money without you even thinking about it. It offers a Cash Isa as well as easy access Interest Pockets which you can open and manage in the app. | Read our review |
| Post Office Money | With more branches than any UK bank, and a vast range of services that you can also make use of, the Post Office offers a range of savings accounts which work well if you prefer face-to-face contact. | Read our review |
| Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) | Royal Bank of Scotland, commonly known as RBS, is one of the UK’s most well-known high street banks with branches throughout Scotland, England and Wales. Its high street presence works well for people who want to manage their savings accounts in branch. | Read our review |
| Revolut | Revolut is a digital banking app that wants to revolutionise your finances with its handy features and perks. It’s always encouraged its customers to stash money away through its Vaults system, but now you can earn interest through dedicated Savings Vaults. | Read our review |
| Sainsbury’s Bank | Sainsbury’s Bank is the first supermarket bank in the UK. It offers a wide range of award-winning financial products with attractive rewards to Sainsbury’s shoppers, including a good selection of savings accounts. | Read our review |
| Santander | Since its entry into the UK market in 2004, Banco Santander has acquired three former British building societies and formed the retail and commercial giant that stands today. It offers easy access savings accounts, cash ISAs, fixed-rates bonds and more. | Read our review |
| Shawbrook Bank | Shawbrook Bank launched back in 2011 and is a savings and lending bank based in the UK. Whether you’re trying to squirrel away a few coins daily, or you’re looking to put a lump sum away to fatten up a bit, Shawbrook Bank has a variety of savings options. | Read our review |
| Skipton Building Society | Skipton has been providing for UK customers since 1853, growing to become one of the UK’s largest building societies. Skipton Building Society offers a range of products targeted at those saving for their future and potential home ownership, including savings, mortgages, retirement, insurance, and legacy-based services. | Read our review |
| Starling Bank | Starling Bank has made a name for itself as a digital bank which looks to offer innovative products and help customers manage their finances better. Building on the success of its personal current account, Starling has branched out into offering savings accounts. | Read our review |
| Tandem Bank | Tandem Bank is a simple app-based savings provider. It has an easy access savings account and fixed-rate bonds, which both offer competitive interest rates. | Read our review |
| Tesco Bank | Formerly a partnership with RBS, Tesco Bank is now 100% its own thing, and provides a respectable range of savings products covering instant access accounts, bonds, ISAs and junior savings. | Read our review |
| TSB | TSB is one of the oldest and biggest names in British banking. With 220 branches across the UK, as well as UK-based call centres, TSB can be a good option for those who like a face-to-face relationship with their bank. | Read our review |
| Virgin Money | From easy access and fixed term, to children’s savers and ISAs, there’s a wide range of Virgin Money savings accounts to choose from and they can be managed online. | Read our review |
| Wealthify | Investing platform and robo-advisor Wealthify now also offers an instant access savings account. Based in Cardiff, Wealthify launched in 2016 and is now backed by Aviva. | Read our review |
| Yorkshire Building Society | Yorkshire Building Society is one of the largest building societies in the UK. It has a range of different savings accounts on offer – including easy access and fixed-term ones – and these can be managed in-branch or online. | Read our review |
| Zopa | Zopa was established in 2005, but it wasn’t until 2020 that it launched as Zopa Bank and started offering savings accounts. It is a digital bank which looks to use technology to offer customers more innovative savings options. | Read our review |
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