Is Vida Bank secure?

ApolloHubble

I've opened an ISA with Vida Bank ready to transfer in another ISA. They have sent me a letter to authorise my linked account and the instructions say to visit their website at www.vidasavings.co.uk. I have tried this on Chrome, Edge and Norton browser and all three come up with a message stating that the website is Not Secure. I have phoned them and the customer service rep told me that it doesn't work on all browsers. The website Homepage - Vida Savings does work. Are Vida safe?

la531983

Ive just tried the website and its opened fine and im on a government network which would set all manner of alarm bells flashing were it not.

born_again

Vida Bank, Vida Savings and Vida Homeloans are trading names of Vida Bank Limited, registered in England and Wales with company number 09837692 with its registered office at 1 Battle Bridge Lane, London, SE1 2HP. Vida Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority with Financial Services Register Firm Reference Number 738741.

Eyeful

1.Home page/ savings,came up OK on the Brave Browser.

2. Learn to do the safety checks for yourself. 

(a) First Check the FCA register to see if they are authorised,
their contact details and the Firms Registration Number (FRN):
See here:  https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000003Jggu1AAB
Vida Bank FRN = 738741

(b) Using the FSCS Saving Protection checker to see if your money is going to be protected.
Typing in the FRN  738741 into the checker.
https://www.fscs.org.uk/check/

3. Yes they are safe 

Archerychick

ApolloHubble said:

I've opened an ISA with Vida Bank ready to transfer in another ISA. They have sent me a letter to authorise my linked account and the instructions say to visit their website at www.vidasavings.co.uk. I have tried this on Chrome, Edge and Norton browser and all three come up with a message stating that the website is Not Secure. I have phoned them and the customer service rep told me that it doesn't work on all browsers. The website Homepage - Vida Savings does work. Are Vida safe?

Vidasavings.co.uk redirects to Vida bank.co.uk which has a valid SSL certificate, so this means the website is secure.