banking

  1. Bazz94

    My Capitec Tap-To-Pay Limit Has Been Circumvented

    I would suggest that all Capitec clients turn off their tap-to-pay! Today I lost my bank card and then saw 2 transactions that I didn't make. I blocked my bank card. The problem is that the first transaction was R1000 and the second was R1500. These were done within 2 minutes of each other. I...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Capitec's big IT edge

    Capitec's big IT edge Being able to build its IT infrastructure from scratch gave Capitec a significant advantage over South Africa's incumbent banking giants, Absa, FNB, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. In his new book, Capitec: Stalking Giants, author TJ Strydom underscores how the upstart bank's...
  4. K

    Best bank to handle FOREX incoming payments

    Greetings all I am currently working a contract overseas and send money home every 2 weeks. For the past 5 months, only once did money reach SA through FNB without a struggle. Every 2 weeks, I need to make the same complaint, ask the same questions, show them the same errors and nobody seems...
  5. oros

    Tymebank app down

    Hi Anyone noticed tymebanks downtime?? Can't use the app at all. The card was also down for a while. Apparently fixed.
  6. TammyTae

    FNB bank is a piece of work ,fraud , scam

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  7. I

    Best business banking for global/online business ?

    If you'd be starting a new business, what would your first pick be and also who would be your last pick xD ? I've mostly used FNB but not too fond of them; customer service bad, inbound Swift transfers take ages, and tbh their digital offerings suck. We don't really have much comparing to the...
  8. I

    FNB App Payments Approval

    Hi all, had a post about this some years ago. FNB app payment apporval is non-existent. Twice in the last 2 days I've done payments that asked for approval - 1 I denied (wife using card and didnt tell me) and the other I left it too long to approve and it cancelled. Both times I retried the...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nedbank digital banking outage

    Nedbank digital banking outage Nedbank's Internet banking and mobile banking apps have been hit by an hours-long outage starting in the mid-morning of Friday, 26 April 2024. Outage tracking website Downdetector first showed a surge in reports of issues with Nedbank online services in South...
  10. B

    Missing transaction on a FNB loan statement

    I have a home loan with FNB for just about a year now, and come December we decided to make an extra payment against the loan. Convoluted process aside, it was eventually processed in March and the monthly deduction for April reflected accordingly. The problem is that I can find no proof of...
  11. F

    Investec home loan valuation fee?

    We are in the process of getting a home loan from Investec. They will charge a valuation fee of up to R5750 on top of their initiation fee. Apparently this is only if the desktop valuation is not high enough and someone has to visit the property. They do state that this is paid straight to the...
  12. C

    International Bitcoin regulations with SA

    Does anyone who has a keen eye on international crypto (Bitcoin) regulations know if anything has changed in the last few months with regards to South African residents holding BTC with UK companies? I'm not too savvy with this, have some BTC, but it's just sitting in a wallet, I don't trade or...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cyberattack forces major banking business on Wall Street to record transactions in spreadsheets

    Cyberattack forces major banking business on Wall Street to record transactions in spreadsheets Another cyberattack against the unglamorous platforms underpinning Wall Street left one of global banks’ biggest businesses falling back on an old-fashioned method of doing business...
  14. Ruan @ Webluno

    Business Debit Order Collections

    Does anyone know/have any recommendations on what companies or banks to use when it comes to business debit order collections? I have tried Standard Bank - sent them a bunch of emails, sent a business relationship manager a bunch of emails and eventually tried their call centre. The lady we...
  15. Anthro

    FNB: Revolving Loan to Revolving Facility Migration

    Interesting eMail I received this morning from First National Bank regarding my revolving loan agreement being changed unilaterally - I never agreed to this happening, and I am not even sure why this is necessary. Bank being nice, saving me from 15% ? Nah fam.. Opinions welcome..anyone else get...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    FNB announces new eBucks rules from August 2023

    FNB announces new eBucks rules from August 2023 FNB has announced a raft of changes to its eBucks Rewards programme, including a new way to increase fuel earn, additional incentives for using virtual cards, and higher-value grocery vouchers and travel discounts. eBucks Rewards CEO Johan...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    How Standard Bank fixed its big downtime problems

    How Standard Bank fixed its big downtime problems Standard Bank has radically reduced the number and length of outages of its digital channels, a feat it has ascribed to increased transparency, accountability, and discipline among its engineering teams. South Africa's biggest bank by revenue...
  18. G

    Is it worth switching to Discovery Bank?

    I am currently banking with Standard Bank. Saw couple of discovery bank ads and the Dmiles reward system seems pretty good. Is it worth switching?
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Absa's new portable bank brings staff closer to customers

    Absa's new portable bank brings staff closer to customers Traditional banks are bringing branches closer to their clients to better compete with innovative new digital players. Online shopping and food delivery apps have boomed in recent years by bringing products straight to customers'...
  20. U

    Best and most affordable way to send money from a ZA bank account into a UK bank account?

    Hello! I'm traveling to the UK quite soon for a few months and was wondering what would be the best method to send Rand (ZAR) from my ABSA bank account into a UK account into Pounds (GBP)? I will be receiving funds during my stay there each month, so a it will be a regular thing to transfer...
  21. Jp Van Eeden

    International Salary into TymeBank account

    Hey all. I just got hired into an American-based company and am receiving a salary in dollars at the end of this month. I recently lost my ID and am unable to apply to get a new one because of lockdown regulations. Only first-time applicants can apply for an ID. If you've already had one you...
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