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I've been trying to find the cheapest way to spend overseas. I did a comparison of all the major cards in SA here: http://travpacker.com/much-charged-atm-withdrawals-pos-payments-south-african-debitcredit-card-abroad/
When it comes to travel wallets I find that purchasing forex notes...
Hey guys, anybody else having a problem with the ABSA Banking App?
The app says my device is rooted but it's definitely not a rooted device, app was working fine a few days ago.
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I am starting a new business. I have a company registered, and a client or two lined up, but I want to open a business banking account. Not sure which bank will be the best. It is a consulting business, so the transactions in and out of the bank will be very straight forward, no salaries...
Let's say i have the correct bank details of the recipient i want to transfer money to; i have the correct account number, full names and bank name. But I don't have the correct branch code. What will happen if i go ahead and make the transfer, will it go through?
I was using the Standard Bank...
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I've always been with ABSA (student account), but I think the time has come to make a switch (since they're forcing me to upgrade).
Now, I have done my fair bit of reading (mostly on MyBB and MoneyWeb) about the banks here and their technology, customer satisfaction, fees, etc...
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Johannesburg - What would frustrate South Africans enough to switch banks?
Surprisingly it is not benefits, or rewards, or a cheaper alternative that would make them move, but impolite, rude or uninterested staff.
This is a wake-up call for local banks, but South Africans are not alone in...
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I recently passed my CTA and I qualify for an Investec Private Bank Account. I really don't know whether I need it though. Is a private bank account really worth it? I probably won't be using it to its fullest in the short term(although I am going to need vehicle finance very...
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Hi all, who can help me with the opening of a swiss bank account? At least an explanation of different account type also with not too big of an initial deposit.
Point me in the right direction, a company name, phone number, etc...
Much appreciated.
FNB offers a Fee-Saver option where you need to keep a minimum balance of 9k to qualify for no monthly banking charges.
I am a freelancer with a few months salary available for backup, I need immediate access to my funds. Would this be worthwhile to save a load on banking fees... The return...
So I phoned FNB had some trouble with my Internet banking.
'If you want an assistant to help you a R50 service fee will be applied.' I dropped the phone
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With the increasing use of bank-pioneered cellphone, smartphone and near-field communication payment solutions, cash soon could follow cheques into redundancy.
This is the view of Advocate John Myburgh SC, chairman of the board of the Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS).
In the OBS annual...
Banking authorities warned consumers on Monday against a new scam designed to trick people into compromising their personal information.
"The latest scam targets home computer users and is masqueraded as legitimate telephonic calls from reputable computer software stores," the SA Banking Risk...
My employer timeously, as usual, paid my salary the 25th of March, which is now a week ago. The EFT payment was done from his Investec bank account, to my FNB cheque account. It's been a week now, and the money hasn't cleared yet. I've been given proper proof of payment by my boss, and in trying...
So for the last year ABSA PB have been making me go into the branch and complete a foreign national declaration. I am a UK expat. who has been living here for the last 10 years, married to an SA citizen, tax payer (obviously!) and an ABSA customer for most of that.
If I dont fill it in they...
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I'm new to the whole online transaction game and so I'm naturally cautious when it comes to dealing with credit cards and online transactions etc.
I'm wanting to create a PayPal account but am unsure of several things (excuse my ignorance :p):
- Will I be able to link my PayPal...
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