banking

  1. LazyLion

    SABRIC Warns of Identity Theft Scam

    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...
  3. J

    Investec to FNB payment taking more than a week to clear

    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...
  4. N

    Absolutely shocked an disgusted by ABSA PB - RANT

    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...
  5. C

    Nedbank and PayPal

    Hi all, 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...
  6. jes

    Standard Bank, FNB adverts found to be misleading by ASA

    Standard Bank, FNB adverts found to be misleading by ASA Both Standard Bank and First National Bank have been found guilty of misleading advertising, according to a report on Friday.
  7. B

    ABSA Phishing Scam - Scariest I've seen

    ABSA Phishing Scam I received this phishing email which is the most legit phishing email I've ever see. Looks so real. All the links are legit, except for the attachment which opens a malicious website, but the average user wouldn't easily pick that up. They'd click on the attachment thinking...
  8. Rouxenator

    Yay! I paid off my car

    A few days ago I transfered the settlement amount to Wesbank and this morning I called them and confirmed that they will send me the transfer papers early next week. I am really impressed with their customer service, both on the phone and online. I am less impressed with the rate GMSA Financial...
  9. T

    Student Banking

    So finishing Matric this year and I'm starting full time studying next year but i am still uncertain about which student account package to take. At the moment my top choices are ABSA and FNB. ABSA gives you a student Debit Card and Credit Card with a small limit. FNB only gives you a Debit Card...
  10. M

    MTN / Absa Menu on HTC Desire HD

    Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me with this. Tried both MTN & Absa and they were clueless about what I was asking. Need to find out if the MTN Sim Menu that provides mobile banking for Absa(with banking functions, as well as buying electricity & prepaid airtime) is supported on my phone...
  11. S

    ABSA Internet Banking

    :mad: What the hell are you doing ABSA? I can't pay my accounts. I can't see my balances... This seems to be happening now on a regular basis. Do you want me to change my bank to someone that knows what IT stands for? This is getting pathetic now. Don't blame high user volumes. Get faster...
  12. M

    Finally, Cellphone Banking with 8ta and FNB

    So I noticed this morning that I can finally purchase airtime and do banking (with FNB) on my 8ta cellphone. Dial *120*321*MOPIN# to do cellphone banking. Service charged at 20c per minute (I think). Dial *130*321*MOPIN# to purchase airtime. Free service. This is awesome! I was...
  13. jes

    FNB launches ATM cash withdrawal using a cellphone

    FNB launches ATM cash withdrawal using a cellphone First National Bank (FNB) today announced its Cash Withdrawal solution using Cellphone Banking.
  14. E

    ABSA's website dies for some time!

    :whistle: www.absa.co.za www.absadirect.co.za :confused: VERY VERY BAD IT Management and or planning! If this is what a corporate company like ABSA's website look like (even when it is only temporary while switching servers/sites/designs... Guess getting paid thousands a month no...
  15. RazedInBlack

    Gold Cheque Account: ABSA vs FNB

    I bank with ABSA and being an account holder for the better part of almost 15 years I expected smooth-no-problem application for a cheque account. Not so! :mad: I likened the consultant to a detective with the amount of questions he asked. He draws my bank statement and goes over it with a...
  16. jes

    Mobile banking safety tips

    Mobile banking safety tips FNB issues mobile banking tips for holiday makers
  17. R13...

    ABSA now verify cash send transactions?

    Got a call from ABSA after making a cash send trans. Apparently scammers are exploiting this to get money out of people's accounts. I can see why they'd target it as the cold hard cash would be nice & untraceable! FICA working too well maybe? How do scammers manage this?! They'd need your...
  18. S

    The Banking system

    Mike Maloney Illuminates the Bankers. Link Mike Maloney was recently invited to speak at the 8th International Banking Forum in Sochi, Russia. The theme was "Banks Of Russia - 21st Century". The purpose of the conference was for bankers from around the world to meet and discuss the current...
  19. Solitude

    Virgin Money Online Banking

    I received my new credit card and pin number and so I thought I'd register with the online banking to test everything out. However I get this error: Service Temporarily Unavailable The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems...
  20. rpm

    Vodacom-Nedbank M-PESA here soon

    Vodacom M-PESA here soon Vodacom and Nedbank today announced a joint initiative to bring M-PESA to South Africa.
  21. LazyLion

    New Phishing Attack Targets Online Banking Sessions With Phony Popups

    http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212900161 Wow... so now we must never enter our details into any page other than the main banking page! Kinda common sense... but still. They are getting more and more sophisticated. :( I can see someone falling for...
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