Best is on the net

[aott]

Best is on the net

Comparing bank charges has never been for the faint of heart, but the Internet is starting to change that

 

[Jupiter909]

http://bankmonitor.co.za/ is a simpler site to show bank offerings. Perhaps too simple but it is nice.

South Africa banks are thieving evil corporations that twist the law to their own means.

We need stand up and not have this abuse.

 

[greymacpherson]

Comparison Sites

Here are some of the resources at Justmoney.co.za

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[chubster]

The only problem with standing up is that you would cause someone else to loose their job So it's not a really a compromise/win scenario... more in the loose/loose. scenario :'(

 

[Budza]

The only problem with standing up is that you would cause someone else to loose their job So it's not a really a compromise/win scenario... more in the loose/loose. scenario :'(

Banker where B=W = chubster

 

[apogeeza]

@chubster: that's the same as saying that MyBB is pointless because it also amounts to a similar loose/loose scenario.

Patently not so. Pressure on the banks re their fees is the same as what we're doing here at MyBB re broadband etc. The more pressure we exert, the more positive change we effect.

cheaper & more pervasive broadband = great user demand = job creation.
cheaper & more pervasive banking = greater user adoption* = job creation

* less instances of burying money inside bra-cups & vaginas & still getting robbed at the taxi-rank anyway.

* more people using savings accounts that PAY interest instead of charging it = more people using those accounts = job creation

nuff sed.

 

[Netguy]

Hooray for the Internet, it sure helps to simplify comparisons .

 

[fusion01]

A useful article this and not just the usual BS about how much better the telecoms space will be in a 'short period of time'. Thank you. Something I can reference in the here and now. Looks interesting - all of these services... will take a squizz.

 

[Jupiter909]

The only problem with standing up is that you would cause someone else to loose their job So it's not a really a compromise/win scenario... more in the loose/loose. scenario :'(

I fail to see how standing up to magical mystery fees is a lose/lose situation.
Please explain to me how you came to this conclusion? I'm intrigued.

Why when I'm paying for all my banking fees does the bank have the audacity to charge me R5 to access a previous months statement online? Does it cost R5 to push 100k .pdf to my machine? I no longer get paper copy, I get emailed copy each month, this too costs R5 ADMIN fee. This on top of the R170 banking fees I fork out. If that is not greed then what is?
There are these and so many other numerous nuances that defy rational thinking unless you look at it from a money grabbing banks perspective. They should make money from investing and growing clients money and NOT from fee's for banking. A bank is a vault for money where the payment for the service is the ability for the bank to invest your money to grow interest for them self and the client. Sad to see so many people forget this.