Discovery bank Vs FNB

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I've been with FNB for 10+ years. Over that time I've had no real complaints. When I applied for a bond in 2019; they were only willing to offer me 50% - even though I had a good profile with them. Which I know means squat. Then there is the last few updates to their very bloated app - making it super slow and annoying to use. The latest issue is they don't seem to be interested in Apple Pay and insist Virtual cards are the same thing...

I have Discovery medical aid and a bank account with them as I opened one up when they launched - wanted to see what all the hype was about.

I find the experience with Discovery banking much better; their app is night and bright and easy to use - and they do seem to have good offerings. I haven't fully switched to them as yet though.

Has anyone else made the move from FNB to Discovery bank? What were the reasons and your experience with the new bank?
 
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Back when they started I switched to Discovery Bank, got the card etc. Cancelled it a few days later because it offered me nothing extra.

But, if I was to open a bank account in SA right now and Investec wasn't an option I'd probably go with Discovery.
 
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Tander said:
I've been with FNB for 10+ years. Over that time I've had no real complaints. When I applied for a bond in 2019; they were only willing to offer me 50% - even though I had a good profile with them. Which I know means squat. Then there is the last few updates to their very bloated app - making it super slow and annoying to use. The latest issue is they don't seem to be interested in Apple Pay and insist Virtual cards are the same thing...

I have Discovery medical aid and a bank account with them as I opened one up when they launched - wanted to see what all the hype was about.

I find the experience with Discovery banking much better; their app is night and bright and easy to use - and they do seem to have good offerings. I haven't fully switched to them as yet though.

Has anyone else made the move from FNB to Discovery bank? What were the reasons and your experience with the new bank?
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Complaining about a bloated app but you want to bloat your life by jumping through 10 times the required hoops to get rewards. :unsure:
 
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Tander said:
Only if you give them permission. Same as discovery banking app. Need to give them permission.
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The thing is, with the FNB app at least, if you don't give them permission they don't let you do various transactions like payments. Is that the case with the Discovery app?
 
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bwana said:
The thing is, with the FNB app at least, if you don't give them permission they don't let you do various transactions like payments. Is that the case with the Discovery app?
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Just tried. They don’t allow you to login if you deny permission for location data.
Interesting….
 
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After the last update it was unusable. You got to delete and reinstall, worked fine for me afterwards.
 
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Sayf777 said:
After the last update it was unusable. You got to delete and reinstall, worked fine for me afterwards.
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Android or iOS?

I use the app on ipad - easier to deal with the clutter, and haven’t had any lag problems.
 
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