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Zeena Z

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2016

18 Oct 2017, 10:33

Delay in delivery of credit card after approval received

On the 27th of September I app**** for a credit card online, which was then provisionally approved pending the verification of my supporting documents, via a mail that I received from Absa on the 27th of September at 12:17 with application reference number ********** ********** 9425. In this mail it was also stated that the Courier company CCD Couriers will contact me to arrange for delivery and that I need to present hard copies of all my supporting documents. I forwarded my supporting documents at 13:49 and 13:51 the same day to ********** where I received a response at 13:52 that stated that the supporting documents are being forwarded to the team for processing. I then got another mail from ********** at 16:32 on the 28th of September stating that my credit card application is approved subject to verification of my income, where upon I responded to at 21:35 attaching all my supporting documents again. At 12:31 on 29 September I received a mail from ********** stating that they require proof of residence where my physical address reflects, to which I forwarded them a mail at 12:37 attaching the same municipal account where I highlighted and encircled my physical address, which is the only document/statement that we receive from the municipality and that my address does reflect on the document. ********** then forwarded me a mail at 12:53 on the 29th stating that all documents were received and they will now finalize my credit card application. When I didn’t get any feedback from Absa regarding the collection of credit card by 10 October 2017, I rep**** to their mail at 09:55 and inquired as to when I will receive my credit card, as I requested it to be delivered to the Secunda Absa branch in the Mall, where upon I got no response. So on the 14th of October 2017 at 15:55 I forwarded my same mail to inquire again, but it was ready by ********** at 17:33, but I still didn’t get any response. So once again I forwarded the same mail on 16 October 2017 to inquire again and stated that I will log a complaint to see if I will get assistance then, but this mail was ignored completely. So the 16th at 12:05 I contacted the credit card division on ********** 052 and spoke to Mantie and explained the whole situation, who informed me that she will escalate my query to Management and that I would receive a mail or sms that same day or the next day and she gave me a reference for the call of VZYLZA011. When I didn’t receive response by 12:30 on the 17th, I called them again on ********** 052 and spoke to Mantie again, who told me that they have 48 hours to respond, but the previous day she never told me this, but she did then send a mail again explain the urgency of my request. She also confirmed that the proof of my address was accepted on their system. She gave me a reference for that call of VZYLZA001. I once again still haven’t received feedback and by 12:05 today the 48 hours SLA has been breached. I am very very very disgusted with Absa’s service and have spent so much money and time on mailing and calling the whole time to follow-up. How does that work?? Everything is going backwards. I just want my credit card asap, as I got approval on the 29th of September already and it is already 19 days after received the confirmation.

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Absa
Absa's reply18 Oct 2017, 11:49
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Dear Customer

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We will investigate the matter and furnish feedback shortly.

Kind regards
Nthabiseng Sibande
Group Customer Care
Absa Bank Ltd

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Zeena Z's update18 Oct 2017, 12:11
Reviewer Update
Now I got a mail stating that my application is finalized and I can activate my pin in 24 hours, but I haven't even received confirmation of my card being ready fro my collection?? And to top it off, I just received two mails stating that my application is provisionally approved and my documents are being forwarded to the team to process????? This was done long ago so Your card team is either very confused or don't know what they doing. :-( :-(