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Firoz B

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2009

20 Nov 2019, 11:49

Sneaky finance charge

I was charged a finance charge on my credit card which I have never seen before. Upon enquiry it was due to a few EFTs that I had performed on this account. I had erroneously paid these from the credit card on the banking website. This was as a result of ABSA rearranging the items on the "pay from account" dropdown so that the credit card appeared at the top and became the default. I actually contacted ABSA the day after I had made the transfer, and I received an SMS from a Shirley Dole that this will be looked into. I still have not had any response. I feel that this is unfair, even though the amount may be small, but in principle you should not mess with the defaults that we have been using for years - I know you will say that I should have been more observant, but I am a software developer and my clients would have got really upset if suddenly we changed the defaults. After reading a MyBroadBand article about sneaky bank charges, this is not a good reflection on ABSAs part.

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Absa
Absa's reply20 Nov 2019, 14:46
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Dear Firoz, Thank you for bringing this unfortunate matter to my attention and please accept my sincere apology for inconvenience caused. I will review the matter, provide you with my specific contact details as well as your unique complaint reference number and an expected timeframe for further feedback.  Kind regards,
 Basani Hlungwane
 Group Customer Care
 Absa Bank Ltd

Best regards,