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Graham S

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2021

03 Jul 2023, 09:05

Capitec Business Shocking Service AS ALWAYS

I am ONCE AGAIN leaving a poor review of Capitec Business. Many issues have still not been resolved and old ones have even come up again. The only way I get any help is when a Hello Peter complaint is active and I have brought this up to my banker, the manager and the Hello Peter team. The service is still the same as in you won't get any unless you make a scene. Horrible to have to do this every time I need something.

I emailed my business banker 2 weeks ago and I still have yet to get a response, trust me you won't manage to get through to him on the phone. I have mentioned it on whatsapp to the manager 3 times in the last 2 weeks that I am waiting for a reply I have not got a response but every time I mention it to him it is ignored. I get a reply like "Hi Graham" and then nothing after that?!

I have for months been asking why my card won't swipe on STD Bank POS machines and each time it is just left and let to slip through the cracks. I now have not got sms notifications for a month which I have been trying to sort out with them but trust me they care very little about customer issues other than "we've escalated it to the complaints department" who do nothing, I've heard it over a dozen times only for my issues to get dropped.

The card doesn't have the functionality to pay for tolls (because how could tolls ever be a business expense?) you can't buy airtime, data or electricity so a lot of fun for my accountant to sort out balancing things moving money through personal accounts for business expenses. On Friday my card didn't work on 4 separate occasions over the period of several hours, eventually after several messages to the manager I get a response that there was a temporary error and it is resolved.. guess what it wasn't and I still couldn't draw money for salaries and when I sent another picture of the error it was ignored and I got 0 response. The system often has issues, has extremely limited functionality and the service level is down the toilet unless you complain on Hellopeter or make a scene and hound these guys (where you get the absolute minimum service). We have opened another account in Std bank where we at least have functionality, I wish we had never opened an account with Capitec Business and I implore you do not make the mistake we made. This must be over my 6th complaint here because they just don't care or follow up with issues, you will get ignored multiple times. Oh a fun time was the previous banker who BLOCKED me on whatsapp, how dare customers follow up on ignored issues and messages!

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Graham S's update03 Jul 2023, 13:23
Reviewer Update
I should clarify I have brought it to the branch manager's attention that I do not get any reply to my emails to Aubrey but the branch manager has dodged the question each time. I have messaged him once again today to ask how he can call 2 weeks with no reply adequate service. I expect for the question to get ignored once again.
Capitec Bank
Capitec Bank's reply03 Jul 2023, 16:03
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Good day  Thank you for letting us know of your concern, and for your patience while we explore this matter. We have assigned your query to a designated official who will contact you within the next business day.
 
 Kind regards Capitec Business Banking 
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Graham S's update04 Jul 2023, 08:12
Reviewer Update
I am not patient what a joke!!! It was literally one year ago I was complaining it took over 2 weeks to get a response and get my notifications sorted. Guess what they are still not sorted!!! A years worth of calls, emails, whatsapps, complaints. No I am absolutely not patient and I have asked more than once for the form to close my account with the bank that hates their customers!
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Graham S's update05 Jul 2023, 07:49
Reviewer Update
Capitec have not got back to me in 24 hours. I got 1 missed call while I was driving and called back but couldn't find out who phoned me. I messaged the branch manager as I said previously 24 hours after I got no reply and his response was "Hello Graham" nothing else to follow just as I complained in the last post about. Again shocking. I am now not even getting email notifications for payments so I have to log in everytime to see activity on the account. Over a year of fighting with this bank who like I have said repeatedly actually hate their customers. I am now speaking to the banking ombudsman. You think you can just treat people however you like and it will just go away if you ignore them?? I have a years worth of communication with the bank with proof of a year of them not getting back to me or giving me service.