AJ
Anna J

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2017

11 Jan 2018, 17:01

Not a glamorous experience to bank with Capitec

I have had my Capitec account for some years now and I cannot say it is a pleasure to transact with Capitec. About 4 years ago, I experienced constant issues with the banking App and eventually decided to only use the Online banking function and the account for my savings. Withdrawing cash at ATM's is also embarrassing, with the queue in the malls always in sight of anyone passing, or at the edge of the main road! Last year I had a horrible experience regarding an incorrect payment made into my account and took almost a week to rectify and confirm, after the incorrect payment was eventually reversed, that my account balance was not R0-00, but just a typo on the SMS notification sent.. The complaints department did follow up afterwards but my confidence is broken. Today I went to deposit cash at the Capitec ATM in Paarl Main Road just to find that the "ATM deposit is not working" (I had to inquire in the branch). I was advised it would be fixed today at 14h00. Luckily I phoned the branch (after much effort to get the correct number), they advised that they are still waiting on the technicians despite many reminders. What about service delivery? Sure I can deposit in-branch but that is R1-00 more than the ATM. If Capitec did not offer competitive interest rates and cheaper ATM cash deposit handling, I would have closed my account long ago. My main account it with another bank and I have never had any of these issues with them. Poor service delivery all across from Capitec.

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Capitec Bank
Capitec Bank's reply12 Jan 2018, 10:59
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I regret to hear of your negative experience, please allow us the opportunity to investigate this matter in depth.

Donorique Wessels will take ownership of this investigation and will provide you with feedback within the next 5 working days. I trust that the matter will be resolved to your satisfaction.

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Capitec Bank

AJ
Anna J's update15 Jan 2018, 15:37
Reviewer Update
UPDATE - I must say after this experience, that Capitec's complaints department really has good service! I received a phone call on 12 January from a knowledgeable Capitec employee, saying they are working on the matter and gave me some background to the situation. The branch employee could not actually give an actual time when the ATM was to be repaired due to the high risk (I had no idea) involved with timing and possible prying *******. I was also advised that I should always have a Capitec employee present whilst depositing money, for my own safety. On the weekend, the Paarl branch manager gave me a call and said the ATM is fixed and she apologized for any inconvenience. Her tip? Next time I should ask for the manager to have the additional handling charges removed and deposit the cash in-branch. I am not updating the number of stars for my review because I think Capitec should still work on their initial service delivery, but I am satisfied with the service from the Complaint Management team. Thank you.