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shirleen F

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2015

07 Sept 2023, 07:23

Deducting vitality rewards premium without giving benefits!!

I have been with discovery bank for more than 2 years paying for the Vitality Reward ‘benefit’ but I realised I wasn’t receiving any of the benefits throughout the entire time! I phoned them two weeks ago to ask why am I paying for something I am not receiving. I was told by their consultant my benefit was never activated when I opened the bank account and that they will investigate and get back to me on the same day. Two weeks passed and there was no feedback. I phoned yesterday and had to explain the whole issue again to Oratile. He went to his manager and came back saying they will investigate and get back to me and they do not know why I wasn’t given feedback. He phoned me after 17:00 and told me his manager Carl said they can’t refund the fees deducted or reimburse me in any way as the onus was on me to activate the reward benefit. No one explained this to me when I opened the bank account, they continued deducting my money without giving me the benefit that I was paying for. This is unfair and rather very ***** for discovery bank!!!!

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Replies (3)
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply08 Sept 2023, 11:42
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Hi Shirleen 

Thank you for reaching out. 

I will look into your query and provide feedback once received. 

Regards,
Yuvna
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply11 Sept 2023, 20:31
Official
Hi Shirleen 

Thank you for your patience. 

I have looked into your query and  the Vitality Money benefit fee is integrated in the monthly fee that you pay for having an account with us. 

In our terms and conditions it also states that you would need to activate Vitality Money in order to start earning these rewards and benefits. Therefore, we will not be able to reverse the funds or refund you as the onus is on the account holder to activate the benefit if you would like to earn the rewards. 

You are able to view these  Ts & Cs  on our website for more information. 

Sorry for the inconvenience caused. 

Regards,
Yuvna
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shirleen F's update17 Sept 2023, 11:32
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I have read your Terms and conditions and nowhere does it say the onus is on me to make sure the benefit is activated. None of you even explained this to me and it is something important. Is this how discovery bank does business? So I basically paid for a benefit that I did not benefit from you guys just took my money and you are not willing to correct this?! I guess I have no choice but to move to another bank thank you.