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Andre Van Der Walt

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2014

16 Sept 2020, 18:12

Difficulty closing an account

I'm trying to close my account with Discovery Bank after having my Discovery Card automatically transferred to the above mentioned Bank. I started on 2/7/2020 spoke to KEA ref *** with the request (Nay instruction to close this account as I neither requested it nor want it)

So on 16/7/2020 I called again only to be given the run around by Discovery Bank Client services ,this time told I was required to pay an amount to get the account to a zero balance before the account can be closed. - deposited the amount the following day Phoned again 21/7/2020 spoke to Thuli Qiniso who assured me the account was closed. On 17/8/2020 received a statement from Discovery Bank for a account that was supposedly closed. She also said that the account was closed but had " Somehow been reactivated" On 16/9/2020 I again received a statement with R37.50 debit reflecting for "Service Fees" Phoned discovery Bank and spoke to Aobeakw -ref *** and requested to speak to a senior person as I was not getting results from the call center. I was told that this was not possible due to Covid -19 restrictions but that she would escelate to a manager to call me. (Hah Hah) Still no response from Discovery Bank - CLOSE MY ACCOUNT!!!!

I'm now at that point where I'm going to refer to the Banking Ombudsman- this is ***** -running up service fees for an unwanted account.

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Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply19 Oct 2020, 10:03
Official
Hi Andre 

Kindly accept our apologies for the delayed response. 

At Discovery Bank, we pride ourselves on our quick response times, so not being able to dazzle you with our service is equally frustrating for us.

I have investigated your account closure request and can confirm that your account has been successfully terminated. 

We are sad to see you leave however, should you want to join Discovery Bank again you can download the Discovery Bank App, log in and select add an account. 

I apologise for any inconveniences this could have caused you. 

should you require any further assistance, please feel free to contact us on ***.


Regards 
Girshwin