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Daniel B

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2014

06 Jun 2025, 17:32

Discovering that Discovery is lacking

On Saturday 31 May someone managed to make 3 purchases in the US with an events company after they cloned/copied my Virtual Card data that I use by tapping my Apple Watch. 3 transactions totalling almost R13k. I contacted the number for ***** and then and on the subsequent calls to them it seems ***** goes to the back of the queue with my initial call waiting time being about 8 minutes, my follow up took 18 minutes to be answered and as I am typing here I have been waiting for more than 10 minutes already - yes, I'm phoning back because it seems it is an inconvenience for Discovery Bank ***** department/investigators to contact clients in distress. The 72 hours (3 days) turn-around was at 4 days yesterday and I was promised it would be escalated and I would be contacted early today ... it is no almost 17:30 ... no call ... and I'm patiently waiting in the queue ... it's only *****, nothing serious ... So yeah, I'm a little ticked off!!! Firstly because of the terrible customer service, but also that these transactions were even allowed to pass through. This would not have happened on my Standard Bank account, their ***** system would have flagged it immediately and they would have declined it, called me, and if it was me they would then allow the next to go through. Discovery Bank you can go learn from them. A week later, and if you acted immediately you could have gotten the place where the purchase was made to cancel the tickets and refund the money, but no, looks like you like a challenge so you wait for the trail to go cold ... I will not leave this here ... 16 minutes and the "skilled consultants" that would answer "shortly" seems to still be on lunch or dinner or playing CandyCrush ...

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Replies (4)
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply06 Jun 2025, 17:40
Official
Hi Daniel

I am truly sorry for the frustration caused. This is not the service we would like to provide to our clients.

I will look into your query and follow up with our ***** team.

Regards,
Yuvna
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Daniel B's update07 Jun 2025, 08:20
Reviewer Update
We are not what we intend to do, but what we do. People cannot rate you based on an intention to deliver good service, they rate you based on the service received. When I look at the Discovery rating overview the ±300 5 star vs ±5000 1 star ratings tells a story.
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Daniel B's update08 Jun 2025, 20:26
Reviewer Update
Sunday, 8 June, Discovery ***** team still not responding ... still the service you are (not) providing ...
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply09 Jun 2025, 10:56
Official
Hi Daniel

I have followed up with our ***** team and they have advised that they have attempted to reach out to you but could not get through. However, they have sent you an email regarding further steps on your case.

If you have any further questions or concerns, kindly reach out to our ***** team directly on *** as they will be able to assist.

Have a good day further.

Regards,
Yuvna