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Gillz P

1 reviews | Active since Jun 2020

11 Jul 2022, 14:35

Discovery Bank - Xenophobic to Passport Holders but Accepts Passport for Medical Aid and Vitality

Dear Discovery , Please may you confirm if what your consultants are saying is true. I am a vitality and medical aid member and want to open a discovery bank account to use Vitality Travel .I was informed despite having a medical aid and vitality account with you I cannot open a bank account because I'm foreign and hold a passport number. If this is correct this is false advertising for one to join vitality and be excluded from other packages. this is XENOPHOBIC you already make money with us through your other financial instruments.

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Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply11 Jul 2022, 15:29
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Hi  Gillian 

Thanks for reaching out and for being such a loyal client.

I'm so sorry you feel this way. 

We’d love for everyone to join right away and get rewarded for managing their money well. 

The Bank is being built in phases and adding new features from the ground up.

We currently don’t have the functionality to offer non-South African citizens who don’t hold permanent residence, Bank accounts; however, management and the technical team are working hours on end to find a possible solution. 

As soon as the functionality is available, the information will be uploaded on our website - discovery.co.za and will be communicated to all our clients.

Please be on the lookout. 

Regards
Andile