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Reginald L

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2014

21 Dec 2025, 16:21

Discovery refusing to activate bank card and locked funds

Discovery Bank is keeping my niece's funds against her will and keeps sending her from pillar to post. I have spent a lot of money just trying to get my niece to speak to someone who can help her get her money. She is being told to send a proof of address but months later her account remains locked and nobody is reaching out to her to advise her what to do. The last agent we spoke to said he would escalate but to date, no response. Discovery is really deteriorating and now the same as the rest of the banks if not worse. The fact that there is no branch to go to makes them even more laid back. How do you escalate and give TAT and not bother to even provide feedback? Discovery should probably have never entered into the banking space because we have enough problems with the usual ****ers. Discovery, you cannot hold depositors' money against their will!

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Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply21 Dec 2025, 16:30
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Hi Reginald,

This is not great to hear, we can not assist a third party on an account that does not belong to them. We do apologize for the frustration that has been caused.


Kind regards,
Tyrone
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Reginald L's update21 Dec 2025, 17:05
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This is what I kept getting when we called your call center, and each time I left my niece to handle this, she got taken advantage of. You can either hide behind the fact that I am not the account holder or you can take the initiative and contact your client and resolve this issue. Of course, that's if you are committed to resolving this. I am not sponsoring another phone call to speak to consultants who forget about you the minute they hang up.
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply22 Dec 2025, 07:36
Official
Hi Reginald,

If the account holder is struggling, they can reach us on social media or via WhatsApp so that we may assist them.


Kind regards,
Tyrone