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Nola J

1 reviews | Active since May 2021

21 May 2021, 11:32

Poor communication from Discovery bank about their accounts

I switched my bank account from Capitec to discovery . I sign up for a gold cheque account. This week I wanted to apply for a personal loan. I call Oldmutal and Capitec they both had approved amounts for me however,when I told them I’m banking with discovery bank. I was told they can’t process my application because discovery won’t approve their direct debit request.

My last call was to discovery to add a overdraft. They declined my application claiming I miss one payment this year for Woolworths.

When I done my 5 min sign up why didn’t discovery bank advise me they don’t have capacity to assist with outside banking systems?

This only means i add 3 credit checks on my profile this month which will reflect on my credit report for the next 12 months .

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Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply26 May 2021, 16:58
Official
Hi Nola

I'm sorry for the inconvenience that was caused.

The reason for this is that Capitec Bank uses NAEDO (Non authenticated early debit order) services to collect repayments and Discovery Bank does not participate in that service. 

As a result of this, Discovery Bank does not have a mandate agreement with Capitec Bank and for them to debit clients’ Discovery Bank accounts. 

Unfortunately, according to PASA (Payments Association of South Africa) Capitec can choose not to provide credit to customers if the repayment cannot be collected via NAEDO services. 

Regards
AJ