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Nico van der Merwe

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2013

09 Jul 2018, 09:15

How can we fail to help you, once again?

I opened a youth account for my daughter which is linked to my account. My daughter is away for the school holidays and is stranded without funds as her card does not work. After a lot of wasted time to investigate the problem it came to my attention that her card was cancelled. This happened without any communication to me whatsoever. It could also not have been foreseen as the card only expires next year. Upon my inquiry I was told that I did not respond to requests from the bank. I indicated that I have not received anything and asked if I could be referred to it. I was told that they usually send it by sms. So my daughter's account was closed and changed to another, more expensive, account and her card cancelled without as much as a phone call. Even though I am overall happy with the services of FNB I have complained about their lack of communication to many times. Do you not want clients? Can you not pick up the phone and call your client before cancelling a card or closing an account, leaving a child stranded without funds? I have logged a query with their complaints department, but sadly without reply to date.

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Replies (9)
FNB (First National Bank)
FNB (First National Bank)'s reply09 Jul 2018, 10:09
Official

Good Day Nico ,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

We acknowledge your complaint.

It has been routed to the relevant department to investigate and provide resolution.

Feedback will be provided shortly.

I do apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Regards,

Client Experience Team

Email address: ***

Tel number: ***

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Nico van der Merwe's update10 Jul 2018, 07:54
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Yet another day has passed and absolutely no contact has been made by FNB. I currently hold 9 accounts with FNB and they do not deem me a good enough client to do their utmost to resolve the issue. Can anyone recommend another bank where I can move my accounts and expect better service?
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Nico van der Merwe's update11 Jul 2018, 08:00
Reviewer Update
Another day later and still absolutely no contact from FNB to resolve this issue whatsoever. I have been a client of FNB for approximately 20 years and in all that time I have never been treated this bad.
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Nico van der Merwe's update12 Jul 2018, 10:15
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Still no reply whatsoever?!
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Nico van der Merwe's update16 Jul 2018, 07:54
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So I finally got a phone call from FNB. In this phone call it was confirmed that they are looking into the matter. In spite of all this my daughter still cannot use her card and has no access to her funds.
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Nico van der Merwe's update17 Jul 2018, 10:40
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No further reply received!
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Nico van der Merwe's update18 Jul 2018, 08:35
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Still no reply from FNB. The Banking Ombud is also not willing to assist. Astounding!
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Nico van der Merwe's update19 Jul 2018, 07:46
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Still no reply whatsoever.
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Nico van der Merwe's update20 Jul 2018, 14:24
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No further communication from FNB whatsoever.