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Merle R

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2017

22 Sept 2019, 16:10

Poor service

Today I had a family emergency in Cape Town, hence I performed an instant money transfer after 8am on the internet banking platform by transferring the money to the recipient,my sister with the intention that she will get the money as soon as she goes to an ATM. She confirmed receipt of the voucher number on her cellphone number and I have her the PIN, however when she tried to draw the money, the ATM gave her an error message “ voucher has been used”. Now I ask you how is this possible when the cellphonethat has been provided is in the hands of the recipient and after numerous frustrating calls made to your Money transfer department I am still faced with this dilemma- my sister did not get this money which I promised her is instant, my bank account has been debited with the amount I transfer plus the fee and my sister is in limbo. What a waste, I would have thought since it is not a transfer between bank accounts understanding time frames for these hence I opted for instant money transfer we would have moved forwards by now, how disappointing Standard Bank, your online services are pathetic including your call centers, more money wasted on calls on my part. The best you can do is to highlight to the consumer that this type of transaction is it viable over weekends. Very unprofessional service, need to look at changing my bank.

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Replies (3)
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply23 Sept 2019, 00:48
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Hello Merle, 
  Thank you for posting your comment.  We assure you that as an organization we are committed to providing the best possible service and assure you that this will be addressed as a matter of urgency.  We apologize for the inconvenience and undue frustration, this has caused.   We greatly appreciate your continued support   Kind regards  Sheriline Martin Complaint Resolution Centre
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Merle R's update23 Sept 2019, 08:53
Reviewer Update
Good morning Sheriline
I am still unhappy about the way your bank treats their customers.
Early in the morning your IB support sent me an email to say that I must contact the money transfer department who will assist to reverse the transaction, at first I was a bit frustrated that I must call again however since the matter is urgent, I made the call this morning shortly after 8am. A consultant by the name of Sam informed that he will have to process a query to another department to investigate, which then made me more angry, I told he must not tell they still need to investigate when the email I received suggested otherwise, i requested that the transaction gets reversed so I can get the money back in my account. He then took my account details and promised to matter to his line manager who will revert back to me.
It is now almost 9am I wasted again more money on calls and Standard remains a bone of contention and a huge frustration, you have no idea how to treat your clients.
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply01 Oct 2019, 14:16
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Dear Merle Ruiters

Thank you once again for posting your comments.

I refer to our email correspondence with each other and you confirmed that the matter was eventually sorted out.

Kind regards

Clint Petersen
Complaint Resolution Centre
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