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Shiksha S

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2018

28 Apr 2020, 14:12

Standard Bank approves holiday payments but still let's the debit orders run!

Good Day. I would like to log a complaint. I have app**** for a holiday payment on my advance account with standard Bank. This was approved on the 18th April 2020 and my debit order is set to go off on the 25th of each month. The holiday payment was approved more than 5 days before the debit order was set to go off. So the right thing for the bank to do was to ensure that the debit order would be stopped from being debited on the 25th. On the 24th April the debit order was deducted by standard Bank for my advance account. Now I'm sitting with no money in my account and have been calling in to ask them to reverse my debit order. I have emailed the consultants who initially assisted me but to date I havent received any response or assistance. I have sent my complaint to CRC and still no acknowledgement.

We as customers wouldn't apply for the assistance from the bank unless we really needed the help. We need to buy food and other essentials and I am banking on this money to assist me. How long must I wait for my debit order to be reversed? I want someone to call me today to resolve this or I will keep escalating it

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Standard Bank's reply28 Apr 2020, 15:33
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Dear Shiksha Singh

Thank you for posting your comments. 

Your matter has escalated accordingly. We will revert to you as soon as possible. 

Kind regards 
Complaint Resolution Centre 
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Shiksha S's update29 Apr 2020, 12:11
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Good Day Standard Bank...
Still no one has gotten back to me...so does this mean that all customers applying for the holiday payment which has been granted will have to call for days and day's to get their money back? Should I go sit at a standard Bank branch and not leave there until I get assistance? This is ridiculous how long can it take for someone to just reverse a debit order? I want to escalate this further I want to know who I can speak to who will deal with my issue directly and insure that it gets done!!!
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Shiksha S's update30 Apr 2020, 09:18
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Still to date no one has assisted me...every consultant that you speak to give me a different process no one knows what they are doing...I think I'm going to email the CEO directly then maybe I can get some assistance..
What pathetic service!!!