Standard Bank bites

My Debit orders are scheduled for the 25th of each month. They amount to around R2500. I had close to R4000 in my account the whole day. I was asked to pay for a flight for my niece who is going to visit her mother for the first time in a year. I was promised payment immediately. I logged on to my banking app to check if I had enough money. I checked and saw, "great my debit orders aren't off yet, I can help this guy out quickly".

THE MOMENT I TRANSFERRED THE MONEY TO MY CREDIT CARD, 3 OF MY DEBIT ORDERS WENT OFF and BOUNCED LEAVING ME WITH UNPAID FEE PENALTIES! I feel very hard done by.

There was 20 minutes during the whole day of the 25th when there was not enough money in my account.

I understand that I am at fault, really I do, because it is my responsibility to ensure there is enough money in my account on the 25th.

But for STANDARD BANK to have a system in place that waits for there to be insufficient funds in my account, is inhumane.

Your marketing department brags about debt holidays and makes as if Standard Bank is doing good for the people of South Africa. But then things like this are in place? I do not agree with that.