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Dee B

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2016

29 Feb 2024, 15:33

Standard Bank's SHYFT will not help you

I am South African and a long-time customer of Standard Bank, living in Thailand for 3 months. I joined Shyft, made a transaction which apparently 'failed' to arrive in my bank account here. Apparently Bangkok Bank sent back the funds to my Shyft account without giving a reason. I asked staff at Shyft to find out why this happened and Shyft just said that I had to speak to the bank here. The bank here says funds never came to Thailand - yadda, yadda. I tried to talk to bank here in Thailand without success and asked Shyft to intercede and ask them the reason why funds were returned and I was simply told - sorry, we cant really talked to bank in Thailand so you must do it yourself. I am extremely disappointed in Shyft's response of 'we cant help you' - once again Standard Bank's customer service has let me down! Time to change banks. Thank you for nothing but a really bad experience and I will go to one of my other banks to transfer my money from South Africa to myself here in Thailand.

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Dee B's update29 Feb 2024, 15:01
Reviewer Update
Also I lost USD80.00 (R1,560.00) due to this 'failed' transaction. So I was charged for Shyft's failure!! And dont talk about difference on forex rates - I know all about that and the difference in rates did not amount to an amount of USD80.00. Goodby Shyft>
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Standard Bank's reply29 Feb 2024, 15:36
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Good day Dorothy

Thank you for contacting us for assistance. 

We try very hard to make every customer’s experience enjoyable, and we really regret not being able to meet your expectations this time. 

We will do our best to resolve this issue as soon as possible and find a solution that works for you. 

Our team will contact you to assist you. 

Kindest regards
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team 
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Standard Bank's reply05 Mar 2024, 15:45
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Good day Dorothy We are writing to bring to your attention that we have not yet received a response from you in relation to the matter you raised, and we are unable to proceed with the investigation without proper authentication of your identity. This is the third attempt we are making to reach you regarding this issue. Please note that if we do not hear back from you soon, we will have to close the matter. However, rest assured that once you are available and reach out to us, we will be more than willing to assist you with resolving your concerns. We value your cooperation and understanding in this matter and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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