

Based on recent customer reviews, Absa is facing significant customer dissatisfaction across most service dimensions. Customers consistently report unresolved ***** cases, blocked accounts without communication, and difficulty closing accounts or settling debts. While individual staff members occasionally deliver exceptional service, systemic issues around digital reliability, dispute resolution, and call centre responsiveness dominate feedback. The bank's handling of deceased estates, vehicle finance, and *****ulent transactions draws particular criticism from long-standing clients.
TrustIndex
3.2
Jun '25 - May '26
Based on recent customer reviews, Absa is facing significant customer dissatisfaction across most service dimensions. Customers consistently report unresolved ***** cases, blocked accounts without communication, and difficulty closing accounts or settling debts. While individual staff members occasionally deliver exceptional service, systemic issues around digital reliability, dispute resolution, and call centre responsiveness dominate feedback. The bank's handling of deceased estates, vehicle finance, and *****ulent transactions draws particular criticism from long-standing clients.
The most common complaint about Absa, based on Hellopeter's AI analysis of recent customer reviews, is Digital Banking & Security. Digital Banking & Security (1.1) is the most critical concern. Customers report widespread ***** with poor investigation outcomes, app failures requiring branch visits, unauthorised transactions, and ***** department delays exceeding 20 working days with no feedback or resolution.
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Share Your Experience1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I spoke to Arthur from the ABSA Trust Department this morning to get clarity on some of the forms sent to my mom. Unfortunately, the service I received was disappointing. He came across as tired, uninterested, and disengaged. There’s definitely room for improvement.
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I spoke to Arthur from the ABSA Trust Department this morning to get clarity on some of the forms sent to my mom. Unfortunately, the service I received was disappointing. He came across as tired, uninterested, and disengaged. There’s definitely room for improvement.
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I have been contacted by absa to raise the limit of my credit card. The next day R15000 went out of my credit card account. The bank I went to confirmed that it was internal ***** as the ****mers phoned me while I was in the bank. Meanwhile I am left to pay the interest of money ****** by ABSA themselves!!!. My ***** claim has been declined after mountains of proof. What is happening inside ABSA? DO NOT BANK AT ABSA THEY ARE *******.
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I have been contacted by absa to raise the limit of my credit card. The next day R15000 went out of my credit card account. The bank I went to confirmed that it was internal ***** as the ****mers phoned me while I was in the bank. Meanwhile I am left to pay the interest of money ****** by ABSA themselves!!!. My ***** claim has been declined after mountains of proof. What is happening inside ABSA? DO NOT BANK AT ABSA THEY ARE *******.
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I have prosperity account with Absa i was surprised when I get charged for everything starting from 1 April 2026 while I keep my investment with the minimum amount I trying to contact them as I can't visit the branch the call center is very bad no answer I hold the phone over a our no answer I am very disappointed with Absa
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I have prosperity account with Absa i was surprised when I get charged for everything starting from 1 April 2026 while I keep my investment with the minimum amount I trying to contact them as I can't visit the branch the call center is very bad no answer I hold the phone over a our no answer I am very disappointed with Absa
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I am extremely disappointed with ABSA’s handling of what is clearly a *****-related DebiCheck matter. At the end of March 2026, I received an SMS claiming that I owed ABSA R4000 relating to an old eWallet transaction from 2025. The message referred to a number I did not recognise and stated that the amount needed to be refunded. I ignored the SMS because I believed it was a ****. Shortly afterwards, I started receiving calls from a mobile number. A lady advised that they were “working with ABSA” as debt collectors and needed to recover the R4000 on behalf of ABSA. She stated that they would either debit my account or arrange a payment plan and that I needed to authorise a debit order for 1 May 2026. A week later, I received another call asking why I had not yet authorised the debit order. After conducting my own investigation, I realised this appeared to be a ***** attempt. When I reviewed the debit order details, I discovered that the mandate was not for a once-off R4000 refund as explained over the phone, but rather a recurring MONTHLY debit order of R4000 under the reference “RERLD”. The company involved is: RD Daly Incorporated / RDL Incorporated This was alarming because: I have never entered into any agreement with this company I have never taken credit or services from them They claimed to be collecting on behalf of ABSA I cannot properly contact or verify them I immediately declined the request and reported the matter to ABSA through their *****/debit order channels. ABSA later sent me an SMS confirming that the DebiCheck debit order had been successfully cancelled. Despite this cancellation confirmation, on 02 May 2026 ABSA still allowed R4000 to be debited from my account with the following reference: DC TRACK INTERNATION RELD ABSA1052716393260430 I then contacted ABSA again, only to be told that because this is a DebiCheck mandate, I must resolve the issue directly with the “creditor”. This response is unacceptable because: This is not a normal debit order dispute The debit order was already cancelled The matter involves suspected ***** and unauthorised mandate creation The so-called creditor claimed to be acting on behalf of ABSA ABSA has not explained how the debit was processed after cancellation confirmation.
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I am extremely disappointed with ABSA’s handling of what is clearly a *****-related DebiCheck matter. At the end of March 2026, I received an SMS claiming that I owed ABSA R4000 relating to an old eWallet transaction from 2025. The message referred to a number I did not recognise and stated that the amount needed to be refunded. I ignored the SMS because I believed it was a ****. Shortly afterwards, I started receiving calls from a mobile number. A lady advised that they were “working with ABSA” as debt collectors and needed to recover the R4000 on behalf of ABSA. She stated that they would either debit my account or arrange a payment plan and that I needed to authorise a debit order for 1 May 2026. A week later, I received another call asking why I had not yet authorised the debit order. After conducting my own investigation, I realised this appeared to be a ***** attempt. When I reviewed the debit order details, I discovered that the mandate was not for a once-off R4000 refund as explained over the phone, but rather a recurring MONTHLY debit order of R4000 under the reference “RERLD”. The company involved is: RD Daly Incorporated / RDL Incorporated This was alarming because: I have never entered into any agreement with this company I have never taken credit or services from them They claimed to be collecting on behalf of ABSA I cannot properly contact or verify them I immediately declined the request and reported the matter to ABSA through their *****/debit order channels. ABSA later sent me an SMS confirming that the DebiCheck debit order had been successfully cancelled. Despite this cancellation confirmation, on 02 May 2026 ABSA still allowed R4000 to be debited from my account with the following reference: DC TRACK INTERNATION RELD ABSA1052716393260430 I then contacted ABSA again, only to be told that because this is a DebiCheck mandate, I must resolve the issue directly with the “creditor”. This response is unacceptable because: This is not a normal debit order dispute The debit order was already cancelled The matter involves suspected ***** and unauthorised mandate creation The so-called creditor claimed to be acting on behalf of ABSA ABSA has not explained how the debit was processed after cancellation confirmation.
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I am absolutely disgusted with Absa. If you go through financial difficulties because you cannot find a job after being retrenched you keep paying half your bond they still won't help but want to foreclose the property. Also to mention that half my bond is insurance of R3600 what a *******. I have sent over 8000 applications for jobs but still not coming right due to my age. I am a single parent with no financial assistance.
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
I am absolutely disgusted with Absa. If you go through financial difficulties because you cannot find a job after being retrenched you keep paying half your bond they still won't help but want to foreclose the property. Also to mention that half my bond is insurance of R3600 what a *******. I have sent over 8000 applications for jobs but still not coming right due to my age. I am a single parent with no financial assistance.
Absa has a TrustIndex of 3.2 out of 10 on Hellopeter, based on 3,611 reviews in the last 12 months. They reply to 93% of negative reviews, typically within 12 hours 9 min. Hellopeter has tracked Absa across 47,208 total reviews. How is the TrustIndex calculated? →