Liné’s blog – Commercial Banking
Monthly billing can be a nightmare – just ask any business owner or financial manager. Payments add up quickly to several hundred transactions. The Bank Zero App removes clutter and shifts admin to staff (“your own bankers”). This way, long days of doing banking admin is gone. I smile a lot these days 😊. Here’s […]
Local deli saves thousands by switching to Bank Zero
Despite doing 100-fold more transactions through Bank Zero over eight months than through its other big bank account, Lemon+Lime deli paid only R112 in Bank Zero fees – compared to R8,936 at the big bank. As you drive from Cape Town, hugging the coastline all the way to Hermanus, you’ll pass one of the best […]
Bank Zero’s card security saves customer from attempted online card fraud
Janeane, a regular online shopper, was on her way to a lovely Saturday night dinner with friends. She was looking forward to relaxing for a few hours after a busy and stressful year – but a restful dinner it was not going to be. Her phone beeped as she walked into the restaurant. It was […]
World-first Bank Zero patent saves the day for card skimming victim
Willem Roux, who joined Bank Zero in August 2021, has a great story that shows how Bank Zero’s unique patent technology for its cards protects the bank’s customers. As a regular traveler, Willem loves using his Bank Zero card when travelling overseas – partly due to the maximum 1% mark-up on the FX rate and […]
Dee was robbed – here’s how Bank Zero saved her
Dee, a popular real estate agent, was about to take an interested couple through her show house when everything suddenly turned into a horror show. An armed criminal came in and held her at gunpoint. She had to hand over her purse, containing access to her life – her wallet, her phone, her keys. Dee […]
Card subscriptions behaving like rogue debit orders
Stef, a 13-year-old online gamer and skateboarder, joined Bank Zero in Aug 2022. For the first time in his life Stef now had his own easy access to his account. No more asking his parents to log in to their banking App to view his account – finally he could see what money was flowing […]
Misplaced your wallet?
Sello, a 46-year old soccer fan, did his usual daily commute to work on 9 Sept. He stepped out of his taxi at his usual drop-off point and began his last 100m walk to work. But… it was not going to be a usual day. As he arrived at work, his phone rang. A good […]
No more ‘Send Money’ hassles
Thokozani Zuma, an innovation junkie who loves testing new and exciting tech, grabbed the opportunity to apply for a special invite to join Bank Zero during its Beta testing phase. He obviously was planning to put Bank Zero through its paces and rigorously tested every function this new powerful digital bank had to offer. One […]
No more card skimming
Jacob Marais (a self-confessed technophobe) contacted Bank Zero last week, understandably upset. With an anxious tone he explained that he had received a Bank Zero notification for a card transaction which he had no clue of. The transaction was done at a store 23km away and yet his card was safe in his wallet in […]