Quote Originally Posted by ViperGTI View Post
Although the banks have chips on their cards, at this stage it is still optional in SA. Someone at the shop can still swipe it and use it as a normal credit card without the pin.
Yeah its pretty kak atm. They must get rid of the swipe thing asap else there is no point. Or at least let you voluntarily block it.

Quote Originally Posted by matt View Post
However, there has been another fraudulent transaction to one of the same sites about a week AFTER the account was frozen for the investigation. So I've had to report it again.
Way to go ABSA.

hmmm maybe I must ask my bank to lower my limit...they were just like heres a bazillion dollars credit. Never use it anyway.