sorry, hit the Post button too soon. I found out that any payment OUTSIDE SA (on site or online) using a SB Mastercard of a SB debit card will result in currency conversion charges. In other words, you are buying USD, Euro's or any other currency using Rands. Expensive with the current Rand value. My advice: do not pay with SB credit or debit cards when travelling outside SA or when buying online. You pay the monthly fee + currency exchange rates. With a business in SA importing products from China and usually paying suppliers there with a credit card through PayPal, it is becoming increasingly difficult if not impossible to NOT TO GET RIPPED OFF BY SOUTH AFRICAN BANKS. We move forward, but without you would be a better slogan.
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