Commercial Bank Service
Can someone inform me on the service of commercial bank. I need to open a salary transfer savings account along with a credit card. I had filled up all the formalities on wednesday morning and till today (end of bank hours on Monday) my account hasn’t been opened. The customer service agent gave me his business card. He cannot be reachable on any of the numbers. I have even contacted the branch manager yesterday to complain on his employee (airport branch) and he promised me to rectify everything yesterday but today even he is not reachable.I think I shall just go into to IBQ and open my account in 15 mins with personalised credit and ATM cards along with their pin numbers !!!! Please let me know if commercial bank is worth waiting any longer for. Their service has so far been very embarrassing (and that is before I’ve even opened my account). I don’t know how their service will be thereafter.
all the banks sucks but what to do we have to open ..
i found IBQ and Commercial good so im still with them.
Ask 100 different people and you'll get 100 different answers. I have no problem with CBQ, but hate HSBC. Just sit in there. My Credit card got 'lost' in the system but came through eventually.
Did you Google it first?
In general, there is no "service" in Qatar. It's a foreign word.
I am holding a Commercial bank account with a credit card.
But I felt Their customer care seems very bad.
If you want some services from them you have to approch them minimum 3 to 4 times. So better to preffer some other banks.
I heard Doha Bank, IBQ etc are giving good services.
Go to all banks except the Commercial Bank .
they dont have good services , they just put these adds for advertising and not for real service.
go to HSBC or doha bank
Trust me, its not worth it...
Go for a IBQ, Standard Chartered or HSBC
I have given up today..none of the 4 numbers given to me has any answer. Even the branch manager refuses to pick up his mobile phone...I wonder wht the service would be once i open the account!!!!
IBQ here i come...
Btw does anyone know any senior mgmt/CEO of commercial bank (email address) - i really do want to let know the way he runs his bank ....
if you haven't noticed yet, you're being taken for a merry-go-round ride. but it aint merry, just dizzy! i've got so many sick jokes with CBQ & it'll make you putty!!!
go for STANDARD CHARTERED which is an international bank with international standards. i walked in & got my checking account opened w/in 20 mins!!! and you can transact dp/wd anywhere around the world!
you know that CBQ is owned by Al Fardan Group? And do you know how sick people are in Al Fardan? That's because they're run by pyschos who were hired because their uncle, dad, brothers works there. NEPOTISM!!!
For just a moment i was thinking about Doha Bank...
I guess i'll hold on for one more day with commercial bank with the hope that the strong mail sent to the branch manager should yield some benefit...
its al ahli and doha bank you wanna avoid.
al ahli being the worst bank in qatar, with zero customer service.
I have opened an account in Ahli Bank for my fiance and so far they have been great - including having no minimum balance requirement or a very low one (Commercial bank is QR3,000 and IBQ is 5,000QR min balance in savings). One can withdraw cash from any ATM in qatar so number of bank ATM's is not a criteria.
The only gripe with Ahli Bank is tht their ATM card comes after 3-4 days and i do not have that much time before i go on leave. I have also deposited funds in their MyHassad scheme.
I wanted a bank account in Commercial bank for these reasons :
Linked with ICICI Bank (for repatriating money directly to my NRE account)
Qatar airways co-branded credit card
Ahli and Commercial Bank, both have strong financials, so my money is safe and is not a criteria
Even i wanted to open an account as i am new here and i had the qauestion ..but didnt have chance to ask ... so you people say Doha bank is the best ??? or is there any other bank you recommend ???
please let me know
I aLwaYS TeLL Da TruTh, EveN When I LiE
so like commercial bank their service sucks big time
open your account in doha bank that is the best bank for your returns and all other services.
Commercial bank is know to empty your pockets
I have found their service to be excellent. But beware of hidden charges.
They are very expensive and will find all sorts of clever ways to make your money theirs. No wonder they make such huge profits.
Just my opinion.
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