What do u think of United Bank Ltd (UBL)

home.biz
By home.biz

Dear friends,
Can anyone share the experience of banking with this bank.
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Also, how would you rate this bank among other banks in Qatar.

By consciouseffort• 13 May 2009 14:36
Rating: 3/5
consciouseffort

I bank with Ahli, Mashreq & Doha at present. Not all the banks meet your expectations. I'll mention in points why do I stick to them for the time being:

1. Doha Bank - Has online banking facility where I can easily get Hala card for myself hehehe. But their long queues for customer coupons make me sick so I make sure I dont have to deposit anything in Doha Bank physically & prefer wire transfers, its extra charges do not bother me at all as it saves time. Plus my account is Dana Savings account, who knows one day I'll be millionaire with their draws :P

2. Mashreq Bank - Has online banking facility & got credit card from them where I kept 100% auto debit at the due time. I have account in a branch near to my home & whenever I go there (except for two cases) I always get my job done in less than 10 minutes of time. Excellent service I must say & staff if they start recognizing you, always cheer you with smile. I am talking about Mashreq Bank in Tv Roundabout area & the Filipino lady sitting over the counter at the reception in particular :)

3. Ahli Bank - Has online banking facility again, but this one has been opened only for my salary transfers. I deal with City Center branch which is very convenient for me as it remains open from 10 to 10 straight. I have seen them banking on Friday & Saturday even although didnt bother them on these days. Their service is nice too but just one problem even though their is an option for updating your address online still I am unable to do that & when I try to change it by submitting request they do not show much interest in that.

I previously was banking with UBL too but its beneficial for you only if you are working there as you have full control over all the related transactions & your requirements get completed in no time but if you are a customer then there is a very hard time. Scenario being sometimes the staff is not competent enough, sometimes the junior staff does their job efficiently but Managers only to show their power & seniority keep on pending that job of the customer for only a signature thus putting customer & middle staff member in big trouble. So, at least from my side I would never ever recommend anyone to this bank only to hear complaints that 'you recommended me to this bank that's why I am in trouble'.

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CONFUSE ............ if you cannot convince!

By musthfa• 13 May 2009 13:45
musthfa

GOOD FOR PAKISTANIS,THEY CAN EASLY TRANSFER MONEY TO HOME CONTRY

By Rizks• 13 May 2009 13:41
Rating: 2/5
Rizks

Speed bhai ...

Did u try Rizk Bank Ltd. ??

Ur money will be in safe hands and the service is excellent.

Giv a TRy mere bhai, and u will love it...:)

By DaRuDe• 13 May 2009 13:40
DaRuDe

i deal with them all the time :P

By happygolucky• 13 May 2009 13:36
happygolucky

Atif42...I do understand what "Experience of Banking" means ... as u also said "may be....." ...by asking him to be specific just intended to save us from breaking our heads as to what he is looking for...

For me an online banking facility and a knowledgeable call centre staff are enough ... with ATM's and credit cards I hardly go to the bank...so knowledge/ behavior/ service of their physical staff really don't matter to me..

Anyway concious effort has provided him the full details.. he would have already reached on to his decision.

Cheers...

One Life to Live...Live It To The Fullest

By SPEED• 13 May 2009 13:36
Rating: 2/5
SPEED

UBL no expericence...

No I moved to IBQ but seems I got stuck with same issues as QNB...

I think most of the Banks are not 'Customer Oriented' here !

By consciouseffort• 13 May 2009 13:33
consciouseffort

No comments :)

By consciouseffort• 13 May 2009 13:32
Rating: 5/5
consciouseffort

:) On the whole I can tell you this is not the best bank you can deal with, especially when you leave the bank your mood turns off by just viewing how seniors are behaving with juniors :)

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CONFUSE ............ if you cannot convince!

By Bahraini83• 13 May 2009 13:08
Bahraini83

back in Bahrain .. this is not one of the best banks to bank with

By Rizks• 13 May 2009 12:05
Rating: 4/5
Rizks

* Often you'll see people fighting & threatning each other in queue .

* Juniors keep getting bashed in front of their customers by their ill-behaved Managers .... etc etc etc

Wat the hell is it BANK or an Fighting RING...:)

By atif242• 13 May 2009 12:02
Rating: 5/5
atif242

God you know very much about UBL.

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you are either a regular customer of UBL or a staff member

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RIGHT????

By consciouseffort• 13 May 2009 11:54
consciouseffort

* Terms & Conditions keep on changing.

* Interest rates keep on changing.

* Staff members keep on changing.

* Staff if knowledgeable behave rudely & others who do not have any knowledge about any particular question stare at you as if they have gone blank mind.

* Service is not good at all.

* Debit cards keep on getting stuck.

* No online banking for Qatar branch.

* Huge queues in the bank.

* Often you'll see people fighting & threatning each other in queue .

* Juniors keep getting bashed in front of their customers by their ill-behaved Managers .... etc etc etc

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CONFUSE ............ if you cannot convince!

By atif242• 13 May 2009 11:25
Rating: 5/5
atif242

I think the word "Experience of Banking" explains what home.biz is asking.

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May be he is intending to open an account in that bank & seeking the status of this bank among others. What kind of service they are providing etc

By happygolucky• 13 May 2009 11:05
Rating: 4/5
happygolucky

I dont have enough money to bank with many banks...just stick to one bank and thats it, so cannot give a rating ...lol

BTW ...what are you looking at... if u can be more specific as to what u are looking at u get better feedback...

Cheers....

One Life to Live...Live It To The Fullest

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