The laughably touted banking portal 'upgrade' happened in early June 2025 and still today, almost 10 months later, the serious flaws in this totally inadequate system have not been fixed. Basic, funda... Se mere
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The laughably touted banking portal 'upgrade' happened in early June 2025 and still today, almost 10 months later, the serious flaws in this totally inadequate system have not been fixed. Basic, funda... Se mere
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PLEASE, please sort out the beneficiary search function. It doesn't work most of the time, and then you have to scroll manually through a list of hundreds of beneficiaries which aren't listed in alpha... Se mere
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log in code arrived 8hours after request! called the main helpline half an hour on hold, eventually getting to position 1 in the queue only to have the call cut off. So business as usual at CAF... Se mere
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Diabolical. The new portal was a disgrace. Customer service non existent. Have requested a bulk payment was deleted for almost a year and the bank unable to do so despite constant promises that it was... Se mere
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Bulk payments doesn't work, I have managed to set up 3 individual payroll payments at which point it said it can no longer send OTPs to my phone and to ring them. Guess what, phone lines are busy so cannot take my call. I go on holiday after tomorrow, I am not available until tomorrow afternoon to ring by which time it will be saying "we can't take your call". To be honest if my boss doesn't change banks my resignation will be pending because I cannot do my job with this dire software. PS, the files I am importing into Xero are still in dollars..... thankfully I know how to change it but only because I live with a software developer. PPS, his advice is you don't move everyone over lock, stock and barrel. You test it on a few people at a time...... oh and don't bother messaging me asking for a phone number then a week later that call still hasn't been made to me, messages just go unanswered as does the phone. This is really not good enough.
The new online banking is atrocious. It is incredibly slow and have to click confirm several times just to do anything.
The search for payees does not work so have to bring up list of all beneficiaries, and when do this there seems to be multiple copies of each one.
Critically I am still unable to set up bulk payments - I can at least now add all the beneficiaries but cannot get beyond the following screen - get told I need to add a reference which I've already done. It is getting worryingly close to the date when need to process payroll and this is going to make it a nightmare at what is already a very busy time of year for our organisation.
I also get a flood of text messages every time I put on some payments but as they don't tell me what they relate to other than that I've made a payment they are useless for notifying me of payments I do not recognise.
If I try to phone up I get told that very busy and should try later so I cannot report any issues and I've no way of knowing if these problems have been picked up and are due to be resolved.
Seriously considering moving banks but know that would also take ages but need to see some improvement soon.

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I have tried since Monday 9/6/25 to log-on. Called at helpline at least 6 times in queue for over an hour. Told 98th in queue... spoke to assistant ..i'll pass you over to a collegue who will help you ...line went dead after 10 mins.
Applied for another password by filling in an online form, same problem cannot log-in...getting really angry with time expended to no avail. Still don't have any idea whta the blazes is going on. Worst online experience ever !

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No improvement in 10 days.
I have read most of the previous 60+ reviews and agree with the reported problems.
I notified an agent of the faults at the beginning of this change (its not an upgrade). We are 10 days later and none of the problems have been fixed.
Today I tried to make a simple payment and add a payee, the OTP failed to work on both occasions. CAF are telling us to read the manual, I have read the manual and I'm doing it right. Please don't bother with a reply, just revert to the original programme.

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I, too, am still waiting for a reset. After my last review I was put in touch with a “Senior Client Relations manager” who was unable to help, so passed my details over to someone else. I have heard nothing since and it now appears I am being “ghosted”.
Still waiting for our log in details after 10 days! (it's not in the junk folder/no text message received)
Have sent 3 messages stating the same. No response! Updates on website are vague. Unable to phone!
When will this be resolved? This is unacceptable.
Updated 20/6/25 - I have submitted several requests for new login details via the link included in your response. Still nothing!! I think your email address quoted is misspelt?

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Like so many other CAF Bank users, our experience has been so frustrating. I won't repeat all that has been said about the woeful roll-out of this new platform, but we share the sentiments. There are so many specific issues we have discovered, here are the ones we find the most concerning:
1. Direct Debits not not being carried forward and so failing to pay.
2. Payees (please don't call them beneficiaries) from previous group payments have not been carried forward. We have created 50 new staff payees with the intention of creating new bulk payment templates, but what do we discover, the beneficiaries shown to choose from within the bulk payments list are the original ones from the old system. We know this because there are some that we haven't created on the new platform and some with old bank details - where are the new Payees?
3. Not only does the new platform send a text to say a new Payee (Beneficiary) has been set up, it sends it to every user on our account, which is particularly frustrating when the texts arrived with considerable delay throughout the night.
4. Not having OFX as an export option is just poor, this must be rectified, particularly since CAF couldn't maintain a secure API feed with Xero some years back.
5. Not being able to sort Payees alphabetically is as basic as it comes - fix it soon. The search function doesn't always work and can't find Payees that we know have been created - is this an indexing problem?
6. Historical data showing incorrect balances and, random ordering - why is there historical data anyway. Why could the old data not be transferred as a continuance with the new - how hard is that to code?
7. Many, many small bugs so much so that we've become surprised when a button-click does what it says.
We are very concerned about our payroll next week, not at all confident that it is going to go through without a hitch.
This is likely to prove very damaging for CAF, I really hope they are working 24/7 to resolve the issues.

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So much is going wrong with the new CAF online Banking system.
Can't search transactions
Bank Statements gone missing
Direct Debits now being cancelled
No telephone help available
I have started looking for a new bank.

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Been a terrible transition. Worked well previously. Have spent 10 days unable to access our church bank account. Bank phone line just goes dead when called...

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The new system implementation was bad. They then did not react adequately. nb. I can now pay (23rd).
1. OTPs not issued repeatedly (16th, 17th, 18th, 19th).
2 hours on phone then phone battery ran out (48th in queue) on 17th (worse on 16th). On 19th and morning of 23rd not even a queue, recorded message said not taking calls!
However, on the plus side, the response to my email was quick.

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Can only download 31 days transactions at a time with the new system. Will probably have to change banks unless this is improved. Also the downloads don't always work, most times only get the headers and no actual transactions!

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Our small charity has spent a significant amount of time and money on phone calls, just to gain access to a banking system that appears to have been corrupted. Dates are jumbled, balances don't tie in, direct debits have not been actioned, payments have not been made - it has resulted in a very stressful 10 days. We used up our £10 monthly phone credit in just one day of calls to the bank seeking help just to log in. We need reassurance from CAF Bank about progress on rectifying the system rather than requests to 'bear with us while we make these changes'. We are exceedingly concerned.

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CAF seems to be presenting the difficulties with the new system as being operational snags. They are not.
Balances do not reconcile in that extracted data do not agree with statements; carry and brought forward balances differ; data are missing.
The simple fact is that clients data have been corrupted and balances cannot be relied upon.
The Prudential Regulation Authority should step in now, as these are 'systemically significant' issues, and a major systems failure. When a bank's numbers do not add up, it's time for serious action. Existing clients should consider changing provided IMHO, as there are big questions to ask about their competence.

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The online upgrade has been a shambles. The system cannot cope with the traffic, and information is lacking. Apparently CAF knew there was an issue with accessing their system via Chrome but no one has thought to communicate this to their users (I had to trouble shoot this for myself). I have spent 6 hours of my life in total on the phone waiting to speak to someone, and on more than one occasion I have been cut off before I can speak to someone. Their online messaging system is a waste of time and when I finally got a reply it said 'we can see you've got access' which is not true! I'm still waiting for one of my usernames. We have people who are still waiting on invoices to be paid, I have payroll due and I'm not confident I'll gain access in time to authorise it! Absolutely shocking to have our money held ransom by a system that isn't fit for purpose, and a bank that doesn't know how to fix it.

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Well, now we are linked between QuickBooks and CAF but... when you update... the transactions don't come across from CAF!
Meanwhile... the 'alternative' ... downloading '31 days' of historical data and guess what, the balances at each end period - in the CSV files - don't match the balances in the 'Accounts Overview' nor do they provide the transactions done thus far in June!

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Upgrade has been a total disaster, I was locked out for 2 days and colleague who approves payments cannot get access at all, repeated attempts to call helpline fail, are cut off, or told to call again later - average queue length is 100+. Historical balances are c£80k more than the actual balance, can't sort or search payees (pointlessly renamed as beneficiaries) no group payee lists have been brought across, slow system which times out frequently, Still can't delete more than one payee at a time, - this is no improvement - rather more several steps backwards, still no communications to account holders who are simply told to "bear with us while we sort a temporary issue" - I would suggest it is a lot more than that - and please don't post me a link the FAQ's which as as much use as a chocolate teapot!, 0/10
UPDATE 09/07 despite writing to Ben Jowitt and being assured of a reply to my numerous (and growing by the day) problems I have received nothing, he does not answer his phone, OTP are still not working as they should - hours to make 12 payments - NOT GOOD ENOUGH - we are sick of baring with CAF while they get this right, COO and other senior staff should walk.

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Can't get into new internet banking system. Changed password easily but CAF can't send one time passcode. After a long phone wait, got someone who checked all my details but left me hanging on for 30 minutes until I gave up. Conclusion is that system is seriously flawed and nobody has been trained to put it right. Charity is having to revert to cheques and trustees will have to decide whether to move to a bank that is more competent.

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After the online change we have lost all our payee history (we have over 150). I’ve tried manually adding a couple and each one requires a separate Pin via phone authentication. It’s so clunky and slow.
I tried phoning, emailing - mostly don’t answer or reply - latest email says they’ve fixed the payee history problem - but they haven’t !!! I’m stuck - can’t pay invoices. Avoid this bank.
Since the CAF system upgrade on 9 June 2025, we’ve experienced serious failures, particularly with outgoing payments. The most critical is that payment references are no longer passed on to recipients. This means our suppliers—many of whom rely on invoice-matching via these references—are unable to reconcile payments.
Even when entering both our reference and the supplier reference into the system, no reference appears on the receiving bank’s side. We flagged this immediately on 10 June and were told it was being looked into, but no warning or guidance has been sent to other users. This is not a minor glitch—it’s a major operational failure that affects audit trails, payment matching, and potentially statutory payments to bodies like HMRC, where correct payee references are required by law.
It’s unacceptable that CAF hasn’t proactively communicated this fault. Every organisation using this system should be warned now. The lack of transparency is adding to the chaos caused by this poorly tested upgrade.

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Yes, a total shambles with the changeover. We have been unable to pay any bills all week as 2 or us have not received passwords, or at least ones that work. And no response from CAF to completed forms and emails to resend passwords, only an email to say check my junk folder. Surely if they can send that email, they can just as easily send a password.
Who on earth thought they could do this changeover and take the old system offline in a matter of days, leaving no time to sort out issues? Did anyone test this system before implementation? It doesn't seem like it.
Update 16.6.25
After several emails and a week of trying, I've got a password and can now get into the system, as can our other users. Thanks to Ben Jowitt of Client Relations Dept. for sorting this out.
One noticeable issue, though, is that there's no way to get 'Beneficiaries' (they're Payees, aren't they?!) into alphabetical order, which is a pretty basic requirement.

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