Products · Pattern or everyday thing
Bank transfers
Raised as a usability problem by 17 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2013–2026), in 17 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
- 1Bank transfers take ages to send moneyUnreviewed
- 1Bank transfers take ages to send moneyUnreviewed
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Bank transfers take ages to send moneyUnreviewed
20132026- Large transfers between own accounts bounce and require hours of bureaucratic hunting2024-02-15
- Bank transfer payment experience is terrible for users2023-07-14
- Bank transfers are badly designed and take ages to send money2021-12-29
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 16 complaints
- Too many transfer options in the bank app to choose from2026-07-15
- Repeated scam-check questions and then a contradictory notice about no 2FA code2025-07-17
- Donating by bank transfer requires copying and pasting long IBAN and account numbers2024-12-28
- Bank transfer donation needs many steps and SMS confirmation, adding friction2024-12-28
- Customers must switch to online banking and retype all payment details2024-08-22
- Large transfers between own accounts bounce and require hours of bureaucratic hunting2024-02-15
- Must manually enter payee details, can't paste, and gets logged out after 20 minutes2023-09-08
- Bank transfer payment experience is terrible for users2023-07-14
- Bank transfers are badly designed and take ages to send money2021-12-29
- Cannot set up free recurring electronic payments between people; bank offers only one-time transfers or check-based recurring bills2021-04-27
- Sending a large sum takes days and needs prior setup or fees2018-08-26
- ACH bank transfers can take several weeks to complete2018-04-28
- Received amount differs from sent amount, so people can't tell what to pay2017-12-30
- Each bank's transfer system differs, so recipients must enroll in another service to receive money2017-07-24
- Inconsistent bank behaviour causes delays and extra costs for the consumer2016-09-17
- Electronic transfers take a day and are fraught with annoyance and danger2013-11-18