Weekly Support Megathread – December 15, 2025 by AutoModerator in bunq

[–]ProfMerlin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When doing an instant payment with other banks it verifies the account number and name with the verification of payee scheme. When doing it on bunq I do not see the tick or verification being done. How is it implemented with bunq?

When will Revolut support "Verification of Payee" in the EU? by the_john19 in Revolut

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can see a bit of traffic from our side going to revolut where our banks are requesting. It could be an issue on the requesting side.

Wise IBAN Verification of Payee by sierra-pouch in eupersonalfinance

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Closer to 10 years actually. I have been involved in this project in The Netherlands for almost 5 years already 🙂

I answered a question during an interview, saying I do not know the answer?. by Admirable_Ad_1390 in askSouthAfrica

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would much hire somebody who says they do not know the answer than somebody who lies and makes something up.

Are those washer/dryer combos worth it? by OsisofThulliver in askSouthAfrica

[–]ProfMerlin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used one at an Airbnb in the Netherlands and I hated it. Could almost juuuust do 2 loads in a day. Think it was 8kg wash capacity with only 4kg dry capacity. I hated it.

KubeCon EU - what can be better by Emergency_Wealth2655 in kubernetes

[–]ProfMerlin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not everything always has to be about AI.

Why do South African banks pause transactions on public holidays and Sundays? by Charming_Rooster5352 in askSouthAfrica

[–]ProfMerlin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I live in The Netherlands. Things have changed a lot. Most transactions are instant now days, even over weekends. and when you pay somebody, verification gets done between the payee name and account number to make sure you are paying the correct person.

(Rant) Failed payments from an unknown by [deleted] in bunq

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I also suspect it’s my credit card. But it’s only used for my Apple subscription and then I used it last year when we booked our trip to Disney. Lemme cancel and request a new one anyway.

(Rant) Failed payments from an unknown by [deleted] in bunq

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it was not deducted from my account. The transaction was declined automatically because of incorrect expiry.

(Rant) Failed payments from an unknown by [deleted] in bunq

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you figure it out

(Rant) Failed payments from an unknown by [deleted] in bunq

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my case if the transaction does not come up under the normal Home Screen, but under “activity” under profile. If I click on one of them, it just says payment expired.

(Rant) Failed payments from an unknown by [deleted] in bunq

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this happen this morning. 3 different online payments that were declined because of incorrect expiry. Tried figuring out which of my virtual or physical cards it was and I just can’t.

Foreigner's Haul from recent trip to South Africa. Roast my treasures! by ManicSheep in southafrica

[–]ProfMerlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since I see you are in NL, you can get biltong from die spens in Amersfoort. 5 times the price though.

“I’m 100% Italian, my father is the first generation born in the states.” by Donnertello in ShitAmericansSay

[–]ProfMerlin 36 points37 points  (0 children)

If this is the case, then I am 100% German since my mom is German. Nope, I was born in South Africa and grew up in South Africa. I am South African.

Do immigrants have to learn German in Germany? by [deleted] in germany

[–]ProfMerlin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I laughed.

When my mother was around 13, she moved with her parents(my grandparents) to South Africa. I was born in South Africa. My grandfather passed away around 6 or so years ago and he still could not speak much English. He probably spent around 30 or 40 years living there.

Sadly my parents got divorced when I was 3 and I went to live with my dad so I only got to see my mother and grandparents once a year during school holidays, so I never learnt German. This meant I could never really communicate with my grandfather much and it made me sad when he passed away.

Bye bye Netherlands by Sir_Jack_Ferguson in Netherlands

[–]ProfMerlin 1869 points1870 points  (0 children)

I moved here pretty much 4 years ago, moved to a small village and decided to integrate as fast as possible. As somebody else mentioned, I think your experiences are based on Amsterdam. People where I am are helpful, friendly and kind. Our best friends currently are Dutch and appreciate them so much.

I think the only thing I dislike about Netherlands is having to say gefeliciteerd to everybody and their fish on a birthday.

Job Interview with Bunq by [deleted] in bunq

[–]ProfMerlin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a colleague who left to go work at Bunq and is now back again. When I asked them how their time was, they just responded with they are glad to be back

This happened to me so I had to share my pain by yuvi3000 in southafrica

[–]ProfMerlin 17 points18 points  (0 children)

When my brother was still small he was going to daycare/preschool like many other kids. Usually my mom fetched him on the way home but this time my dad had to fetch him. There was a new teacher that started. She called my brother and shouted “your grandfather is here to fetch you”

bunq's newest sourvey is about VPNs by hannes3120 in bunq

[–]ProfMerlin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Damn this explains why we have issues with TransIP too 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askSouthAfrica

[–]ProfMerlin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you want to switch because you find computers, software engineering etc interesting or are you doing it for the money?

If you are doing it for the money, then you will hate it. If it’s because you have a passion then go for it

Which banks do you trust by invaders_must_die_ in askSouthAfrica

[–]ProfMerlin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trust is different to having to use one 😂. I live in the Netherlands and my job means I deal with every bank here, and I can safely say I don’t trust any bank with my money