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    • Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I was in good standing for multiple months with Cliq and had been reaching my month limit. I reached out to Cliq to increase my monthly limits on Aug 2nd 2022. I was told to submit some paperwork and they would review my account. On Aug 4th I emailed saying that I had not received my payout from Aug 1st. I was told that there was now a hold on my account to review my account. I continued using Cliq for another week which turned into $36K that Cliq owed me. I sent messages almost daily to check on the status of the review but I was always told it was "passed it to management to review." Finally on Aug 10th I was told that my account was terminated for "The account...processed prepaid cards (and) we tried completing purchases several times and they were not successful." I've reviewed the Merchant Processing Agreement and it states " ********* Services will initially be set up to accept all debit and prepaid card types." In regards to the purchases not working I told them I would like to work together to get that fixed. On Aug 10th I stated "After you emailed me initially I fixed it. I've attached proof that the processing works. I also do not control how my customers want to pay and I don't believe that should be costing my business." After emailing almost daily It wasn't until *** 13th I was told they did a reevaluation and that upper management will not approve a release even though I did not break any terms. I was told "I understand that it has been a month but due to the closure reason we may have to wait until the end of ***." Meaning the end of *** was the latest i'd have to wait. I was also told within the same email that " (they) will keep reviewing the account to see if any CBs or rejects are coming in and if (they) dont see any in a week (they) will follow up with upper management and request a release." I emailed again on the 27th stating that the next week would be the start of October and I was told late September at the latest. I have no heard back.

      Business response

      08/25/2023

      Thank you for reaching out to Cliq to resolve the issue reported. A review of Cliqs
      records indicate that **************** has been in direct communication with Cliqs staff
      to understand the reasons why the merchant account was terminated, and why
      funds in reserve were held by Cliq, evidencing that Cliq has at all times acted in
      good faith and in accordance with the cardholder agreement and applicable laws. In
      addition, **************** is currently represented by legal counsel, therefore, no
      additional information about resolution if this matter can be provided at this time.
      We hope this response brings a satisfactory resolution to ****************** concerns.
      Should **************** have additional questions, we ask that he reaches out to his legal
      counsel, or under the advice of counsel, reach out to Cliq directly.
    • Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I recently signed up for a debit card for my son through them and they took my **** for my subscription. So today I try to change funding source since I just got the card and activated it and was trying to add money and it gave me an error. So I contacted support through chat and was told they didn't receive the money for the subscription and I can't unlink my bank. He also said that varo doesn't work with their company but others are using that bank for them, seeing the lady who referred me uses her varo bank account. I asked for my money back and he simply said no. I don't know where to turn to at this point but to u guys for help.

      Business response

      08/31/2023

      Thank you for bringing this issue to Cliqs attention. Providing outstanding
      customer service is embedded in *********************** processes. A review of our records
      indicates that **************** opened an account with ******* and ordered a
      paycard with Cliq. Since the issue that **************** is reporting occurred on
      her BusyKid account and not on the Cliq paycard, Cliq reached out to
      BusyKid to obtain additional information.
      Cliq was informed that **************** opened her BusyKid Account and paid
      the amount of $3.99 as a subscription fee on or about May 3, 2022. BusyKid
      records indicate that the account was soon after closed and a refund in the
      amount of $3.99 was issued for **************** on or about May 13, 2022.
      Since the issue reported occurred with a third-party, we encourage Ms.
      ****** to reach out directly to BusyKid at **************** with
      additional questions about her refund. We hope this response brings a
      satisfactory resolution to this complaint.

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