Online banking glitch sees couple R850,000 richer

03 April 2019 - 07:00
By Jeff Wicks
Sicelo and Nikita Khopho must have been bemused when deposits into their accounts from FirstRand Bank’s online platform mysteriously doubled.
Image: Thinkstock Sicelo and Nikita Khopho must have been bemused when deposits into their accounts from FirstRand Bank’s online platform mysteriously doubled.

There’ll be little laughter for a Kokstad couple who have been ordered to pay back more than R850,000 which funneled into their accounts as part of an online banking glitch.

Sicelo and Nikita Khopho must have been bemused when deposits into their accounts from FirstRand Bank’s online platform mysteriously doubled.