Complaints: Personal Loans

If you have a complaint about the Personal Loan product, please contact us using the below information. Our Internal Dispute team works from 9am to 5pm AEST.

Once we receive your email, we'll send an initial response within 24 business hours. If you have a general enquiry, please first email us at support@beforepay.com.au.

How to contact Beforepay for complaints:

Email: complaints@beforepay.com.au

Phone: 02 7255 5919 (Personal Loan only)

Objective of this policy

We value feedback and complaints as they assist us to improve our products, services and overall customer service.

Beforepay is committed to being responsive to the needs and concerns of its existing and potential customers and to resolving your complaints as quickly as possible. This policy has been designed to provide guidance to our customers on the manner in which Beforepay responds to and resolves your complaint. We are committed to being consistent, fair and impartial when handling your complaint.

The information you will need to share with us

When we investigate your complaint we will be relying on information provided by you and information we may already hold in relation to your account with Beforepay. We may need to contact you to clarify details or request additional information where necessary.

To help us investigate your complaint quickly and efficiently, we will ask you to provide the following information:

  • Your name and contact details.
  • The nature of the complaint.
  • Details of any steps you have already taken to resolve the complaint.
  • Details of conversations you may have had with us that may be relevant to your complaint.

We may also ask you to provide copies of the following documentation to verify your identity, including but not limited to:

  • Passport.
  • Driver’s licence.
  • Medicare card.
  • Proof of bank account ownership.

Recording of complaints

When taking a complaint, we may record and retain the following information:

  • The text transcript of chat or email conversations between you and the customer support team member.
  • Additional notes and audit logs around any actions taken to modify your account.
  • Details of your complaint including the facts and the cause/s of your complaint, the outcome and any actions taken following the investigation of your complaint.
  • Dates and times relating to actions taken to resolve the complaint and communications between us.

As part of our on-going improvement plan, complaints will be monitored for the purposes of identifying trends and rectification/remedial action necessary to mitigate any known or potential issues.

If you lodge a complaint we will record your personal information solely for the purposes of addressing your complaint. Your personal details will be protected from disclosure in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

If you think we have breached applicable privacy laws, or you wish to make a complaint about the way we have handled your personal information, or otherwise wish to correct the information we hold about you, you can contact us using the details set out above.

Investigation and resolution of complaints

Beforepay aims to resolve complaints at first contact when possible. If not possible, the following process applies:

Acknowledgement
We will acknowledge your complaint within one (1) business day or as soon as reasonably practicable.

Initial Review
An initial review of your complaint will be conducted. We may seek clarification or additional documentation. You will receive feedback and an initial response within 10 business days of acknowledgement.

Investigation
Your complaint will be investigated objectively and impartially, considering provided information, our actions, and other relevant information.

Response
After investigation, you will receive a written response detailing the outcome.

Action
Where necessary, we will amend our business practices or policies.

Timeframes

Resolution timeframes are as follows:

  • Standard complaints: Within 30 calendar days.
  • Credit-related complaints involving default notices: Within 21 calendar days.
  • Hardship notices or enforcement postponement requests: Within 21 calendar days (additional timelines may apply).

If further information is required, we will request it within 21 calendar days. If no response is received from you after an additional 21 calendar days, we will respond within 7 calendar days.

Agreements on hardship or enforcement postponement will be confirmed in writing within 30 calendar days.

Delay notification

If delays are anticipated, you will be notified before the expiry of the maximum timeframe.

Quick resolution

If we resolve a complaint within 5 business days of receipt, we will not provide you with a written response, provided we have resolved your complaint to your satisfaction, or given you an explanation as to why we cannot take further action to reasonably address the complaint. However, we will provide a written response if requested or if the complaint concerns hardship.

You can enquire about your complaint’s status at any time. If you do not respond to our outcome within 10 business days, your complaint will be considered resolved and closed.

Complaints about employees

Complaints about staff are handled confidentially, impartially, and equally. Staff members are:

  • Informed of complaints.
  • Given opportunities to explain.
  • Provided support.
  • Updated on investigation outcomes.

Complaints about third-party providers

Beforepay may outsource some of its services to third party providers. While Beforepay is committed to engaging third party providers with sound customer service practices, if you are dissatisfied with the service you receive you are welcome to lodge a complaint with us by following the steps set out in this policy or directly with the third party.

Complaints under regulatory or law enforcement investigation

If a complaint is being simultaneously investigated by regulators or law enforcement, we may pause our investigation until theirs is complete. We will assist authorities as required.

Escalation of complaints

If you have not yet contacted our support team with your complaint, please email complaints@beforepay.com.au.

Our team will send an initial response within 24 business hours and will work with you on a resolution. If you are not satisfied with the outcome or resolution of your complaint by Beforepay, you can contact AFCA using the details set out below.

Australian Financial Complaints Authority

Email:
info@afca.org.au
Website: www.afca.org.au
Phone: 1800 931 678
Address: Australian Financial Complaints Authority GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001