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    • Sendwave

      100 Hano St Ste 9 Boston, MA 02134-1698

    Business ProfileforSendwave

    Money Transfers

    Additional business information

    Pending Government Action:
    Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:
    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Chime, Inc.
    The following describes a government action that has been resolved by either a settlement or a decision by a court or administrative agency. If the matter is being appealed, it will be noted below.
    As of October 17, 2023 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken action against Chime Inc., the operator of the Sendwave mobile app, for deceiving consumers about the speed and cost of remittance transfers.
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.36/5stars

    Average of 64 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    107 complaints closed in last 3 years

    55 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview

    Sendwave is an app that allows you to send money directly from your US, UK, Canadian, Italian, Spanish, French and Irish debit cards to Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Liberia, Senegal, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

     

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    100 Hano St Ste 9, Boston, MA 02134-1698
    BBB File Opened:
    10/9/2019
    Years in Business:
    12
    Business Started:
    11/18/2011
    Business Incorporated:
    11/18/2011
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Number of Employees:
    300
    Alternate Business Name
    • Wave
    • Chime, Inc.
    Business Management
    • Mr. Drew Durbin, President
    • Mr. Michael Luebbert, Chief Compliance Officer
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Drew Durbin, President

    Customer Contact

    • Ms. Maggie Beddow, Operations Manager
    • Mr. Drew Durbin, President
    • Mr. Michael Luebbert, Chief Compliance Officer
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    Customer Complaints

    107 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    04/19/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I use Sendwave to send money to family in the ***********. (Please see the bank statement that I uploaded for supporting documents) I attempted 2 transactions posted 3/28/2024. The 1st transaction of $18.14 was successful. I attempted a 2nd transaction for the amount of $27.21, but the transaction for some reason did not complete nor was there any confirmation on the Sendwave App that the money was sent. I attempted to retry the failed transaction but a drop down window appeared with a message stating "Do you wish to do a duplicate transaction of the same amount of funds to the same recipient." I was confused by this message as if the first attempt *** have gone through. I did NOT attempt to duplicate the transaction of $27.21 and waited to hear from the recipient if the money was received. The recipient never received the money from Sendwave. Yet on 3/27/2024 there was a pending charge on my Ridgewood Debit account of $27.21 and finally posted on 3/28/2024 and was confirmed by *********************** (********** branch, **************) that the merchant received the $27.21. I have contacted Sendwave about this issue. They kept telling me verbally on the phone, live chat and emails that they will escalate this issue with their Relevant teams and senior managers to investigate the problem. So far lots of talking and no action. I have uploaded the same bank statement as requested by Sendwave's ******** care agents. Two of the ******** care agents admitted seeing the charges of $27.21 and cannot justify any transactions on their end to match the $27.21 posted to my ***************** acct. This has been a very frustrating experience dealing with Sendwave to resolve this issue. A few agents advise me to contact my bank although I have told the agents that I have already contacted the bank and the charges were confirmed and sent to Sendwave. Sendwave refuses to resolve the issue for receiving money for services that were not rendered nor justified. Please Help.
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    Customer Reviews

    64 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Abiodun M

    1 star

    05/24/2024

    I sent $1508.50 from ************* to ******* on May 11th 2024 using Sendwave. Now my money is nowhere to be found.Sendwave did not deposit the money into the recipient account at *********** in ******* held by **************************************** and they did not reversed the transaction back to my ************* account.My ********************** app said the money was delivered but it was not. So i contacted my recipient he told me the money is never deposited in his account. I confronted ********************** who said they need my recipient bank statement from ******* to resolve the issue.Even after getting them the bank statement Sendwave did not get me back my lost funds.The tactic of Sendwave has been to stall things by asking me to give them 24 to 48 hours to investigate the matter but this goes on and on with no end, My suspicion was raised to new level when Sendwave begun lying each time I make a call to their customer service telling me all the time give them 24 to 48 hours to resolve the issue that they are trying to get a response from their partner, and they havent responded in 2 weeks holding on to my money,I need my money back,its 2 weeks now.

    Sendwave Response

    05/25/2024

    Were sorry to hear about your experience and we would like to get this resolved for you.One of our customer service executives will be in contact to discuss this further with you.

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