Just figured out why my business transfers kept getting flagged

I run a small online shop and for weeks my bank kept putting a hold on payments I sent to my suppliers (like, 3 to 5 days each time). I called support and they just said it was 'security', which wasn't helpful. It turns out I was sending the exact same amount every time, which their system saw as weird. I started varying the amounts by a few dollars and the holds stopped completely. The whole thing took me almost a month to sort out. Has anyone else had a bank's fraud check be that sensitive to routine payments?

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the_rowan3d ago

Yeah the "exact same amount" thing is such a weird rule. I mean it feels like everything is set up to flag normal human behavior now, not just banks.

the_piper2d ago

My friend got flagged for paying back her roommate, @the_rowan, the same rent amount twice.