Consumer complaint received 2025-06-24 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Other transaction problem — 
Company: Mercury Technologies, Inc.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Summary of the Complaint : Our business, XXXX XXXX XXXX, banks with Mercury. In XX/XX/year>, Mercury lost {$11000.00} in funds we initiated via a standard ACH transfer to one of our clients. The money was misrouted to the WRONG financial institution, and Mercury did not alert us, our client did after nearly a week of awaiting her funds. 

Mercury was unable to tell us where the funds went, how it happened, or when ( or if ) it would be resolved. Their team was unable in any way to locate the missing funds.

The issue took over eight weeks to resolve. During that time : We reached out to every customer support channel repeatedly. There was no clear escalation process. We reached out directly to their leadership team via email, XXXX, phone calls, investors, etc. 
The Mercury team repeatedly passed the issue between departments with no resolution and asked us to keep waiting.

Their only response was our operations team is looking into it, with no transparency. 
We were never given confirmation of where the funds actually ended up or how the error occurred. 
Throughout the process, communication was opaque, dismissive, and unaccountable. 

But the most serious issue is this : The {$11000.00} in question did not belong to us. It was owed to a client who sold us a commodity ( gold ) at a specific market price on a specific day. Our brand promise is immediate payout. That is the core of our credibility as a company. 

Because of Mercurys mishandling, we were unable to pay her for over eight weeks. During that time, the price of gold rose significantly. She has since asked us to cover the {$2000.00} difference in market value caused by the delay, a completely reasonable and justified request. Mercurys error has now turned into a real financial loss for an innocent third party who did nothing wrong.

To make matters worse, we operate in a regulated industry ( precious metals ) that often suffers from public mistrust. Weve spent years working to build transparency, trust, and reliability in an industry known for consumer exploitation. Mercurys error directly undermined that trust and damaged our brand in the eyes of our clients and partners. In an effort to make it right, we will likely have to absorb that {$2000.00} cost ourselves unless Mercury steps up. 

This is not just about a transfer error. It is about harm caused by a system failure, a failure to escalate responsibly, and a tone-deaf response that left a small business to pick up the pieces. 

We believe this response is inappropriate and violates the expectations set by federal consumer protection laws regarding : Timely access to funds Clear dispute resolution processes Fair handling of bank errors Why This Matters : Mercury promotes itself as a bank for startups and small businesses. Their public marketing emphasizes speed, modern infrastructure, and trustworthiness. However, in our experience, Mercury has failed to meet even basic standards of financial accountability : {$11000.00} went unaccounted for. 
It took Mercury nearly two months to resolve the issue with zero proactive communication.

The Legal department delayed providing any decision for another 46 weeks.

The only resolution offered was a {$250.00} credit, with no explanation of how that amount was determined. 
Their communication has been opaque and dismissive throughout. 

This matters even more in our case because we operate in a regulated industryprecious metalsand one that already carries public skepticism due to a long history of consumer abuse and misinformation. Weve built our business on trust, transparency, and doing things the right way.

By mishandling our funds and providing no clear explanation or meaningful restitution, Mercury undermined our ability to deliver on those values, and in doing so, reinforced the very distrust we work every day to overcome. Their failure doesnt just hurt us operationallyit actively damages the perception of our company in the eyes of the clients and partners we serve.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation