Mixed views as new fees on electronic transactions bite

Banks make deductions on withdrawals and transfers to mobile wallets

What you need to know:

  • The new regulations came into effect in July, 2022 after Parliament amended the National Payment System Act
  • The implementation of the amended regulations canceled the 2021 mobile transaction regulations and saw the reduction of levies on sending and withdrawing monies from a maximum of Sh10,000 to Sh7,000 to a transaction valued at above Sh3 million