CBK reinstates bank M-Pesa fees in a big win for lenders

Patrick Njoroge

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the reinstatement of charges on transfers of money between bank accounts and mobile money wallets in a move that will offer relief for commercial banks that have for months decried the regulator’s reluctance to reinstate the fees.

The charges were waived on March 16, 2020, as part of the emergency measures to facilitate the use of mobile money at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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