The fight is on. I&M Bank removes Bank to Mpesa charges

On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 7:16 AM Adam Lane <adam.lane@huawei.com> wrote:

> Pix also offers an interesting case study because of how such a convenient
> system led to increased fraud and increased crime requiring a variety of
> technical measures to mitigate. I am not saying it is a bad thing at all,
> but I am saying it is important to understand the negative consequences of
> mobile money that can arise (thankfully not so much in Kenya, yet)…
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> *From:* Rafe Mazer via KICTANet [mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke]
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 16, 2023 3:06 PM
> *To:* Adam Lane <adam.lane@huawei.com>
> *Cc:* Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com>; Rafe Mazer <
> rafe.mazer@gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [kictanet] Re: The fight is on. I&M Bank removes Bank to Mpesa
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> People may be interested to see how payments is being handled by the
> Central Bank of Brazil. Instant, fully interoperable, almost zero-cost.
> blog.mondato.com/brazils-pix-should-instant-payment-rails-be-a-public-good/
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> On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 1:09 AM Ali Hussein via KICTANet <
> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Payment fees are a race to zero. Brands have to layer on other value-added
> services to keep our attention.
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> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 5:02 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet <
> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> After introduction of Bank to M-pesa charges; ATMs got heir grove back.
> More people started withdrawing to pay cash
> <www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001464713/atms-get-their-groove-back-as-mobile-transfer-fees-reinstated#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Central%20Bank%20of%20Kenya,said%20in%20a%20statement%20early>
> to reduce their transaction costs.
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> Now, I&M Bank has permanently dropped levy fees
> <www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/i-m-bucks-the-trend-with-cash-transfer-fees-waiver-4124842>
> for transferring cash between its platform and mobile wallets, bucking the
> trend in the sector that has been reinstating the charges since January
> amid customer outcry. The move will save I&M customers between Sh10 and
> Sh65, the range the lender was charging after the Central Bank of Kenya
> (CBK) announced a return of charges on transactions between banks and
> mobile money wallets.
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> Is the market adopting to consumer behaviour and correcting itself? What
> will the future look like on the cost of digital cash transfer charges?
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> Best Regards,
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> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
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