Remove Service Charge on IBFTs to Encourage Digital Transactions

Mohammad Najib ()

The Pakistan Development Review, 2021, vol. 60, issue 3, 367-372

Abstract: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on June 16, 2021, that it has now allowed banks to charge a transaction fee of 0.1 percent of the transaction or PKR 200, whichever is lower on Inter-Bank Funds Transfers (IBFTs). SBP has made compulsory free-of-cost IBFTs of up to PKR 25,000 per month per account. For accounts exceeding the limit, the banks will charge the transaction fee as mentioned above.

Date: 2021
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