CBN intervenes as more PoS operators implement rate hike

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will intervene to resolve issues around the new charges adopted by Point of Sale operators in Nigeria.

Already, Point of Sale agents are meeting with stakeholders across the country to agree on changes in transaction charges for PoS services.

This is following increases in PoS charges across Lagos, Ogun, and Edo states. This was disclosed to The PUNCH by the National Public Relations Officer, Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, Oluwasegun Elegbede.

According to him, other states are working to follow in Lagos’s footsteps and increase transaction charges. On Friday June 30, the PRO, AMMBAN, Lagos Chapter, Stephen Adeoye, declared on Channels Television’s Business Morning programme, that the association has come up with a new price list for PoS agents operating in the state.

He said, “Let me tell you the price list, N1000–N2,400 will be N100 for withdrawal. N3500 to N4000 will be N200; N4,100 to N6,400 will be N300; N6,500 to N7,900 will be N400; N8500 to N10,900 will be N500; N11,000 to N14,000 will be N600; N14,500 to N17,900 will be N700; N18,000 to N2000 will N800 for withdrawal.”

Justifying the increase in prices by the Lagos chapter of the organisation, Elegbede, told The PUNCH that PoS agents are adjusting their prices to reflect the country’s current economic realities.

He said, “Yes, it is something that is expected to happen nationally, looking at business last year and the current economic realities, it is very important that we also continue to stay in business.

Source: punch