Nigerian Banks charge customers for failed transactions
If there’s no money at the time of the failed transaction, the charges will be withdrawn from the account whenever it is funded.
Nigerian banks have started charging customers for failed transactions, a move that could further compound economic hardship already assailing the masses.
The charges were imposed following a CBN directive earlier this year that directed banks to penalise customers who initiate direct debit transactions on their account but lack funds to complete the transaction.
In an email notice sent out to customers by Stanbic IBTC on Thursday, the penalty of one percent of the amount being transferred or N5000 of such, depending on the highest fee, will be charged against the customer who breaches the new guideline.
If there’s no money at the time of the failed transaction, the charge will be withdrawn from the account whenever it is funded, IBTC said.
Direct debit is a standing order initiated by an account holder that enables the bank to debit a specified amount from the customer’s account at an agreed date.
The guide to charges by bank and non-bank financial institutions was created to streamline the application of charges on various products and services offered by banks and other financial institutions in Nigeria to their customers.
This guide came into effect in January, replacing the previous guide that was issued in 2017.
The guide was criticised by economists as dangerous and insensitive because most Nigerians cannot afford to continue paying for a service they never received — a criticism the CBN rejected as unfounded.
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