KCB to Mpesa Transactions Charges

After a two-year stint of enjoying free bank-to-mobile wallet transactions, CBK has finally reinstated the fees, and now any transaction you make above 100 bob will attract a transaction fee. In this article, we focus on the new KCB to Mpesa transaction charges and we also compare the new and the old transactions Charges.

CBK made the announcement in the fall of 2022 and the directives took effect as of January 1st, 2023. The transaction charges were dropped in 2020 after Covid-19 landed in the country and one of the safety measures was to use mobile money to pay for different services and goods.

In order to achieve this CBK announced that bank-to-mobile transactions were off until the situation got better and two years down the line the charges are back. However, following the announcement numerous individuals have complained that the current charges are quite higher compared to the previous ones.

A point to note different banks have different transaction policies, well some banks may have increased the fee and some might have actually reduced the charges. To clear things up, in this article we will cover the new and the old bank-mobile transaction for Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). Please note the below transaction charges only applies to KCB- Mpesa transaction only.

KCB to Mpesa Transaction Charges
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KCB to Mpesa Old Charges

Amount in Ksh                                    Amount Charges in Ksh

1 – 100                                                          54.32

101 – 500                                                     54.32

501 – 1,000                                                  54.32

1,001 – 1,500                                               62.88

1,501 – 2,500                                               62.88

3,501 – 5,000                                               62.88

5,001 – 7,500                                               62.88

7,501 – 20,000                                            62.88

20,001 – 150,000                                       62.88

KCB to Mpesa New Charges

Well for new charges there are slight changes but in equal measures, there is a decrease and increase at the same time. Lower amounts have reduced transaction changes while the huge transaction has been increased with a small margin compared to the previous ones.

Amount in Ksh                             Charges in Ksh

1 – 100                                            0

101 – 500                                       11.2

501 – 1,000                                    13.60

1,001 – 1,500                                 16

1,501 – 2,500                                  26

2,501 – 3,500                                  38

3,501 – 5,000                                  50

5,001 – 7,500                                  64 

7,501 – 20,000                                76

20,001 – 150,000                            78        

On an additional note, as it was a norm to send money from a mobile wallet to a bank account for free, these transactions will also attract some charges. The directives go hand in hand with bank-to-mobile wallet transactions.

Conclusion

As we conclude, is it the right time to go back to mattress banking? Well, looking at the bigger picture of banking it’s more secure than having a substantial amount under your mattress.

Despite the huge number of financial institutions in Kenya, KCB is one of the banks with friendly charges judging from their recent fee chart.

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