Standard Chartered Ghana waives fees on account to wallet transactions

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has announced a 100-percent waiver on account to wallet transaction fees for its customers from 26^th to 30^th October 2020.

This is in line with the Customer Service Week, which is commemorated globally from October 5-9, and the bank’s bid to dedicate the whole month of October to celebrating its customers nationwide. 

From October 26 to 30, clients will transfer money directly from their account to their mobile money wallet or a third-party wallet, without incurring the costs that are normally associated with account-to-wallet transactions.

Standard Chartered Bank has continued to roll out innovative ways to make banking for its clients relevant, experiential, simple and rewarding.

The bank’s Mobile App and Straight2Bank platforms are part of the bank’s innovate digital products to fulfil its determination to provide the best digital banking lifestyle for clients.

It said this would not be the first time the bank is waiving fees for its clients.

“During the lockdown in May as a result of COVID-19, fees for mobile money transfers up to GH₵100 were waived to a flat rate of 0.75 per cent, while those oninterbank Instant Pay and Automated Clearing House transfers of up to 100 per cent initiated on SC Mobile and Straight2Bank platforms of the bank were completely waived,” the bank said.

Speaking on the rollout of this client initiative, Yvonne Fosua Gyebi, Head, Retail Banking, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, said, “To celebrate all Standard Chartered Bank clients who are very integral to our being here for good, we are pleased to waive 100 per cent of fees on all mobile money transfers for the rest of the week in October 2020.”

“Our clients are indeed, our heartbeat and this is our way of saying thank you for continuously choosing Standard Chartered as your preferred bank,” she said.

BY TIMES REPORTER