Rule · BOZ · 19 Mar 2020
The Bank of Zambia has revised downward the processing fees for the Zambia Interbank Payment and Settlement System (ZIPSS) to encourage greater adoption of the Real Time Gross Settlement System. While administrative and penalty fees remain unchanged, commercial banks are required to pass the reduced processing costs directly to their customers. These revised charges take effect on March 23, 2020, as detailed in the accompanying schedule.
BOZ/EXEC/DGO/bcps/bp
March 19, 2020
CB Circular No. : 07/2020
To : All Heads of Commercial Banks
Reference is made to CB Circular Number 02/2015 on charges on the Zambia Interbank Payment and Settlement System (ZIPSS).
The Bank would like to advise all commercial banks that the ZIPSS processing fees have been revised downward as detailed in Schedule I. The revision has been necessitated by the need to increase the use of the Real Time Gross Settlement System. All banks are expected to pass on the benefits to their customers.
The ZIPSS administrative and penalty fees remain unchanged.
This takes effect on Monday, March 23, 2020.
Francis Chipimo (PhD)
DEPUTY GOVERNOR – OPERATIONS
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Governor
General Counsel
Director – Banking, Currency and Payment Systems Director – Bank Supervision Director – Non-Bank Financial Institutions Supervision
Bank Square, Cairo Road, P.O. Box 30080, Lusaka, Zambia Tel:+260-211-399303, 399300, E-mail: dgo@boz.zm. Web: http://www.boz.zm
| No. | Charge | Amount (K) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old | New | ||||||
| SOD to 10:30 | 10:30 to 14:30 | 14:30 to EOD | SOD to 10:30 | 10:30 to 14:30 | 14:30 to EOD | ||
| 1 | Processing MT103; Fee for a customer payment | 10.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 15.00 |
| 2 | Processing MT103; Fee for processing a bank to bank payment | 10.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 15.00 |
| 3 | ASA Processing fee per Transaction; Charge for using the Authorised Settlement Agent Facility | 100.00 | 50.00 |
Bank Square, Cairo Road, P.O. Box 30080, Lusaka, Zambia Tel:+260-211-399303, 399300, E-mail: dgo@boz.zm. Web: http://www.boz.zm
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