MTN GHANA CHANGES IN MOBILE MONEY TRANSACTION LIMITS AND COMMERCIALS

In line with MTN ambition of supporting the sustainable growth of the Mobile
Money Ecosystem, They are introducing key changes to enhance customer
experience and offer commercial viability to all ecosystem players.

Consequently, effective March 1, 2024, we shall be implementing four (4) key
changes, namely:

Change started on 1st of March, 2024.
  1. Increase in Customer Transaction Limits.
  2. Increase in Agent Transaction Limits.
  3. Subscriber Cash-Out Cap Increase.
  4. New Fees on Merchant to Merchant and Agent to Merchant.

The details of Customer Transaction Limits are as follows:

Daily Transaction Limits

KYC Account TypeCurrent LimitNew Limit
Minimum KYCGHS 2,000GHS 3,000
Medium KYCGHS, 10,000GHS 15,000
Enhanced KYCGHS 15,000GHS 25,000

Maximum Account Balance Limits

KYC Account TypeCurrent LimitNew Limit
Minimum KYCGHS 3,000GHS 5,000
Medium KYCGHS, 25,000GHS 40,000
Enhanced KYCGHS 50,000GHS 75,000

                                         Monthly Transaction Limits

KYC Account TypeCurrent LimitNew Limit
  Minimum KYCGHS 6,000GHS 10,000
Medium KYCUnlimitedUnlimited
Enhanced KYCUnlimitedUnlimited

The details of Agent Transaction Limits are as follows:                                                           

Agent ProfileWallet Limit (GHS)Daily Transaction Limit (GHS)Monthly Transaction Limit (GHS)
CurrentNewCurrentNewCurrentNew
Tier 1500,0001,000,000200,000200,000500,000700,000
Tier 21,000,00010,000,000500,0001,000,0001,000,00010,000,000
Tier 310,000,00030,000,000No LimitNo Limit10,000,00030,000,000
Tier 4No LimitNo LimitNo LimitNo LimitNo LimitNo Limit

The details of the Subscriber Cash-Out Cap Increase are as follows:

Cash-OutCurrent FeeNew FeeCurrent Commission (Agent)New Commission (Agent)
>500.50p0.50p0.20p0.20p
50 – 10001%1%0.4%0.4%
1000 – 2000GHS101%GHS 4 (flat)0.4%
2000 & aboveGHS 10GHS 20 (flat)  GHS4 (flat)GHS 8 (flat)

The details of the Merchant to Merchant and Agent to Merchant are as follows:

Type of TransactionProposed FeesComments
Merchant to Merchant0.5% capped at GHS 5000  Nano segment is exempted
Agent to Merchant 0.5% capped at GHS 5000Agents will earn 40% of fees as Cash-in commission 

Please note that the above changes are aimed at enhancing our customer experience, ensuring a sustainable growth of the ecosystem and to further help our agents sustain their businesses.

Kindly note that any agent found going contrary to the above stipulated fees will be subjected to our sanctions and disciplinary procedure.