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If no claim is lodged for a closed electronic or mobile money account within seven years, the National Payment Systems Act indicates, the unclaimed balances shall be transferred to Consolidated Fund ....
Daily Monitor Thursday May 27 2021 Summary Mobile money companies, which already operate payment service providers and payment systems operator platforms, will be required to obtain two licences each at Shs25m. Advertisement Bank of Uganda has set Shs25m as the amount that telecoms will have to pay in annual licence to operate as a payment service providers or payment systems operator. The two services are classified separately, which means that a telecom that wishes to operate both will have to pay a combined sum of Shs50m annually. Telecoms are already operating as payment service providers and payment systems operators, which means they will be required to have the two licences. The fees are contained in the National Payment Systems Regulations 2021, which effectively split mobile money operations from telecommunication services. ....
Taxing bank withdrawals will be harmful to economy - BoU Friday February 12 2021 It is not yet clear how government will seek to go about this but sources within the Ministry of Finance say there is a proposal to introduce a 0.5 per cent levy on each bank cash withdrawal. PHOTO | FILE Advertisement Taxing cash withdrawals from banks will be detrimental to the economy, Bank of Uganda has said. This comes in the wake of a February 9 letter in which government is seeking guidance on a proposal imposing a tax on bank withdrawals. In a response to emailed questions yesterday, Dr Adam Mugume, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) executive director research, told Daily Monitor the proposed move will negatively impact deposits and penetration, which continues to be below average. ....