Local banks to charge fees on digital bank top-ups
- Source
- Argaam - Main News
- Source link
- https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1927537
- Published
- 2026-08-09 18:48:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-10 06:18:20
- Category
- GCC Spotlight
- Geography
- Saudi Arabia
- Organisations
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- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
<p ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/a6851a05-72ba-4990-b52e-36a0bd44ac79.png" ></p> <p class="ckeCaption" >New fees on credit card top-ups to digital banks are set to take effect in September</p> <hr> <p >Several banks operating in Saudi Arabia have introduced fees on digital bank top-ups made using credit cards.</p> <p ></p> <p >The fees will be treated as cash withdrawal charges, amounting to 3% of the transaction value for transactions below SAR 2,500, capped at SAR 75 for transactions of SAR 2,500 or more.</p> <p ></p> <p >The fees are set to apply to digital bank top-up transactions starting in September.</p> <p ></p> <p >Digital banks are digital wallets that provide a full range of banking services digitally through advanced technologies. These banks were licensed under a Cabinet decision dated June 22, 2021. There are four licensed local digital banks in the Kingdom.</p>
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