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Banks reduce dollar spending limit on naira debit cards to $100 

Chike OlisahbyChike Olisah
2 years ago
in Financial Services, Spotlight
Banks reduce dollar spending limit on naira debit cards to $100 
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Nigerian banks are sending notices to customers about a reduction in the spending limits for their naira denominated debit cards used for paying for transactions abroad. Most of the messages relate to debit cards powered by Master Card. 

One of such notices seen by Nairametrics reads: “Dear Customer effective 16 August 2020, your Naira Mastercard International will be reduced from $500 to $300 monthly.” 

Note that some  bank have also reduced their monthly spending limits to as low as $100. 

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Nigerians rely on their debit cards to pay for online transactions that are billed in US dollars. The banks debit their naira account with the prevailing exchange rate.  

Nigeria is experiencing currency shortages as official forex sales to the BDC segment remain suspended.

Forex transactions in the I&E Window has plummeted to under $1 billion monthly. The parallel market has been the go-to market for price guidance and transaction for companies looking to sell at a price higher than the official market rate.  

What this means: Limits to debit cards have been synonymous with forex scarcity, with the 2016 being most recent. The lower the forex available to banks, the more difficult it is for them to meet their dollar commitments, particularly for debit card usage.  

Forex liquidity within the banking sector has been largely impacted by reduction in foreign remittances from Nigerians in diaspora due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Persistent dollar scarcity could lead to further reduction in spending limits, except the CBN intervenes.  

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  1. Raymond says:
    September 2, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    Please sir…I would like to know if the resumption of dollar sales to BDC would increase banks international spending limit

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