{"id":247434,"date":"2016-09-12T09:02:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T09:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=247434"},"modified":"2016-09-12T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T09:02:13","slug":"mixed-reactions-over-interests-on-mobile-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=247434","title":{"rendered":"Mixed reactions over interests on mobile money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Customers of mobile money services have expressed mixed reactions to the payments of interests, a day after the process started.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;hj804ffctn8RNFtYSuoiRN2AYDdbC417&#8243;]The customers, who are generally happy about the development, however tell <strong>Citi Business News<\/strong> the amounts they received are quite insignificant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not happy and I am expecting more\u2026 I think 50 pesewas is not enough,\u201d one customer recounted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62823\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62823 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mobile-money-interest-fb.jpg\" alt=\"mobile money interest fb\" width=\"472\" height=\"191\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some subscribers have also resorted to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the interest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The four telecom operators [MTN, Tigo, Vodafone and Airtel] offering the service, yesterday (September 11, 2016), <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/11\/mobile-money-interest-payments-take-off-today\/\" target=\"_blank\">commenced paying interests<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for the first quarter on the mobile money wallets of their customers.<\/p>\n<p>It follows the green light from the Bank of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>A total of about 12 million is to be distributed among the various subscribers for the first and second quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Though some subscribers indicated they are yet to receive their messages confirming the payment of interests, they expressed joy at the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is good news and I am very happy because people can send money into my wallet and I will be enjoying interests every quarter when I withdraw for them,\u201d one customer stated.<\/p>\n<p>Another also stated, \u201cI am happy but I am yet to receive my message from my network provider\u2026I am not expecting anything huge though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62824 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/momo-interest-fb-2.jpg\" alt=\"momo interest fb 2\" width=\"424\" height=\"78\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile a mobile money agent in the capital who claims he doubted the authenticity of the development, however intimated he is yet to receive payments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI received a message indicating that interests will be paid on September 18, but as for today, September 11, I haven\u2019t received any information yet on the interest so I am waiting\u2026. Honestly, I didn\u2019t believe it initially but I understand it is coming from the Bank of Ghana so we hope they keep their promise,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Customers of mobile money services have expressed mixed reactions to the payments of interests, a day after the process started. 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