Safaricom has reviewed MPESA charges for the year 2021.The giant telecom company sliced the MPESA charges by half in a bid to woo more clients into using their services. Sending Ksh 0 to Ksh100 will be free effective 1st January 2021.To withdraw Ksh 100 from an agent, you’ll be charged Ksh 10 only. If you wish to withdraw Ksh150,000, you’ll be charged Ksh300.
The table below shows deposit and withdrawal fees via MPESA for the year 2021:
Min
Max
Transfer Fee to M-Pesa Users, Pochi La Biashara, and Business Till to Customers
Transfer to other registered mobile money users
Transfer to unregistered users
Withdrawal from M-Pesa Agent
0
49
0
Free
n/a
n/a
50
100
0
Free
n/a
10
101
500
6
6
45
27
501
1000
12
12
49
28
1,001
1,500
22
22
59
28
1,501
2,500
32
32
74
28
2,501
3,500
51
51
112
50
3,501
5,000
55
55
135
67
5,001
7,500
75
75
166
84
7,501
10,000
87
87
205
112
10,001
15,000
97
97
265
162
15,001
20,000
102
102
288
180
20,001
25,000
105
105
309
191
25,001
30,000
105
105
309
191
30,001
35,000
105
105
309
191
35,001
40,000
105
105
n/a
270
40,001
45,000
105
105
n/a
270
45,001
50,000
105
105
n/a
270
50,001
70,000
105
105
n/a
300
70,001
150,000
105
105
n/a
300
For those withdrawing M-Pesa using the ATMs, the charges will be as follows:
The good news is that the maximum amount a phone can hold has been increased to Ksh300,000 per day. In addition, one can withdraw up to Ksh300,000 per day.
