The 60-second brief
The strongest point on each side
The cost belongs beside the decision
The Central Bank of Kenya’s mobile-money pricing principles call for clear charges at the point of sale and during use, in language customers can understand.
One screen may not know every downstream cost
A sender’s provider may not control a receiving network, agent cash-out fee, currency conversion or tax, so one displayed total could promise more certainty than the service has.
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COUNSEL FOR
The cost belongs beside the decision
The Central Bank of Kenya’s mobile-money pricing principles call for clear charges at the point of sale and during use, in language customers can understand.
GSMA certification guidance treats transparency and consumer protection as foundations for trusted mobile-money services across very different markets.
A clear amount immediately before confirmation lets a customer compare routes, correct an entry or wait, without searching a tariff table after committing.
COUNSEL AGAINST
One screen may not know every downstream cost
A sender’s provider may not control a receiving network, agent cash-out fee, currency conversion or tax, so one displayed total could promise more certainty than the service has.
Repeated confirmations can make frequent low-value transfers slower, particularly on small USSD screens, basic phones or assisted transactions.
Disclosure does not make a fee affordable or a service reliable. Competition, complaint handling, agent access and system uptime can matter just as much as interface wording.
The judge’s direction
What the evidence can — and cannot — settle
Before an irreversible transfer, a provider should state the exact fee it will charge and clearly separate any downstream cost it cannot calculate. The design should work on basic channels, preserve an accessible receipt and follow local payment rules.
The public gallery
Reasoned voices, after review
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