ZIPIT Given Directive To Place Monthly Limits Similar To EcoCash By RBZ

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First it was EcoCash and now ZIPIT is getting the same treatment. The Financial Intelligence Unit (previously an arm of the RBZ but now operating independently) has issued a directive to ZIPIT CEO Cyril Nyatsanza placing a daily and monthly limit on ZIPIT transactions.

The Directive dated 27 May reads;

Dear Mr Nyatsanza.

Temporary Downward Review of ZIPIT Limits to ZW$20 000 per Day and ZW$100 000 per Month

The FIU has noted that the existing ZIPIT transaction limits which have no monthly cap are being misused, primarily for illicit foreign currency transactions.

The current limits of ZW$100 000 per day allow a customer (subject to any bank-specific limits) to move about ZW$3 million per. month using a single account, and much more if he/she is multi-banked and/or uses third-party accounts.

The FIU has noted KYC shortcomings in the ZIPIT system that make it difficult for banks, regulators and law enforcement agencies to speedily identify counter-parties to a transaction, or to identify multi-banked users.

Until such a time hen adequate safeguards are built into ZIPIT system to minimize the money laundering risk, ZIMSWITCH is directed to implement, with immediate effect, daily and monthly ZIPIT limits of ZW$20 000 and ZW$100 000, respectively.

The limits have been arrived at cognizant of the reality that very few Zimbabweans earn more than ZW$100 000 per day

It’s no surprise that the FIU is now targeting ZIPIT the same way they’ve targeted EcoCash over the last few weeks.

Money changers started migrating from EcoCash to ZIPIT and OneMoney (which is also powered by ZIPIT) to move money way before the FIU sent the directive to EcoCash so it was only a matter of time before ZIPIT was under the microscope as well.

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  1. SG

    why not sclose those accounts that are over $100 000.00

    1. Anonymous

      Shandai muitewo kamari ikako

  2. J matia

    We have got several banks 1 person could have account with all this banks nothing will change.
    One men one bank

  3. Imi Vanhu Musadaro

    They must apply the same limits to the RTGS system as they are creating an artificial advantage for their own RTGS system since more transactions will be directed there resulting in more revenue.

  4. Zulu

    That’s why most receive USD only and cut the banking system out completely. You better start working with the people. Zimbabweans have money but nobody will invest in a sinking.

  5. fishing rod

    hey
    nice article about zipit.

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