The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a Cash limit policy which is to enhance the Nigerian Payment system, reduce the use of cash in payments for goods/services and improve the use of Electronic Payment Systems. This Cash Limit Policy will officially kick off on June 1 2012 nationwide but will first become operational in major cities of Lagos State, FCT, Port Harcourt, Kano and Aba. Also note that the pilot run will commence in Lagos as from January 01, 2012.
Using the CBN’s Policy and contravention fines, and using N300, 000 for Individual Customers and N2, 000,000 for Corporate Customers as an example, the applicable Penalty charges would be as follows:
| CBN Directive | Default Excess Sample | Penalty Charge for Customers |
| Individual Customers daily Cash Lodgement/Withdrawal limit = N150, 000. | Default excess sample = N300,000 | Penalty charge on excess sum of N150, 000 is N15, 000 @ N100 perN1, 000. |
| Corporate Customers daily Cash Lodgement/Withdrawal limit = N1, 000,000. | Default excess sample = N2, 000,000 | Penalty charge on excess sum of N1,000,000 is N200,000 @ N200 per N1,000 |
Enterprise Bank Ltd, has taken a critical look at this policy and how it affects the high cost of doing transactions by our esteemed Customers (both withdrawal and deposits) and proffers solutions to these limitations which might hinder business transactions if not checked:
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