Some members of the public are surely upset about SurePay Barbados Ltd’s decision to introduce a 30-cent (VAT inclusive) fee on all over-the counter transactions.
The transaction fee, announced in an advertisement on Page 6A of the last SUNDAY SUN, will be introduced at all SurePay outlets from March 16 as a way to “offset rising processing costs”.
In Bridgetown yesterday, several SurePay users voiced discontent at the prospect of having to fork out a fee when paying their bills.
Maureen Wilkinson told the DAILY NATION the change in policy was enough to push her towards seeking alternatives in paying her bills.
“Operational fees? No, I don’t believe that,” she declared. “Sometimes in an operation you have to absorb and no, they don’t give a high enough service for that. I will find another method to pay my bills.”
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