Pending SurePay fee ‘a burden’ for some

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.

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