South African banking fees 2015
South African banks Absa, Standard Bank and Nedbank have released their banking fees which come into effect on 1 January 2015.
Detailed in the tables below are a selection of key transaction fees, and what customers would pay in processing R1,000 per transaction.
Nedbank has changed the way calculates its international withdrawals fees to a structure based on local currency instead of units of international currency from before.
All fees below are applicable the the banks’ middle-market accounts, on a pay-as-you-transact (PAYT) basis, assuming all deposits are made in cash.
It should be noted that each bank offers various accounts and various account bundles that are best suited to individual banking needs, which offer bundled transactions for a fixed fee.
Absa Gold Cheque account 2015 fees
| Fee/Transaction | 2014 Fee |
R1,000 | 2015 Fee |
R1,000 | %Change |
| Withdrawal (Native) | R3.95 + R1.25/R100 | R16.45 | R3.95 + R1.30/R100 | R16.95 | 3.0% |
| Withdrawal (Other) | R9.95 + R1.25/R100 | R22.45 | R9.95 + R1.30/R100 | R22.95 | 2.2% |
| Withdrawal (International) | R50.00 | R50.00 | R50.00 | R50.00 | – |
| Deposit (ATM) | R3.00 + R1.25/R100 | R15.50 | R3.00 + R1.30/R100 | R16.00 | 3.2% |
| Debit order (internal) | Free | Free | – | ||
| Debit order (external) | R15.00 | R15.50 | 3.3% | ||
| Account fee (PAYT) | R33.00 | R33.00 | – |
You can view the full Absa 2015 fee structure here.
Standard Bank Elite Banking 2015 fees
[Update] A previous version of this article had an incorrect calculation of Standard Bank’s ‘other bank’ ATM fees (for a R1,000 withdrawal). The new structure was recorded correctly.
| Fee/Transaction | 2014 Fee |
R1,000 | 2015 Fee |
R1,000 | %Change |
| Withdrawal (Native) | R3.50 + 1.10% of value | R14.50 | R4.00 + 1.15% of value | R15.50 | 6.9% |
| Withdrawal (Other) | R6,70 + R3,50 + 1.10% of value | R21.20 | R6.70 + R4.00 + 1.15% of value | R22.20 | 4.7% |
| Withdrawal (International) | R33.00 + 1.35% of value | R46.50 | R33.00 + 1.40% of value | R47.00 | 1.1% |
| Deposit (ATM) | R4.00 + 1.20% of value | R16.00 | R4.00 + 1.25% of value | R16.50 | 3.1% |
| Debit order (internal) | R3.50 | R4.00 | 14.3% | ||
| Debit order (external) | R12.00 | R12.50 | 4.2% | ||
| Account fee (PAYT) | R53.00 | R53.00 | – |
You can view the full Standard Bank Elite 2015 Banking fee structure here.
Nedbank Savvy 2015 Fees
| Fee/Transaction | 2014 Fee |
R1,000 | 2015 Fee |
R1,000 | %Change |
| Withdrawal (Native) | R3.50 + R1,25/R100,00 | R16.00 | R3.50 + R1.28/R100 | R16.30 | 1.9% |
| Withdrawal (Other) | R9.50 + R1.25/R100 | R22.00 | R10.00 plus R1.28/R100 | R22.80 | 3.6% |
| Withdrawal (International) | R26.50 + R3.50 + R1.25/100 units of foreign currency* | R31.25 | R35.00 + R1.28/R100 | R47.80 | 52.9% |
| Deposit (ATM) | R5.00 + R1.25/R100 | R17.50 | R6.00 + R1.28/R100 | R18.80 | 7.4% |
| Debit order (internal) | R6.00 | R6.00 | – | ||
| Debit order (external) | R13.00 | R14.00 | 7.7% | ||
| Account fee (PAYT) | R25.00 | R30.00 | 20% |
*Assumed USD withdrawal
You can find the full Nedbank Savvy 2015 banking fee structure here.
Both Capitec and FNB release their fees at different times of the year.
Capitec’s new fees will be announced in February 2015, taking effect 1 March, while FNB’s new fees will be released in June 2015, coming into effect on 1 July.
Here are the banks’ current middle market* fee structures which are in place until those times in 2015.
FNB Gold Cheque Acccount Fees 2014/15
| Fee/Transaction | 2014/15 Fee | R1,000 |
| Withdrawal (Native) | R6.70 per R500.00 | R13.40 |
| Withdrawal (Other) | R6.50 + (R6.70 per R500.00) | R19.90 |
| Withdrawal (International) | R28.00 + 2.75% Commission and Conversion fee | R55.50 |
| Deposit (ATM) | 0.70% of deposit value (min R5.50) | R7.00 |
| Debit order (internal) | R3.70 | |
| Debit order (external) | R16.00 | |
| Account fee (PAYT) | R31.50 |
You can find FNB’s fees to June 2015 here.
Capitec Global One Fees 2014/15
| Fee/Transaction | 2014/15 Fee | R1,000 |
| Withdrawal (Native) | R4.60 | R4.60 |
| Withdrawal (Other) | R7.30 | R7.30 |
| Withdrawal (International) | R40.00 | R40.00 |
| Deposit (ATM) | 55c per R100 | R5.50 |
| Debit order (internal) | R1.50 | |
| Debit order (external) | R3.20 | |
| Account fee (PAYT) | R5.00 |
You can find the full set of Capitec transaction fees here.
* The Capitec Global One account is the only account the financial group currently offers and competes in both the low-end and middle markets.
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