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WAEMU mobile money transfers are free up to 8,000 CFA francs a day from 2 November
From 2 November 2026, domestic person-to-person mobile money transfers in the West African Monetary Union must go through PI-SPI, free up to a combined 8,000 CFA francs a day, with fees above that capped at 0.8 percent before tax. Receiving stays free, and the same terms reach cross-border transfers inside the Union on 1 June 2027.
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