What is Telecash?

Telecash is a mobile money service owned by Telecel and it operates in pretty much the same way as Ecocash it’s popular rival. Unlike Ecocash, Telecash also has a ZIMSwitch enabled card that allows you to swipe at Point of Sale terminals just as you would with any card. Telecash has the following services:

Send money to other Telecash users
Cashout (this is near impossible because of the cash crisis)
Bill payments
Merchant payments
Swipe

Telecash has fees for each of these services.

What are the Telecash tariffs or fees?

Telecash fees depend on :

The transaction value
Transaction values are placed into bands e.g. from $50.00-$99.00. The fee for each band is fixed
This fee also depends on the type of transaction involved e.g. send money, paying a bill, pay merchant etc.

Wallet To Bank Fees

Lower Value ($)	Upper Value($)	Current Charge ($)	IMT Tax ($)	Max Fee Including Tax ($)
0.01	10.00	1.50	0.00	1.50
10.01	20.00	1.50	0.00	1.50
20.01	30.00	1.50	0.00	1.50
30.01	40.00	1.50	0.00	1.50
40.01	50.00	1.50	0.00	1.50
50.01	75.00	2.00	0.00	2.00
75.01	100.00	3.00	0.00	3.00
100.01	150.00	3.00	0.00	3.00
150.01	200.00	3.00	0.00	3.00
200.01	300.00	3.00	6.00	9.00
300.01	400.00	3.00	8.00	11.00
400.01	500.00	4.00	10.00	14.00
500.01	1000.00	4.00	20.00	24.00
1000.01	10000.00	5.00	200.00	205.00
10000.00	20000.00	10.00	400.00	410.00

This is when you send money to your bank from your wallet
Banks don’t normally charge for deposits
Generally, Telecash charges 1.5% of the amount
The minimum charge is $0.40

Telecash Send Money Fees

Lower value ($)	Upper Value ($)	Current Charge ($)	IMT Tax ($)	Max Charge Including Tax($)
1.00	5.00	0.12	0.00	0.12
5.01	10.00	0.28	0.00	0.28
10.01	20.00	0.59	0.00	0.59
20.01	30.00	0.95	0.00	0.95
30.01	40.00	1.22	0.00	1.22
40.01	50.00	1.54	0.00	1.54
50.01	60.00	2.30	0.00	2.30
60.01	75.00	2.45	0.00	2.45
75.01	100.00	3.48	0.00	3.48
100.01	150.00	4.20	0.00	4.20
150.01	200.00	5.08	0.00	5.08
200.01	300.00	5.32	6.00	11.32
300.01	400.00	5.87	8.00	13.87
400.01	500.00	6.56	10.00	16.56
500.01	600.00	8.21	12.00	20.21
600.01	700.00	9.85	14.00	23.85
700.01	800.00	11.30	16.00	27.30
800.01	900.00	12.10	18.00	30.10
900.01	1000.00	14.11	20.00	34.11
1000.01	5000.00	1.5%	100.00	175.00

Telecash Pay Merchant Fees

Lower Value ($)	Upper Value ($)	Current Charge ($)	Maxmum IMT Tax ($)	Maximum Charge Including Tax ($)
0.01	5.00	0.15	0.00	0.15
5.01	10.00	0.29	0.00	0.29
10.01	20.00	0.68	0.00	0.68
20.01	30.00	0.97	0.00	0.97
30.01	50.00	1.74	0.00	1.74
50.01	75.00	2.10	0.00	2.10
75.01	100.00	2.65	0.00	2.65
100.01	200.00	2.73	0.00	2.73
200.01	300.00	2.82	0.00	2.82
300.01	400.00	3.45	8.00	11.45
400.01	500.00	4.23	10.00	14.23
500.01	600.00	6.24	12.00	18.24
600.01	700.00	7.53	14.00	21.53
700.01	800.00	8.66	16.00	24.66
800.01	900.00	9.89	18.00	27.89
900.01	1000.00	10.27	20.00	30.27
1000.01	2000.00	15.48	40.00	55.48
2000.01	3000.00	23.83	60.00	83.83
3000.01	4000.00	31.23	80.00	111.23
4000.01	5000.00	40.50	100.00	140.50

Telecash ZimSwitch Swipe Fees

Lower Value($)	Upper Value ($)	Current Charge ($)	IMT Tax For Upper Value($)	Max Charge Including Tax ($)
0.01	10.00	0.31	0.00	0.31
10.01	20.00	0.68	0.00	0.68
20.01	30.00	0.98	0.00	0.98
30.01	40.00	1.50	0.00	1.50
40.01	50.00	1.74	0.00	1.74
50.01	75.00	2.31	0.00	2.31
75.01	100.00	2.65	0.00	2.65
100.01	150.00	2.70	0.00	2.70
150.01	200.00	2.78	0.00	2.78
200.01	300.00	2.88	6.00	8.88
300.01	400.00	3.50	8.00	11.50
400.01	500.00	5.00	10.00	15.00
500.01	1000.00	10.00	20.00	30.00
1000.00	2000.00	20.00	40.00	60.00
2000.00	3000.00	30.00	60.00	90.00
3000.00	4000.00	40.00	80.00	120.00
4000.00	5000.00	50.00	100.00	150.00
5000.00	10000.00	100.00	200.00	300.00

For swipe Telecash generally charges 1% of the transaction amount

Telecash Pay Bill Fees

Lower Value($)	Upper Value ($)	Current Charge ($)	IMT Tax For Upper Value($)	Max Charge Including Tax ($)
0.01	2.00	0.18	0.00	0.18
2.01	5.00	0.22	0.00	0.22
5.01	10.00	0.34	0.00	0.34
10.01	20.00	0.50	0.00	0.50
20.01	30.00	0.69	0.00	0.69
30.01	40.00	0.89	0.00	0.89
40.01	50.00	1.09	0.00	1.09
50.01	75.00	1.75	0.00	1.75
75.01	100.00	2.34	0.00	2.34
100.01	150.00	2.55	0.00	2.55
150.01	200.00	2.73	0.00	2.73
200.01	300.00	2.88	6.00	8.88
300.01	400.00	3.55	8.00	11.55
400.01	500.00	4.76	10.00	14.76
500.01	600.00	5.63	12.00	17.63
600.01	700.00	6.52	14.00	20.52
700.01	800.00	7.90	16.00	23.90
801.00	900.00	9.42	18.00	27.42
901.00	1000.00	10.28	20.00	30.28
1000.01	10000.00	120.00	200.00	320.00