Fees and Charges in BCEL i-Bank (Effective from January 3, 2023 onward)

Updated on: 2023-01-03

Daily Limit
  • Personal / Retail users

LAK 300.000.000 / day

  • Corporate users

LAK 6.000.000.000 / day

  • Cross currency transfers (applied to all kinds of transfers)

LAK 4.000.000 / day

  • International transfer limit

LAK 100.000.000 / day (cumulative to all currencies as the same currency transfer)

  • Transfer to non-account receiver

LAK 100.000.000 / day

  • BCOME transfer

LAK 5.000.000 / day

1. Registration fee

None

2. Monthly fee
  • Personal / Retail users

LAK 10.000 / month

  • Corporate users

LAK 20.000 / month

3. Issuing an OTP Token device

USD 15

4. BCEL account transfer charges
  • 4.1 Personal / Retail users
    • Transfer amount within month: LAK 20.000.000

None

    • Exceeds transfer amount within month: less than or equals to LAK 10.000.000

LAK 1.000 / transaction

    • Exceeds transfer amount within month: from LAK 10.000.001 to LAK 20.000.000

LAK 2.000 / transaction

    • from LAK 20.000.001 to LAK 30.000.000

LAK 3.000 / transaction

    • from LAK 30.000.001 to LAK 40.000.000

LAK 4.000 / transaction

    • from LAK 40.000.001 to LAK 50.000.000

LAK 5.000 / transaction

    • from LAK 50.000.001 to LAK 100.000.000

LAK 6.000 / transaction

    • from LAK 100.000.001 to LAK 200.000.000

LAK 8.000 / transaction

    • Greater than or equal to LAK 200.000.001

LAK 10.000 / transaction

  • 4.2 Corporate users
    • Transfer amount within month: LAK 100.000.000

None

    • Exceeds transfer amount within month: less than or equals to LAK 100.000.000

LAK 2.000 / transaction

    • Exceeds transfer amount within month: from LAK 100.000.001 to LAK 300.000.000

LAK 4.000 / transaction

    • from LAK 300.000.001 to LAK 500.000.000

LAK 6.000 / transaction

    • from LAK 500.000.001 to LAK 1.000.000.000

LAK 8.000 / transaction

    • Greater than or equal to LAK 1.000.000.001

LAK 10.000 / transaction

  • 4.3 Maximum fee of Domestic Transfer within BCEL network (Individual and Corporate customers)

Max LAK 300.000/customer/month

For additional transactions, LAK 1.000/transaction

  • 4.4 Increase Domestic Fund Transfer within BCEL network for Individual customer

LAK 30.000/month

5. Transfer to non-account receiver

LAK 10.000 / transaction

6. Fund transfer to other bank's deposit account in BCEL and transfer to other banks in Lao PDR.
  • Less than or equal to LAK 200.000.000

LAK 10.000 / transaction

  • from LAK 200.000.001 - LAK 500.000.000

LAK 15.000 / transaction

  • from LAK 500.000.001 - LAK 1.000.000.000

LAK 20.000 / transaction

  • from LAK 1.000.000.001 - LAK 5.000.000.000

LAK 25.000 / transaction

  • Greater than or equal to LAK 5.000.000.001

LAK 30.000 / transaction

7. International transfer charges

Based on the international outward transfer fees:
0.1 % ?of transfer amount + USD 15 of wire charge
(Minimum: USD 5.00 / Maximum: USD 500.00)
* For transferring THB to Thailand: 0.25%
(Minimum: THB 200.00 / Maximum: THB 500.00)

8. Payroll transaction charges

LAK 500 / beneficiary account (limited to 5 times / month)

9. Check account statements

None

10. New Password issuance

LAK 10.000 / time

11. Bill payment transaction charges

Based on contract between BCEL and bill provider

12. Change or Amendment
  • 12.1 Bill payment

LAK 10.000 / transaction

  • 12.2 Phone number or email to receive OTP or notification

LAK 5.000 / time

  • 12.3 Payroll transaction

None

  • 12.4 Fund Transfer to non-account receiver, transfer to other bank's deposit account in BCEL and transfer to other banks in Lao PDR

LAK 10.000 / transaction / time

13. Exchange fee (exclude LAK to USD / THB / CNY that cannot perform exchange)

None

14. Open new user
  • 14.1 Less than or equal to 6 User ID

None

  • 14.2 More than 6 User ID (For 7th User ID onward, including closed User ID)

LAK 5.000 / User ID

15. Issue a report of customer's usage information in BCEL i-Bank

LAK 50.000 / time / customer

16. Provide a transaction reporting in BCEL i-Bank for customer
  • 1 month to 1 year

20.000 LAK, 3 USD, 90 THB, 20 CNY/letter/account (Not exceeding 500 transactions/letter. Charges for exceeded transactions: 5.000 LAK, 1 USD, 25 THB, 10 CNY/letter)

  • Over 1 year to 2 years

50.000 LAK, 7 USD, 220 THB, 50 CNY/letter/account (Not exceeding 500 transactions/letter. Charges for exceeded transactions: 5.000 LAK, 1 USD, 25 THB, 10 CNY/letter)

  • Over 1 year to 2 years

100.000 LAK, 13 USD, 440 THB, 90 CNY/letter/account (Not exceeding 750 transactions/letter. Charges for exceeded transactions: 10.000 LAK, 2 USD, 50 THB, 10 CNY/letter)

  • Over 1 year to 2 years

200.000 LAK, 25 USD, 880 THB, 180 CNY/letter/account (Not exceeding 750 transactions/letter. Charges for exceeded transactions: 10.000 LAK, 2 USD, 50 THB, 10 CNY/letter)

  • Over 1 year to 2 years

300.000 LAK, 37 USD, 1.310 THB, 260 CNY/letter/account (Not exceeding 1.250 transactions/letter. Charges for exceeded transactions: 20.000 LAK, 3 USD, 90 THB, 20 CNY/letter)

  • Over 1 year to 2 years

500.000 LAK, 65 USD, 2.200 THB, 430 CNY/letter/account (Not exceeding 1.250 transactions/letter. Charges for exceeded transactions: 20.000 LAK, 3 USD, 90 THB, 20 CNY/letter)

  • Over 10 years (if available)

1.000.000 LAK, 125 USD, 4.400 THB, 860 CNY/letter/account (Not exceeding 2.500 transactions/letter. Charges for exceeded transactions: 50.000 LAK, 7 USD, 220 THB, 50 CNY/letter)

17. Amendment transfer limit or special request from customer

100.000 LAK/time

18. Linking BCEL i-Bank with customer's financial system
  • 18.1 Linking BCEL i-Bank with customer's financial system to generate transaction

Based on the contract, at least 5 million LAK/contract

  • 18.2 Annual fee

2.500.000 LAK / year

19. BCEL Community Money Express (BCOME)

Based on BCOME service fees

(BCEL reserves the rights to modify fees and charges regarding BCEL i-Bank service periodically on BCEL i-Bank website)

** Remarks: This is a translation that shall be used solely to assist customer who are uncomfortable with Laotian script. In case of inconsistency between the English and Laotian versions, the Laotian version shall prevail in all events.