More than 177 thousand checks rejected in first half of the year

The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) has just released the payment figures for the first half of 2024.

Telecompensation saw a slight growth of 1.4% compared to the first half of 2023, with the number of payments reaching 33.16 million transactions, totalling 117,148 million dinars (MD).

These payments are classified as follows: 16.91 million transfers amounting to 26,942.27 MD, 3.16 million direct debits totalling 12,012.84 MD, 12.25 million checks (a decrease of 1.9%) with a value of 61,754.84 MD, and 0.83 million bills of exchange totalling 16,437.80 MD.

For checks, the figures show a rejection rate of 1.45% by number, equating to 177,625 rejected checks, and 2.33% by value.

The highest rejection rate by number was recorded for direct debits, at 40.90%. In terms of value, the highest rejection rate was observed for bills of exchange, at 7.95%.