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Final Reviewed NCBA Mobile Loan TCs
Final Reviewed NCBA Mobile Loan TCs
2.1.13 “NCBA Now Service” means the 2.1.23 “SMS” means a short customized
service offered by the Bank to message service consisting of a text
borrow and repay loans through message transmitted from one
mobile phone; mobile phone to another;
2.1.14 “Loan Auto recovery” means 2.1.24 “System” means the Bank’s
automated recovery of the loan electronic Banking and
advanced from the customer communications software enabling
account on the due date. the Customer to communicate with
the Bank for purposes of the Services.
2.1.15 “NCBA Mobile Loan Menu” means The System and the Services will for
the NCBA Mobile Loan Menu on the the purpose of this Agreement be
NCBA Now System; accessed through the NCBA Now
System;
2.1.16 “NCBA Mobile Loan Account” means
a loan account opened and 2.1.25 “Transaction Fees” includes the
operated in accordance with the interest fee, the penalty fee and any
terms and conditions herein other fees and charges payable for
contained; the use of the Services as published
by the Bank on the Bank’s website
2.1.17 “NCBA Mobile Loan ” means the loan and/or the daily newspapers in
facility advanced by the Bank. Kenya or by such other means as the
Bank shall in its sole discretion
2.1.18 “Network” means the mobile cellular
determine.
network operated by various mobile
networks; 2.1.26 “Credit Limit” means the maximum
pre-approved amount that a
2.1.19 “Request” means a request or
customer can borrow on this service.
instruction received by the Bank from
you or purportedly from you through
the Network and the System and 3. ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND
upon which the Bank is authorized to CONDITIONS
act; 3.1 Before applying to take a NCBA Mobile
Loan via the NCBA Now System you
2.1.20 “Late Repayment Penalty” means should carefully read and understand
penalty of 10% per annum charged
these Terms and Conditions which will
on any outstanding loan amount
govern the use and operation of the
after the due date;
NCBA Mobile Loan .
2.1.21 “Services” shall include any form of 3.2 If you do not agree with these Terms and
Banking services or products that the Conditions, Please click “No” on the
Bank may offer you pursuant to this NCBA Mobile Loan .
Agreement and as you may from 3.3 You will be deemed to have read,
time to time subscribe to and understood and accepted these Terms
“Service” shall be construed and Conditions:-
accordingly; 3.3.1 Upon clicking the “Yes” option on the
NCBA Mobile Loan Menu requesting
2.1.22 “SIM Card” means the subscriber you to confirm that you have read
identity module which when used and accepted the Terms and
with the appropriate mobile phone Conditions as stated in the website
handset enables you to access the http://www. NCBA -bank.com;
Network and to use the NCBA Now and/or
System; 3.3.2 Upon registration of NCBA Mobile
Loan Account and/or by using or
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continuing to use and operate the opening of the NCBA Mobile Loan
NCBA Mobile Loan Product. Account. The Bank reserves the right to
3.4 By applying to access the NCBA Mobile verify with the IPRS the authenticity of
Loan with the Bank, you agree to comply your details.
with and be bound by these Terms and 4.2 You may open an NCBA Mobile Loan
Conditions for the time being and from Account solely by way of an electronic
time to time in force governing the application made by you using your
operation of the NCBA Mobile Loan Equipment via the NCBA Sasa Menu on
Account and you affirm that these Terms the NCBA Now System.
and Conditions herein are without 4.3 You hereby agree and authorize the
prejudice to any right that the Bank may Bank to request the mobile service
have with respect to the NCBA Mobile provider for your personal information
Loan Account in law or otherwise. held by them pursuant to the agreement
3.5 These Terms and Conditions may be between you and mobile service
amended or varied by the Bank from provider for the provision of their
time to time through a thirty day notice
products and services including their
and the continued use of your NCBA
mobile money Service which information
Mobile Loan Account constitutes your
agreement to be bound by the terms of shall include your phone number, name,
any such amendment or variation. date of birth, ID or Passport Number and
3.6 You acknowledge and accept that the such other information that will enable
Bank offers the NCBA Mobile Loan the Bank to identify you and comply with
Account only electronically and you the regulatory “Know Your Customer”
agree to do business with the Bank and requirements (together the “Personal
to operate the NCBA Loan Account only Information”). You also hereby agree
by electronic means via the NCBA Sasa and authorize the Bank to request the
Menu on the NCBA NOW System. Any mobile service provider for information
query and complaint you may have relating to your use of the mobile money
relating to the Services shall be Service and System as the Bank shall
addressed to the Bank through the
require for purposes of providing you the
Contact Centre. For the avoidance of
Services (“Mobile Money Service
doubt, you acknowledge and accept
Information”). You hereby consent to the
that you will not be allowed or entitled to
receive or demand the Services disclosure of the Personal Information
pertaining to the NCBA Mobile Loan and the Mobile Money Service
Account at any branch or branches of Information by the mobile service
the Bank unless otherwise advised by the provider to the Bank and to the aforesaid
Bank in its sole discretion. You further use of the Personal Information and the
acknowledge and accept that the Mobile Money Service Information by the
Contact Centre is not a branch of the Bank.
Bank or the Bank’s Agent for purposes of
conducting Banking business or 4.4 You hereby agree and authorize the
transactions and that it will not act as Bank to obtain and procure your
such. Personal Information contained in the
4. ACCOUNT OPENING IPRS from the Government of Kenya and
4.1 In order to open an NCBA Mobile Loan you further agree and consent to the
Account with the Bank, you must be at disclosure and provision of such Personal
least 18 years old, a registered and Information by the Government of
active Mobile Subscriber with a mobile Kenya to the Bank. You further authorize
service provider with which the Bank has the bank to use alternate sources from its
an agreement with for the provision of partners in its evaluation of your eligible
this service for at least 6 months prior to loan amount.
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shall notify the Borrower in the event Bank giving any notice to you and/or
of any change in the Bank margin in without incurring any liability to you
accordance with the clause below. whatsoever in that connection.
5.1.11 The Bank reserves the right to vary
The Bank reserves the right to, in its the terms of the Loan including the
sole and absolute discretion, fees payable thereon from time to
change/vary the Bank margin and time having regard to the prevailing
consequently the applicable rate of rules and regulations of the Central
interest subject however to the Bank of Kenya and the policies of the
maximum permitted by law. The Bank. Such variations will be done
Bank shall advise the Borrower, thirty after a thirty (30) day notice.
(30) days prior to any change in the 5.1.12 The Bank shall have a right of lien and
rate of interest so payable. set off over funds held by you in your
5.1.7 You shall make all payments due NCBA Mobile Loan Account, any
from you to the Bank in respect of the other related Account(s) held by you
Loan and Transaction Fees using the and/or any other account held by
Mobile Wallet Services, Electronic you in the Bank
Transfers and the Mobile Banking 5.1.13 You hereby expressly consent and
System and other repayment authorize the Bank to disclose,
channels agreed by the Bank in its respond, advise exchange and
discretion. communicate the details or
5.1.8 In the event that you do not repay information pertaining to your NCBA
the Loan in full within the stipulated Mobile Loan Account to Credit
and assigned time , the Bank will Reference Bureaus as required under
automatically start charging a late the Banking Act, the Credit
repayment penalty fee which shall Reference Bureau Regulations, 2020
be calculated on any outstanding or any other regulatory body.
amount in respect of the loan and 6. FEES
shall continue to accrue till payment 6.1 You hereby agree to pay all Transaction
is received by the Bank in full. Fees payable in connection with your
5.1.9 The Bank shall be entitled to use of the Services.
terminate this Agreement and close 6.2 You shall pay to the Bank and the Bank is
your NCBA Mobile Loan Account in entitled deduct from your NCBA Mobile
accordance with the provisions of Loan Account and/or your Bank
Clause 14 without prejudice to any of account (without further reference to
its rights accruing hereunder if you you):
fail to repay the Loan and/or the 6.2.1 any Transaction Fees payable in
Transaction Fees due thereon within respect of the Services;
the stipulated and assigned time . 6.2.2 any legal charges including
5.1.10 The Bank shall utilize funds in any of advocate and client costs incurred
accounts opened and operated by by the Bank in obtaining legal advice
you to offset any amounts and/or services in connection with
outstanding and due from you to the your NCBA Mobile Loan Account
Bank in respect of your NCBA Mobile and your dealings with the Bank or
Loan Account. You hereby agree incurred by the Bank in any legal,
and confirm that the Bank is entitled arbitration or other proceedings
in its discretion to prevent or restrict arising out of any dealings in respect
you from withdrawing in whole or in of your NCBA Mobile Loan Account;
part the funds in your Bank Account and
for so long as and to the extent of the 6.2.3 all other fees, expenses and taxes,
amount outstanding in respect of duties, impositions and expenses
your NCBA Mobile Loan without the
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9.2 You shall be responsible for ensuring the the same and/or has been
proper performance of your Equipment. compromised; and/or
The Bank shall neither be responsible for 9.6.2 You have reason to believe that
any errors or failures caused by any unauthorized use of the Services has
malfunction of your Equipment, and nor or may have occurred or could
shall the Bank be responsible for any occur and a transaction may have
computer virus or related problems that been fraudulently input or
may be associated with the use of the compromised.
System, the Services and the Equipment. 9.7 You shall at all times, follow the security
You shall be responsible for charges due procedures notified to you by the Bank
to any service provider providing you from time to time or such other
with connection to the Network and the procedures as may be applicable to the
Bank shall not be responsible for losses or Services from time to time. You
delays caused by any such service acknowledge that any failure on your
provider. part to follow the recommended security
9.3 You shall follow all instructions, procedures may result in a breach of
procedures and terms contained in your NCBA Mobile Loan Account’s
these Terms and Conditions and any confidentiality. In particular, you shall
document provided by the Bank ensure that the Services are not used or
concerning the use of the System and Requests are not issued or the relevant
Services. functions are not performed by anyone
9.4 You agree and acknowledge that you other than a person authorized to do so.
shall be solely responsible for the 9.8 You shall not at any time operate or use
safekeeping and proper use of your the Services in any manner that may be
Equipment and for keeping your NCBA prejudicial to the Bank.
NOW PIN secret and secure. You shall 10. CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
ensure that your NCBA NOW PIN does 10.1 Complaints may be made in person,
not become known or come into in writing, by post, email or by telephone.
possession of any unauthorized person. 10.2 The Bank will take all measures within
The Bank shall not be liable for any its means to resolve your complaints
disclosure of your NCBA NOW PIN to any within a reasonable time. All complaints
third party and you hereby agree to will be handled in accordance with the
indemnify and hold the Bank harmless Bank’s complaints handling procedures,
from any losses resulting from any NCBA which are available on request from any
NOW PIN disclosure. Bank Branch or the Customer Care
9.5 You shall take all reasonable precautions Centre. Where a notification regarding
to detect any unauthorized use of the your complaint or any other matter is
System and the Services. To that end, expected from the Bank but not
you shall ensure that all communications received, the complaint must be made
from the Bank are examined and within a reasonable time after non-
checked by you or on your behalf as receipt of such notification.
soon as practicable after receipt by you 10.3 Applicable tariffs will be charged by
in such a way that any unauthorized use your telephone and internet service
of and access to the System will be provider (s) when communicating with
detected. the Customer Care Centre.
9.6 You shall immediately inform the Bank 11. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
through the Contact Centre in the event 11.1 The Bank shall not be responsible for
that: any loss suffered by you should the
9.6.1 You have reason to believe that your Services be interfered with or be
NCBA NOW PIN is or may be known unavailable by reason of (a) the failure
to any person not authorized to know of any of your Equipment, or (b) any
other circumstances whatsoever not
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within the Bank’s control including, under this Agreement in respect thereof
without limitation, force majeure or error, shall be to re-establish the Services as
interruption, delay or non-availability of soon as reasonably practicable.
the System, terrorist or any enemy action 11.3 Save as provided in subparagraph
equipment failure, loss or destruction of 11.2 the Bank shall not be liable to you for
any data, corruption of storage media, any interference with or unavailability of
natural phenomena, riots, acts of the Services, where it is not at fault for the
vandalism, sabotage, loss of power, unavailability of services.
adverse weather or atmospheric 11.4 Under no circumstances shall the
conditions, and failure of any public or Bank be liable to you for any loss of profit
private telecommunications system any or anticipated savings or for any indirect
other event beyond the Bank’s control. or consequential loss or damage of
The Bank will not be liable for any losses whatever kind, howsoever caused,
or damage suffered by you as a result of arising out of or in connection with the
or in connection with:- Services even where the possibility of
11.1.1 Unavailability of sufficient funds in such loss or damage is notified to the
your Mobile money Account, and/or Bank.
in your Bank Account; 11.5 All warranties and obligations implied
11.1.2 Failure, malfunction, interruption or by law are hereby excluded to the fullest
unavailability of the System, your extent permitted by law.
Equipment, the Network, NCBA NOW 12. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
System and/or NCBA Mobile Loan You acknowledge that the intellectual
Service; property rights in the System (and any
11.1.3 the money in your Bank Account amendments, upgrades or enhancements
being subject to legal process or thereto from time to time) and all associated
other encumbrance restricting documentation that the Bank provides to
payments or transfers thereof; you through the System or otherwise are
11.1.4 Contributory fraud vested either in the Bank or in other persons
/negligence/deficiency on your part from whom the Bank has a right to use and
leading to any fraudulent or illegal to sub-license the System and/or the said
use of the services, the Account documentation. You shall not infringe any
and/or your Equipment and such intellectual property rights. You shall not
whereupon you fail to immediately duplicate, reproduce or in any way tamper
report suspected or known breaches with the System and associated
to the Bank via its Contact Centre; documentation without the prior written
11.1.5 Your failure to give proper or consent of the Bank.
complete instructions for payments 13. INDEMNITY
or transfers relating to your NCBA 13.1 In consideration of the Bank
Mobile Loan Account; complying with your instructions or
11.1.6 Any fraudulent or illegal use of the requests in relation to the NCBA Mobile
Services, the System and/or your Loan Account, you undertake to
Equipment whether by yourself or indemnify the Bank and hold it harmless
any third party; or against any loss, charge, damage,
11.1.7 Your failure to comply with these expense, fee or claim which the Bank
Terms and Conditions and any suffers or incurs or sustains thereby and
document or information provided you absolve the Bank from all liability for
by the Bank concerning the use of loss or damage which you may sustain
the System and the Services. from the Bank acting on your instructions
11.2 If for any reason other than a reason or requests or in accordance with these
mentioned in subparagraphs 11.1,the Terms and Conditions.
Services are interfered with or 13.2 The indemnity in clause 13.1 shall also
unavailable, the Bank’s sole liability cover the following:
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13.2.1 All demands, claims, actions, losses notice informing them of the termination
and damages of whatever nature of the relationship.
which may be brought against the 14.2 Upon termination as per clause 14.1
Bank or which it may suffer or incur above, the Customer shall pay to the
arising from its acting or not acting on Bank the balance of any loan extended
any Request or any incorrect, to them under Mobile Banking within the
illegible, incomplete or inaccurate thirty (30) days of the termination notice.
information or data contained in any 14.3 Without prejudice to the Bank rights
Request received by the Bank.. under clause 14.1, the Bank may at its
13.2.2 Any loss or damage that may arise sole discretion suspend, decline loan
from your use, misuse, abuse or application or close your NCBA Mobile
possession of any third party Loan Account:
software, including without limitation, 14.3.1 If you use the NCBA Mobile Loan
any operating system, browser Account for unauthorized purposes
software or any other software or where the Bank detects any
packages or programs. abuse/misuse, breach of content,
13.2.3 Any unauthorized access to your fraud or attempted fraud relating to
NCBA Mobile Loan Account or any your use of the Services;
breach of security or any destruction 14.3.2 If your Bank Account or agreement
or accessing of your data or any with the bank is terminated for
destruction or theft of or damage to whatever reason;
any of your Equipment. 14.3.3 If the Bank is required or requested to
13.2.4 Any loss or damage occasioned by comply with an order or instruction of
the failure by you to adhere to these or a recommendation from the
Terms and Conditions and/or by government, court, regulator or
supplying of incorrect information or other competent authority;
loss or damage occasioned by the 14.3.4 If the Bank reasonably suspects or
failure or unavailability of third party believes that you are in breach of
facilities or systems or the inability of these Terms and Conditions
a third party to process a transaction (including non-payment of any Loan
or any loss which may be incurred by amount due from you where
the Bank as a consequence of any applicable);
breach by these Terms and 14.3.5 Where such a suspension or variation
Conditions. is necessary as a consequence of
13.2.5 Any damages and costs payable to technical problems or for reasons of
the Bank in respect of any claims safety;
against the Bank for recompense for 14.3.6 To facilitate update or upgrade the
loss where the particular contents or functionality of the
circumstance is within your control. Services from time to time;
14. TERMINATION 14.3.7 Where you remain inactive for any
14.1 The Bank may at any time, upon period of time determined by the
notice to you, terminate or vary its Bank in its reasonable discretion; or
business relationship with you and close 14.3.8 If the Bank decides to suspend or
your NCBA Mobile Loan Account and in cease the provision of the Services
particular but without prejudice to the for commercial reasons or for any
generality of the foregoing the Bank may other reason as it may determine in
cancel credit limit which it has granted its absolute discretion.
and require the repayment of
14.3.9 If you have had a current or past
outstanding debts resulting therefrom
listing with Credit Reference Bureau
within such time as the Bank may
for a Non-performing account with
determine. The Bank shall immediately
any institution.
furnish the Customer with a termination
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14.4 You may close your NCBA Mobile 15.1.5 to Mobile Network in connection with
Loan Account at any time at any NCBA the Mobile Money Service and the
Branch upon payments of all Services;
outstanding amounts owed to the Bank. 15.1.6 for reasonable commercial purposes
14.5 If your NCBA Mobile Loan Account connected to your use of the
has any credit balance at the time of its Services, such as marketing and
closure, we will return any such balance research related activities; and
to you, less any applicable fees. If your 15.1.7 in business practices including but
NCBA Mobile Loan is in arrears at the not limited to quality control, training
time of closure of your NCBA Mobile and ensuring effective systems
Loan Account, you agree to pay to us operation.
immediately all amounts you owe us. 16. MISCELLANEOUS
14.6 Termination shall however not affect 16.1 These Terms and Conditions (as may
any accrued rights and liabilities of either be amended from time to time) form a
party. legally binding agreement binding on
14.7 If the Bank receives notice of your you, your personal representatives and
demise, the Bank will not be obliged to permited assigns.
allow any operation or withdrawal from 16.2 This Agreement and any rights or
your NCBA Mobile Loan Account by any liabilities accruing thereunder may not
person except upon production of be assigned by you to any other person.
Grants of Letters of Administration or 16.3 The Bank may vary or amend at any
Probate by your legal representatives time and without notice to you these
duly appointed by the Court. Terms and Conditions and the
15. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Transaction Fees. Any such variations or
15.1 You hereby expressly consent and amendments may be published in
authorize the Bank to disclose receive posters or pamphlets available at bank’s
record or utilize your personal branch outlets, in the daily newspapers,
information or information or data on the Bank website and/or by any other
relating to your NCBA Mobile Loan means as determined by the Bank and
Account and any details of your use of any such variations and amendments
the Services: shall take effect immediately upon
15.1.1 to and from any local or international publication.
law enforcement or competent 16.4 No failure or delay by either yourself
regulatory or governmental or the Bank in exercising any right or
agencies so as to assist in the remedy hereunder shall operate as a
prevention, detection, investigation waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
or prosecution of criminal activities or partial exercise of any right or remedy
fraud; prevent any further or other exercise
15.1.2 to and from the Bank’s service thereof or the exercise of any other right
providers, dealers, agents or any or remedy.
other company that maybe or 16.5 The rights and remedies herein
become the Bank’s subsidiary or provided are cumulative and not
holding company for reasonable exclusive of any rights or remedies
commercial purposes relating to the provided by law.
Services; 16.6 If any provision of these Terms and
15.1.3 to a Credit Reference Bureau; Conditions shall be found by any duly
15.1.4 to the Bank’s lawyers, auditors or appointed arbitrator, court or
other professional advisors or to any administrative body of competent
court or arbitration tribunal in jurisdiction to be invalid or
connection with any legal or audit unenforceable the invalidity or
proceedings; unenforceability of such provision shall
not affect the other provisions herein.
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