Deputy Dania González, president of the Financial Commission, explained that the fifth act of financial justice that will be promoted will be to regulate the charging of commissions for the use of credit or debit card readers (POS, Point of Sale, for its acronym in English) that banks make to each commercial establishment.

González pointed out that there are currently banks that charge up to 9% commissions to each establishment that has a POS to make electronic payments.

#DePaís | Según dice la legisladora @DaniaGonzalz, hay bancos que cobran hasta un 9 % de comisión por transacción en cada POS (del inglés Point of Sale), lo que termina afectando a muchos establecimientos. Señala que el costo de un producto suele ser menor al pagarse en efectivo.

— Diario El Salvador Sección Política (@De_Politica_ES) June 28, 2022

The deputy mentioned that they are going to present a proposal for a special law that regulates the maximum percentage amount that banks may charge establishments.

She pointed out that there are cases in which the cost of a product or service paid in cash is less than that paid with a credit or debit card due to the commission that is applied.