The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has denied a viral claim that quick response (QR) code payments will be subject to a new service charge starting next month. In a post on its official Facebook page, the ministry asserted that the claim is false and that no such charge has been officially announced.
The post comes as a response to a poster widely circulating on social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Threads. This poster, which sported a “Vyra News” logo and presented itself as a news update, declared that a service charge for QR code payments will be introduced on 1 November 2026.
