Banks now charge for what they never did: What are we going to give extra money for?

Last year, due to two moratoriums on loans, but also on interest rates, which are at an all-time minimum, banking sector lost a significant part of its income. On the other hand, many have increased commissions and service costs at the same time, and some have started charging for what they never did. To be honest, there are also banks that did not change commissions, nor did they introduced any changes in the part of charging for services.
Many of the 24 banks operating in the Serbian market have recently started informing their clients, and some of them may enter the Guinness Book of Records, given that the prices of services have doubled, such as in one bank was the case with maintaining current accounts.
On the other hand, some charge more for checking the balance at the ATM, SMS notifications, sending reminders. It is especially interesting that until recently, free mobile banking services, which banks have been advertising for years, have now become commission services. The practical payment of the bill, which was free, now costs from 15 to 20 dinars per bill.
Admittedly, not all banks have done that, but what the majority has adopted is the payment for taking over the payment card, as well as the introduction of a fixed fee for interest-free loans paid by credit card.
Also, clients of some banks will have to pay for rejected complaints, change of PIN at ATM and even incorrectly filled in payment slips. The allowed minus is also more expensive, the maintenance of foreign currency accounts, which now costs 300 dinars a month, and one of the largest banks on the market announced that it will start collecting commissions for the inflow of pensions from abroad, which has been free so far.

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