These are the banks that will no longer charge over-the-counter withdrawal fees to people with visual disabilities

With the aim of improving the conditions of access to financial services by people with visual disabilities, the National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (Conadis) and the Association of Banks of Peru (Asbanc) signed an agreement inter-institutional cooperation during a ceremony held at the Asbanc headquarters, located in San Borja.

This initiative will allow the banking entities that are part of the aforementioned union to no longer charge the over-the-counter withdrawal fee to people with visual disabilities. If you want to know which banks these are and other details about this announcement, continue reading this note from La República.

What is this agreement about to include people with visual disabilities in the financial system?

This Friday, November 10, Conadis and Asbanc held a public presentation of the inter-institutional cooperation agreement that will benefit people with visual disabilities to guarantee their financial inclusion under equal conditions and opportunities. In that sense, from today the banking entities will exempt them from paying the over-the-counter withdrawal commission.

“This alliance with the business sector marks an important milestone in the defense and promotion of the rights of people with disabilities, who daily experience different barriers in their attempt to access basic and essential services. We still have a long way to go, But with this type of initiatives we contribute to building a more accessible and, above all, inclusive society,” said the president of Conadis, Sandra Piro Marcos.

For his part, the head of the Asbanc board of directors, Martín Naranjo, highlighted his union’s commitment to “build a financial system that meets the needs of all Peruvians and that provides equality in access to banking services by people.” with disabilities”.

Which banks will no longer charge over-the-counter withdrawal fees to people with visual disabilities?

The Interinstitutional Cooperation Agreement between Conadis and Asbanc establishes that the following banks will eliminate the collection of over-the-counter withdrawal fees for people with visual disabilities:

• Interbank
• Bancom
• Financial Trust
• Crediscotia
• Alfin Bank
• Ripley Bank
• Qapaq Financial

What is Conadis and what is its function?

According to its website, the National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (Conadis) is an entity attached to the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations that seeks to guarantee and protect the human rights of people with disabilities to achieve their full and inclusive inclusion. effective in society. Likewise, this institution plans, executes and evaluates national and sectoral policies on disability to improve the quality of this vulnerable population.