The NBU registered 22 international and national payment systems / Photo from UNIAN
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on January 24, 2017, registered a new national payment system, Platiservice, which will handle only operations inside Ukraine.
The NBU approved the rules of the payments system and issued a license to Platiservice LLC, the NBU said in a statement on its website.
Accordbank was designated as the system's clearing bank.
Read alsoNational Bank eases temporary FX restrictions for banks, customersPlatiservice was created to handle cash and cashless payments in the national currency from individuals to individuals and companies within Ukraine. Platiservice LLC was founded late March 2016.
In addition, the NBU approved amendments to the rules for the Pravex-Telegraf payment system. Pravex-Bank is the system's payment organization.
Read alsoRussian payment systems seeking ways to bypass Ukraine sanctions – mediaAccording to the regulator, the NBU registered 22 international and national payment systems created by residents, including eight payment systems set up by Ukrainian banks and 14 by non-bank financial institution.