KYIV. June 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has registered the WebMoney.UA payment system with the register of payment systems, reads a report issued by WebMoney.UA on the official Facebook page.
“WebMoney.UA has got the official status of the national payment system. The system was included in the relevant section of the register of NBU payment systems on May 21 this year,” reads the report.
The company also noted that because of its new official status, WebMoney.UA’s legal basis has been strengthened, accordingly legal guarantees for system users and the possibility of monitoring its work by the NBU has increased.
The company added that obtaining official status won’t affect tariffs, the order of funds withdrawal, and other procedures provided by WebMoney.UA.
As reported, in 2013 the then Income and Tax Ministry of Ukraine searched company and froze UAH 60 million held in its accounts. Afterwards, the central investigation department found that the rules of the system’s operations were not agreed with the NBU.
