OREANDA-NEWS. September 18, 2013. As the director of the National Bank Dorin Dragutanu has informed, the National Payment Council is a professional forum for consultations between the various public and private institutions to support safe and stable operation of the payment systems in Moldova.

The Council shall also stimulate competition at the non-cash payments market and promote safe and affordable non-cash payment instruments. In accordance with the approved charter, the National Payment Council will include senior representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Informational Technologies and Communications, e-management Center, Association of Banks of Moldova, as well as banks and other payment service providers and issuers of electronic money possessing NBM license.

Dorin Dragutanu expressed hope that soon mobile operators and "Post of Moldova" will also join the Council. He noted that the discussions within the frameworks of the National Payment Council will provide an opportunity to identify existing obstacles in acting regulations relating to the payment and settlement systems market, and will allow developing final recommendations to the members of the local market.