Eighth annual meeting of the National Payment Systems Committee, December 9th, 2022

On November 9, 2022, the eighth annual meeting of the National Payment System Committee (NPSC) took place.  The meeting was led by Ms.  Luljeta Minxhozi, the Chair of this Committee and the First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Albania, who paid special attention to the modernization of the payment system as well as the law "On payment services" which has already been finalized both from the infrastructural and regulatory point of view, and is  functional and available to market players.  Also Ms. Minxhozi discussed the challenges that lie ahead in relation to digitalization and financial inclusion, topics which were widely discussed in this meeting.  In addition to the members of the Committee, the World Bank and other market actors were also invited to the meeting.

Those present at the meeting were presented with the journey of the Action Plan of the National Retail Payment Strategy, as well as the implementation of the Law "On Payment Services", as well as the creation and implementation of a National Strategy for Financial Education, as well as the intensification and coordination of efforts to realize open banking and instant payment in Albania.

The attached documents relating to the seventh meeting of NPSC:

  1. Agenda of the meeting
  2. Overview of the meeting

Presentations: