The information that the National Bank will collect data on all payments from individuals is not true. In particular, the NBU letter to acquiring banks, which caused a resonance in the media, does not refer to individuals. Thus, the requested data does not provide for the collection of information, personal data of individuals, the NBU said on Monday..

The National Bank noted that in order to strengthen supervision, from December 2022, it periodically receives generalized information from acquiring banks exclusively on business entities, payment service providers - legal entities using the services of banks from e-commerce.

“The National Bank sent banks a reminder letter No. 25-0005/38228, the purpose of which is to draw attention to the need for timely and correct provision of information in accordance with the requirements specified in previous letters. It was this clarifying letter from the National Bank that was published by the sanctioned pro-Russian resource " yua"

It is noted that the NBU uses this information solely for supervisory purposes in order to strengthen control over banks' compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation..

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In particular, the analysis of such generalized information allowed the National Bank to identify the problems of using banking services, including e-commerce, in order to serve the shadow market, in particular, to serve the illegal gambling business..

The NBU added that they continue to check a number of banks and non-banking financial institutions whose activities may contain signs of violation of Ukrainian legislation in the field of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, the financing of terrorism and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and in the field of payment legislation.