National Bank wants all major payment systems in Belarus by 2014

The National Bank plans to get all major payment systems to Belarus by 2014, Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Sergei Dubkov told reporters. “We have Visa and MasterCard. Thanks to the position of National Bank, we also have American Express now.
The central bank officially invited American Express, held talks, offered conditions. Hopefully they take a decision to issue cards. Similarly, we have approached Diners Club, MasterCard. We want tourists who will come to Belarus including for the 2014 IIHF World Championship to have no problems and use plastic cards of any world's largest emitters. And I believe we will achieve this goal,” Sergei Dubkov said. International market participants are interested in Belarus, he said. In particular, negotiations were held with MasterCard, which is present on the market of Belarus. There are plans to conclude a financial literacy agreement with the company, Sergei Dubkov pointed out.
The National Bank is also planning to meet with representatives of Diners Club. Now the parties are discussing the company’s presence in the financial market of Belarus. However, PayPal whom the National Bank has addressed with the offer of cooperation has not yet responded. Therefore, there are plans to ask the Foreign Ministry to get involved in this effort, Sergei Dubkov added.