Ethiopia - Obtain License or Permit for Payment System Operators

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain License or Permit for Payment System Operators, the applicant has to approach National Bank of Ethiopia contact link
2. Applicant has to get the form from the respective officer.
3. Applicant has to fill-in all the necessary details in the application form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant has to attach the photocopies along with the application form.
6. Submit the completed form and the necessary documents to the officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the Investigation fee of Birr 300 and Licensing fee of Birr 250.
8. The authority officer will review the application and process the application.
9. Once the process is completed, the license is given to the applicant within the stipulated processing period of time.

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Required Documents

• A duly completed application form
• The name and occupation (including date and address of previous employment) of the applicant.
• Four passport size recent photographs of the applicant or the chief executive officer
• Curriculum Vitae of the applicant or the chief executive officer

Office Locations & Contacts

National Bank of Ethiopia
P.O Box: 5550
Tel: +251 115 517 430
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +251 115 514 588
Contact details link
Location details link

Eligibility

An applicant for a license:

• Has to be an Ethiopian national
• Must not have been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud, whether in Ethiopia or elsewhere and

Fees

• A person applying for a license to be an Actuary shall pay investigation fee of Birr 300 (three hundred Birr) and initial license and subsequent annual renewal fee of Birr 250(Two hundred fifty Birr).

Validity

• Validity of the license is for 1 year.

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Processing time of this procedure takes up to 30 days.

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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• Contact number
• Email
• Gender
• Age

Need for the Document

• A licensed Payment System Operator provides the service that construct of models on which they operate, largely outsource their payment and settlement-related activities to various other entities. It is an institution which has been granted an authorisation for the operation of a payment system.

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Type of Licenses as a Payment system operator

• National Switch operator
• Switch operator
• Automated Teller Machine (ATM) operator
• Point of sale machine (POS) operator
• Payment Gateway operator

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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