July 25, 2006 at 18:24Belarusian rubles will appear in WebMoney system
WebMoney Transfer finally found a bank in Belarus that agreed to become the guarantor of a new electronic currency with the acronym WMB. Money will go into circulation very soon, but it will be quite expensive.
“Currently, final technological and financial preparations are underway. The official launch of WMB-wallets will be widely announced, ”Petr Darakhvelidze, Director of External Relations at WebMoney Transfer, told Habrahabr. However, the introduction of WMB means of payment and the legalization of the WebMobney system on the territory of the Republic of Belarus - apparently, the case is settled. The Belarusian “Technobank” has already published a protocol with tariffs for its services (XLS file), which contains services for the WebMoney Transfer system. In addition, the official website has already openedWMTransfer.By .
Judging by the published tariffs, “Belarusian webmoney” will be a very expensive pleasure. For the purchase and sale of WMB bank is going to charge 3% of the amount. This is a very rather large percentage, which can be explained by only one factor: monopoly. WMB can only be purchased at Technobank, and the use of other WMZ, WME or WMR units of account from the WebMoney Transfer system in Belarus is still not regulated by law.
Until now, the entire WebMoney Transfer system was located in Belarus, in fact, beyond the bounds of the law. Almost none of the online stores accepted these funds for payment, and the owners of exchange offices were repeatedly prosecuted. The exchange office has recently become another victim of financial control authorities.WMBelarus , from which only the forum is now left.
With the advent of a new means of payment WMB, the situation with illegal exchangers will not improve in any way. Quite the contrary, it could get worse, since exchangers will become “competitors” of the only official WebMoney Transfer partner in Belarus - Technobank. It is beneficial for him that only WMBs are in circulation in the country, for the exchange of which he will take his three percent. In addition, according to the bank’s tariffs, in order to receive the initial certificate, the user will have to pay the bank 2 US dollars. It is possible that obtaining an initial certificate will be a prerequisite for opening a WMB wallet.
Belarusian WebMoney will become the second legal system of electronic payments in Belarus after Easypay system. “In Belarus, the Decree of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus dated November 26, 2003 No. 201, governing the issue and circulation of electronic money, is in effect. WebMoney together with Technobank are preparing to issue Belarusian WM-currency, which will be regulated by this resolution, ”says Petr Darakhvelidze.
It is interesting that the resolution “On the Approval of the Rules for Electronic Money Transactions” ( RTF ) mentioned by Peter Darakhvelidze contains a number of very interesting provisions that significantly complicate the life of Belarusian Easypay users and, obviously, will complicate the lives of WMB users. For example, one of the provisions limits the maximum payment amount to the equivalent of 200 euros.
“Currently, final technological and financial preparations are underway. The official launch of WMB-wallets will be widely announced, ”Petr Darakhvelidze, Director of External Relations at WebMoney Transfer, told Habrahabr. However, the introduction of WMB means of payment and the legalization of the WebMobney system on the territory of the Republic of Belarus - apparently, the case is settled. The Belarusian “Technobank” has already published a protocol with tariffs for its services (XLS file), which contains services for the WebMoney Transfer system. In addition, the official website has already openedWMTransfer.By .
Judging by the published tariffs, “Belarusian webmoney” will be a very expensive pleasure. For the purchase and sale of WMB bank is going to charge 3% of the amount. This is a very rather large percentage, which can be explained by only one factor: monopoly. WMB can only be purchased at Technobank, and the use of other WMZ, WME or WMR units of account from the WebMoney Transfer system in Belarus is still not regulated by law.
Until now, the entire WebMoney Transfer system was located in Belarus, in fact, beyond the bounds of the law. Almost none of the online stores accepted these funds for payment, and the owners of exchange offices were repeatedly prosecuted. The exchange office has recently become another victim of financial control authorities.WMBelarus , from which only the forum is now left.
With the advent of a new means of payment WMB, the situation with illegal exchangers will not improve in any way. Quite the contrary, it could get worse, since exchangers will become “competitors” of the only official WebMoney Transfer partner in Belarus - Technobank. It is beneficial for him that only WMBs are in circulation in the country, for the exchange of which he will take his three percent. In addition, according to the bank’s tariffs, in order to receive the initial certificate, the user will have to pay the bank 2 US dollars. It is possible that obtaining an initial certificate will be a prerequisite for opening a WMB wallet.
Belarusian WebMoney will become the second legal system of electronic payments in Belarus after Easypay system. “In Belarus, the Decree of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus dated November 26, 2003 No. 201, governing the issue and circulation of electronic money, is in effect. WebMoney together with Technobank are preparing to issue Belarusian WM-currency, which will be regulated by this resolution, ”says Petr Darakhvelidze.
It is interesting that the resolution “On the Approval of the Rules for Electronic Money Transactions” ( RTF ) mentioned by Peter Darakhvelidze contains a number of very interesting provisions that significantly complicate the life of Belarusian Easypay users and, obviously, will complicate the lives of WMB users. For example, one of the provisions limits the maximum payment amount to the equivalent of 200 euros.
