At the moment, bigtech firms in Europe rely on cooperative arrangements with banks for settlement, as payments made using Apple Pay or Google Pay are mostly settled via credit cards issued by banks. A subsequent evolution could be to create closed payment systems, for example by issuing one's own "platform money", notably in the form of a stablecoin.
Staff from the Bank have undertaken public awareness campaigns around the major centers of the country prior to the liberalisation. We would like to work together with everyone concerned to ensuring the reform is implemented successfully. Subsequent announcements on the liberalisation of the remaining controls will be made. Coverage, in terms of accessibility of banking services to most of our population is still lacking.